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FranchiseThe House of the DeadSeriesThe House of The Dead

The House of the Dead: Overkill

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First release
Feb 10, 2009
Publisher
Sega
Genres
Shooter · Action, Horror, Comedy
Platforms
Wii

Overkill is a rail shooter, with pre-determined character movement, while the shooting element under player control by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen, moving the aiming reticle. The player can point the reticle near the edge of the screen to move the camera angle slightly in that direction, allowing a further field of view known as "Danger Cam". The story mode can be played solo or with another human player, with one weapon or dual-wielding controls.

Also known as Hausu obu Za za Deddo Ōbākiru, House of the Dead: Overkill

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Storyline
Years ago during the Cold War, the U.S. military made a new superhuman formula called Formula X but the project for its use failed. The bunker for the experiments was shut down and abandoned. In 1991, seven years before The Curien Mansion Incident, AMS Special Agent G is given his first assignment and sent to a small town in Louisiana to investigate a series of disappearances and hunt down a deranged crime boss, Papa Caesar. Due to the presence of mutants, G is forced to team up with police detective Isaac Washington who is out to avenge his father's murder, which Caesar masterminded.Read more

Years ago during the Cold War, the U.S. military made a new superhuman formula called Formula X but the project for its use failed. The bunker for the experiments was shut down and abandoned. In 1991, seven years before The Curien Mansion Incident, AMS Special Agent G is given his first assignment and sent to a small town in Louisiana to investigate a series of disappearances and hunt down a deranged crime boss, Papa Caesar. Due to the presence of mutants, G is forced to team up with police detective Isaac Washington who is out to avenge his father's murder, which Caesar masterminded.

Release dates
Wii
Feb 10, 2009
Wii
Feb 13, 2009
Wii
Feb 19, 2009
All 4 release dates
Wii
Sep 17, 2009
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
rail shooter, motorcycle, bloody, minigames, parody
… All 73, death, steam, multiple endings, undead, on-rails, steam trading cards, revenge, dark humor, sequel, level selection, giant insects, slow-motion, boss fight, explosion, steam achievements, digital distribution, steam cloud, steam leaderboards, train level, voice acting, game title announcer, polygonal 3d, breaking the fourth wall, pop culture reference, playstation move support, motion control, licensed soundtrack, collectibles, unlockables, motion blur, extreme violence, profanity, retail games with steam activation, ragdoll physics, downloadable content, melee, stat tracking, friendly fire, vision obstruction, difficulty level, in-game achievements, wii remote infrared pointer gameplay, rock music, arcade cabinet, leaderboard, film noir, villain, recurring boss, anaglyph 3d, nurse, training mode, cross genre, multiple enemy boss fights, western games based on japanese ips, boss assistance, horde mode, one-handed gameplay, banter during gameplay, linear gameplay, environmental kill, vent crawling, dual wielding, strategic dismemberment, breaking through windows, double wii remote gameplay, wii zapper compatibility, pax prime 2011, tokyo game show 2009

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Critic Score
82
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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 14 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 14 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 14 Oct

Feature data: IGDB