The House of the Dead 2
The downsides are terrible voice acting, and a weak plot. That doesn't seem to matter as much considering this is a fast paced rail shooter. The constant changes in direction, multiple routes and directions of attack keep first time players on their toes. Particularly impressive is the different areas and intensities of damage possible in each type of zombie. The graphics are good, the best examples again being the levels of gore and detail in zombies. A good amount of levels and well designed levels. Overall, a very good rail shooter for its time, but has aged badly. Play for nostalgia, zombies and in some cases hilariously bad voicing.
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Contribution by baphomael
The House of the Dead 2 is a near-flawless PC conversion of the hit arcade game of the same name. The game is a ?rail shooter? like the first game, i.e. you are ?led? by the game down a path similar to Rebel Assault, shooting at zombies and other monstrosities that get in your way. Although the English version that is being distributed by Empire Interactive unfortunately doesn?t ship with the PC gun like its Japan counterpart, HOTD2 still manages to be a fun and addictive FPS that everyone should enjoy. Similar to its predecessor, HOTD2 is not a ?shoot everything in sight? game. You have to be careful not to hit any innocent civilian, and rescuing them from the clutches of the monsters often rewards you with power-ups or, better yet, new paths to follow. This makes the game somewhat replayable as you can do something different (e.g. saving someone?s life as opposed to watching him die in the last game) to open up new branches. As well as the original arcade modes, there is plenty of extra effects. There are 5 game modes including Arcade and Boss, 12 different kinds of zombies including the chainsaw wielding Max and the disgusting Ebitan. End-level bosses are appropriately difficult
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to kill, although some of them are far too easy to dispose of once you find their weak spots. With an excellent co-operative multi-play option (across LAN) and 6 chapters of mayhem, HOTD2 is a much more attractive, varied, and longer game than the original. Be warned, though: near-superhuman reflexes and tenacity are prerequisites to finishing one of the best rail shooters ever made. There are even plot twists to keep things interesting, as well as multiple endings.
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Genre:
Action
Software house:
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer:
SEGA
Publisher:
Activision
Year:
2001
System:
Windows XP
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