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None of this stops the series from being fun. [[Narm Charm|The sheer ridiculousness of the games]] makes for some amazing boss battles and fight scenes. Better yet, this was the precursor to ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' - '''you can use precision shots to [[Gorn|dissect the zombies]] in any manner you please.''' Torso wounds become gaping bloody holes, but do limited damage. Shoot a zombie in the arm, the arm will be blown off, and its attacks will be weaker if it gets close enough to do damage. Shoot a zombie in the leg, the leg will be blown off, and it will crawl at you(quickly). Of course, [[Boom! Headshot!|headshot]]s are [[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain|the best way to kill zombies]], but only a shot between the eyes is a [[One-Hit Kill]] - zombies running at you with half their head blown off is common. Just don't stop here expecting a gripping story, nuanced characters, or some kind of social message. |
None of this stops the series from being fun. [[Narm Charm|The sheer ridiculousness of the games]] makes for some amazing boss battles and fight scenes. Better yet, this was the precursor to ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' - '''you can use precision shots to [[Gorn|dissect the zombies]] in any manner you please.''' Torso wounds become gaping bloody holes, but do limited damage. Shoot a zombie in the arm, the arm will be blown off, and its attacks will be weaker if it gets close enough to do damage. Shoot a zombie in the leg, the leg will be blown off, and it will crawl at you(quickly). Of course, [[Boom! Headshot!|headshot]]s are [[Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain|the best way to kill zombies]], but only a shot between the eyes is a [[One-Hit Kill]] - zombies running at you with half their head blown off is common. Just don't stop here expecting a gripping story, nuanced characters, or some kind of social message. |
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The latest game in the series, the Wii-exclusive ''House of the Dead: Overkill'', is a prequel that takes the unintentionally bad voice acting and runs with it, resulting in a B-movie grindhouse-style presentation. The game's mere existence could qualify as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for the series as a whole. An [[Updated Rerelease]], ''House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut'', was later released for the [[ |
The latest game in the series, the Wii-exclusive ''House of the Dead: Overkill'', is a prequel that takes the unintentionally bad voice acting and runs with it, resulting in a B-movie grindhouse-style presentation. The game's mere existence could qualify as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for the series as a whole. An [[Updated Rerelease]], ''House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut'', was later released for the [[PlayStation]] 3 with Move support. |
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Of course, this isn't all to the series. A beat 'em up side story game called ''Zombie Revenge'' was released on the arcade and Dreamcast. After that came ''Typing of the Dead'', which is basically a re-release of HotD 2, only now instead of bullets you [[Edutainment Game|kill with powered keyboards]], followed by a sequel, which rehashed HotD 3 ([[Audience-Alienating Premise|Look, don't knock until you've tried it, okay?]]). There was a ''Pinball of the Dead'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and a rare ''House of the Dead 4 Special'' arcade that serves as a continuation of the original 4th installment, this time the game being made into a motion ride of sorts with that switches between two screens as the zombies come after you. There's also ''House of the Dead EX'', which goes the comical route and put you in the role of two runaway undead lovebirds as they face against adversaries who try to split them apart. Unlike the last games, this one is more of a mini-game compilation. And lastly, the ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' series features ''House of the Dead'' cameos, the most prominent being the latest installment, ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing'', with three tracks taking place in the Curien Mansion and the aforementioned runaway undead lovebirds as playable racers. |
Of course, this isn't all to the series. A beat 'em up side story game called ''Zombie Revenge'' was released on the arcade and Dreamcast. After that came ''Typing of the Dead'', which is basically a re-release of HotD 2, only now instead of bullets you [[Edutainment Game|kill with powered keyboards]], followed by a sequel, which rehashed HotD 3 ([[Audience-Alienating Premise|Look, don't knock until you've tried it, okay?]]). There was a ''Pinball of the Dead'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and a rare ''House of the Dead 4 Special'' arcade that serves as a continuation of the original 4th installment, this time the game being made into a motion ride of sorts with that switches between two screens as the zombies come after you. There's also ''House of the Dead EX'', which goes the comical route and put you in the role of two runaway undead lovebirds as they face against adversaries who try to split them apart. Unlike the last games, this one is more of a mini-game compilation. And lastly, the ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' series features ''House of the Dead'' cameos, the most prominent being the latest installment, ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing'', with three tracks taking place in the Curien Mansion and the aforementioned runaway undead lovebirds as playable racers. |
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