House of the Dead: Overkill Revealed, Features 'Slow-Mofo Time'; First Screenshots Arrive

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Following up on its Wii re-release of The House of the Dead 2 & 3, publisher Sega has announced that a new entry in the light gun zombie-shooting series is in the works.

Titled The House of the Dead: Overkill and set as a prequel to the first HotD, the game will debut early next year as a Wii exclusive. Development is being handled by external studio and Battalion Wars 2 (Wii) veterans Headstrong Games, formerly Kuju London.

Sporting cooperative shooting for two players, Overkill is said to deliver "relentless, gore-drenched, over-the-top action" and "non-stop light-gun style action," along with the ability to slow time and line up the "perfect head-popping shot" with "Slow-Mofo Time."

Noted Sega: "They've come for brains, you'll give them bullets!"

"This is the hardcore Wii title you've been waiting for," added Sega Europe marketing director Gary Knight.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    August 19, 2008 8:41 AM

    I hope the game has as much style as the trailer. Looks fun, I'll probably pick it up whenever it gets to $30. I still need to get a perfect shot though.

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      August 19, 2008 8:58 AM

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        August 19, 2008 9:16 AM

        I think the aim depends on the calibration in-game. From what I've read HoTD 2+3 have good calibration.

        "What House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return does accomplish, however, is the offering of the strongest Wii IR we've seen in a gun game thus far, as the cursor is quick and responsive, and the IR calibration sights the Wii remotes in perfectly."

        http://wii.ign.com/articles/858/858728p1.html

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