The House of the Dead: Overkill (2009)

Headstrong Games

Wii

3.41 from 191 ratings

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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 … Read more
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. Read less
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Details

Developers
Headstrong Games
Publishers
Sega
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Comedy, Horror
Franchises
The House of the Dead
Series
The House of The Dead

Release dates

  • Feb 10, 2009 (North_America) Wii
  • Feb 13, 2009 (Europe) Wii
  • Feb 19, 2009 (Australia) Wii
  • Sep 17, 2009 (Japan) Wii

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Rating distribution

5 stars
21
4 stars
74
3 stars
65
2 stars
25
1 star
6
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Community All Reviews Statuses

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Status NotRegret Jun 30, 2018

This review is of the wii version, there is also a PS3 remake which looks to be a decent game, although I have not played it.

It's a crime that this shares the name with the legendary HoD series; whoever rented the licensed this out to Headstrong Games is probably in the same circle of hell as the guy who …

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This review is of the wii version, there is also a PS3 remake which looks to be a decent game, although I have not played it.

It's a crime that this shares the name with the legendary HoD series; whoever rented the licensed this out to Headstrong Games is probably in the same circle of hell as the guy who rented the Mario/Zelda license for those Phillip CDI games.

I'm decent at the genre and I recalled that I cleared the game on my second or third attempt with hardly a shot missed (and since score is based on accuracy, it means I had even cleared that aspect). This is due to how the zombies usually give you enormous breathing room before attacking letting you aim without pressure. This game is astonishingly easy and I cannot even recommend it highly for someone looking for an easy railshooter as the ride itself is no good. The style reminds of me a teenager attempting to ape Toronto movies as the head director, except with some really generic looking zombies, with terrible looking textures, placed in unmemorable, boring, dimly lit locations. The entire game downright hideous. This is the worst rail shooter I have ever played outside of those ancient one's that used low-resolution sprites. Which really makes me think the people and critics giving it good marks have never played any other rail shooter and thus have zero standards for the genre.

Wii owners have absolutely no business with this as there are 4 amazing rail shooters on their console: Sin&Punishment, HoD collection, Umbrella Chronicles, and Ghost Squad that are vastly superior alternatives.

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