![]() Warning! This video is offensive to everyone. If you’re new to Overkill, or new to the series, I’ll let this video break it down for you: The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cutis the latest PS3 port featuring HD graphics, a new character, and new levels. You can check out our favorable review of the Wii version here. There were even doses of incest and necrophilia, all wielded with the subtly of a sledgehammer. Not only was Overkill full of violence, it was overflowing with profanity and lewd themes. It was heavily inspired by exploitation films of the 70’s, and developer Headstrong Games reveled in grindhouse nostalgia. While HotD Three and Four took the game into a sci-fi future, Overkill was a prequel. The House of the Dead: Overkill first appeared on the Wii in 2009, and was a re-imaging of the franchise. I was more than a little excited, (and perplexed) when I heard the gory series was being released on the Wii a few years ago. ![]() I was delighted when my roommate or girlfriend would join me for a couch co-op game. I remember picking up two light guns for my Dreamcast so that I could dual wield when I played The House the Dead 2 in college. I’ve been a big fan of the franchise ever since I played the first light gun arcade game, enjoying the two player local co-op (no online, sorry), branching paths, over-the-top gore, and crazy bosses. We give this game an 8.5 out of 10 and you can get it here.The House of the Dead series is near and dear to my heart. The weapons sound strange, like plastic on plastic or something and the characters’ lines thrown around are very cheesy. You can unlock a variety of weapons and armours, even high tech ones, but prices are quite big. Graphics aren’t half bad, mostly because they’re 3D, but the acoustics are a bit off. Levels are quite long and filled with explosions, particularly if you blow up gas cans to destroy foes. ![]() We’ve also got a virtual aim button, to enhance zoom on the crosshair and we can toss grenades, use medipacks and rocket launchers as extras. There’s also a duck/reload button, that’s vital to stay away from snipers and grenadiers and also to reload your gun. ![]() We’re dealing with a third person cover shooter here, that has you using a left thumbstick to aim and fire with a dedicated button on the right side. We played it on the sub $100 slate we mentioned above and while the brightness of the screen didn’t do much for us, the game didn’t lag one bit. ![]()
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