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House Of The Dead 2 & 3 for Wii - It's out! ... Now try and find a copy
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http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/944030.asp?q=house%20of%20the%20dead
http://wii.ign.com/articles/858/858728p1.html
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Old Post:
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/944030.asp?q=house%20of%20the%20dead
http://wii.ign.com/articles/858/858728p1.html
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CONFIRMED FOR MUCH WIN! (Thanks go to slash000 for pointing out)
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/sega-confirms-w.html
Rumor Info:
I take back all the bad things I've said about Sega. .... Some of it atleast. Discuss bitches.
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/sega-confirms-w.html
SEGA ANNOUNCES THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN FOR THE Wii
Horror Arcade Game to Bring Non-Stop Shooting Action
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (November 15, 2007) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN™ is coming to the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo. Combining two arcade games, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2™ and THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD III™, this new compilation gives gamers the full arcade experience of battling hordes of rabid zombies in the comfort of their homes.
In THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN, players will be able to play both versions of the game, battling the relentless attack of the blood thirsty zombies with steady aim and a quick trigger finger. Utilizing the innovative new Wii Zapper™ or the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™, players will experience branching storylines with over six game modes including Arcade Mode and Time Attack modes that will test their shooting skills. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN features an engaging single-player campaign, plus a co-op multiplayer mode for up to two players for countless hours of zombie shooting action.
"THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD franchise has been revitalized for today's gamer looking for non-stop shooting action on the Wii," said Rick Naylor, Director of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "This will take gamers back to experience the celebrated first-person arcade shooter that was so popular in the late '90s."
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD franchise is famous for its heart-pounding pace, astounding visual details and vast armies of unique enemies. Blasting through legions of grotesque zombies and mutated monsters, players eventually face-off against mammoth boss creatures that will test the accuracy and skill of every Wii gamer.
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN will be available for the Wii home video game system from Nintendo in spring 2008. For more information, screenshots and assets please visit the SEGA Press FTP site at: http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
Rumor Info:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/15/house-of-the-dead-2-and-3-wii-vived-in-early-08/
Gamefly link that has spawned this rumor:
http://www.gamefly.com/products/detail.asp?pid=129350&t=0&fcTrack=Search
GameFly has listed House of the Dead 2 & 3 for the Wii as launching March 31, '08. After contacting Sega, Joystiq has confirmed that this game is real, though the publisher isn't ready to make the "official" announcement yet. GameFly has a good record when it comes to revealing new titles companies aren't ready to talk about, mostly due to its robotic nature of tossing up the info as soon as it comes down the supply chain. GameFly does not lie -- unless the publisher has no idea what it's doing.
Wii detractors will be quick to point out that House of the Dead 2 & 3 aren't the latest in the series (that would be HotD 4) and are considerably "last-gen" at this point. House of the Dead will join Sega's other light-gun title, Ghost Squad, and Capcom's Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles in giving purpose to the Wii Zapper. As much as getting half-decade old arcade ports makes us roll our eyes at the Wii, it's still cool to play House of the Dead without having to hunt down one of last arcades left in the States (and it's not like traditional lightguns work on our fancy HDTVs either!)
Gamefly link that has spawned this rumor:
http://www.gamefly.com/products/detail.asp?pid=129350&t=0&fcTrack=Search
I take back all the bad things I've said about Sega. .... Some of it atleast. Discuss bitches.
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If this is true, that pretty neat. I love House of the Dead 2 and I never had a good arcade or an X-Box to really play 3. I've only ever played one level of it. Still, if they're including 2 and 3, why not just put 1 on there as well? Has 1 ever gotten a home port? I never got to play HotD 2 on Dreamcast so I don't know if it was on there or not.
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One isn't on there most likely because it'll look like crap. Assuming these are just direct ports with updated waggle control.
I believe there was a poopy saturn version.
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Ah, it seems you are correct. So about 6 people played it then. I think we're overdue for another port.
Magic Pink sure it may look crappy, but I still want it. Just because at least I could set the blood to red. All the machines I find of it now have the blood set to green and that throws me off with noticing enemies and such.
I'd be sorley tempted to get a Wii for this if I didn't already know I can borrow my freind's Deramcast, lightgun and HotD 2 whenever I like
So is it going to be a Wii pointer game? Or are they going to have you calibrate your Wiimote so you can actually use it as a lightgun?
The prior would be lame, the latter would be cool.
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I remember playing a bit of HOTD 2 in the arcades, although not very much. I do know one thing, though: Suffer like G did?
Although this is a cool announcement. I've seen the new zapper Wii accessory, and bringing out some top shelf light-gun games like HotD will actually get me to use my Wii for more than Zelda and Metroid.
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#1, these are great games, and it would be great to have them on the Wii.
#2, it would make more sense and be even better if Sega followed their own precedent of discounting the price on these things -- since Ghost Squad is only $30, maybe HOTD2+3 will only be $30 on wii?
I hope so. It's the least we can ask for older ports of lightgun games. $30 would be a great deal.
I think Ghost Squad has some kind of calibration but I'm not sure.
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Particularly since mixed reviews have been popping up of Umbrella Chronicles.
Here's hoping for a graphics upgrade of some kind.
I'd be equally happy with a budget-price release of a straight port as I would with a $50 release of enhanced versions of the games. I'm assuming by the description that these two games are packed together...?
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Type Squad, Virtua Type, Type Crisis 4(no it's not Sega, but still).
Suppooosedly Ghost Squad has some kind of calibration technique.
I don't know anything beyond that.
I will know for sure once I buy this awesome game though. Other than that, though, there hasn't been any word.
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I wish it were on here. :-(
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jyOGX67BjQ
How is HotD 4 not suited for the Wiimote? There's waggling and everything!
...I love that part.
How do HotD2 & 3 hold up? Most of my experience is with the 1st game and the 4th. How long are they (lots of alternate routes or just 1 path)? How are the visuals these days?
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That's not to say that they don't have a kind of campy charm to them.
HOTD2 is like.. the definition of campiness.
HOTD3 still looks OK for a lightgun shooter if you ask me. Not amazing but okay and serviceable.
A bundle of old games like this really needs a budget price. Unless they revamp these somehow, which I would find extremely unlikely.
As far as gameplay, I think HOTD2 is highly regarded and HOTD3 is considered mediocre because of its shotgun.
HOTD4 is built on some snazzy current-gen level stuff with normal maps and stuff like that. But it does come with waggle! (you literally waggle your gun to shake off zombies) It would be a good fit for the Wii, but it's unlikely that they could directly port it; at least not without removing certain graphical effects.
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HOTD4 looked like ass judging by that youtube video...I'll check out some HD stuff if I can, but there are tonnes of slowdown, especially during the zombie glass breaking scene.
I don't recall any slowdown when playign at the arcade though. But that may have been because I was concentrating so hard.
Still, it's enjoyable.
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HotD 4 is plenty suited for the Wiimote. It's not suited for the Wii itself, because it was on the very powerful Sega Lindbergh arcade hardware and would need a serious rewrite to work on the Wii's far lesser system specs.
That said, they really should make the effort, HOTD2+3 are oooooooold.
Just to clarify, HotD2 was DC hardware and HotD3 was xbox hardware, so they still hold up OK, depending on how much new-gen eyecandy you've been viewing lately.
Ghost Squad DOES feature a calibration mode, you can either play it in normal pointer mode or you can calibrate the wiimote and turn off the sight.
Looks like I'm definitely getting the wii zapper!
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Wired link:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/sega-confirms-w.html
http://DocumentingLaziness.blogspot.com/
HOTD 2 & 3 will be a value pack at only 29.99 in one game.
Apparently Sega felt the graphics of HOTD 1 were too outdated and would take too much time to update to current standards.
2 & 3 will be straight up arcade ports with the addition of different modes (boss attack, time attack... 6 in all) and hidden modes.
Aiming circles have been added.
source: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3165142
When if when using said Zapper, if you'll have to manually reload (ie cock the shotgun) in HotD3 by pressing B and use the nunchuck portion as the primary trigger (a la Ghost Squad).
I mean, the Wii supports a USB keyboard. They'd be stupid not to include it, right?
1UP: Or, alternatively, why not include HOTD4? Would that be too difficult given the Wii's graphics capabilities?
ES: Bringing HOTD4 completely would be difficult, but we don't think it's "too" difficult to deliver HOTD4 and make it enjoyable on Wii. HOTD4 runs on the excellent SEGA Lindbergh arcade board and while it's very powerful, the concern isn't how difficult it would be to port it to the Wii. SEGA has always had a history of bringing a variety of our latest arcade games faithfully to home systems.
Our feeling was that it's hard to find HOTD2 and HOTDIII in arcades nowadays, while HOTD4 is still currently available. By delivering the series to users with the new HOTD 2 & 3 Return for Wii, if users play and like this title, our hope is that they will feel compelled to go an arcade and enjoy HOTD4.
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BUT WHAT FUCKING ARCADES?!?!?
I spent more time playing GGXXAC and KOFXI there, though.
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