bit-tech News: House of the Dead: Overkill

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *House of the Dead: Overkill*. If you

could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/wii/2009/02/15/house-of-the-dead-overkill-review/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/house-of-the-dead-overkill-review/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/Despite all that extra content though, House of the Dead: Overkill's

one real weakness is still a lack of any real length. There are less

than ten levels in Story Mode and, while each is sufficiently different

and hilarious (you can shoot everything from Silent Hill-esque nurses to

evil clowns that remind us of Blood), you'll still chew through them in

less than five hours. We've also got to point out that the game can

stutter occasionally. It's only slight and generally only when the view

rushes from one area to another, but it is there and it is annoying.

 

House of the Dead: Overkill House of the Dead: Overkill - ReviewGranted,

there's a trio of minigames to satisfy you murderous compulsions (is it

murder if they're already dead? -- Ed.) and each of these can take up to

four players, but that'll add an extra hour or two at best. Overkill has

an awful lot going for it, including what is easily the best Wii-mote

gun adaptor we've ever seen if you want to pick one up, but it's still

not very long in the tooth.

 

Then again though, that could be for the best. A huge amount of

Overkill's appeal comes from its novelty and shock value -- things that

by their very nature are neither sustainable or great for revisiting. On

the plus side, it does make the game great for sharing with

good-humoured or easily offended friends. This is a game that's great

for playing when you've come back from the pub, which is arguably the

only time the Wii sees much action from hardcore audiences anyway.

 

House of the Dead: Overkill may not have a huge amount of longevity in

it for single players, but that's not what the series is really about.

As long as you can approach the game with that flaw in mind and you

aren't going to be massively put off by a bit of swearing and un-PC

teasing then Overkill is a great game to buy or rent. /

*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net