The House of the Dead: Overkill

The House of the Dead: Overkill

The Wii has some great 3rd party games available. Most of these games can be found for $20 or less. Goozernation has a full list of the must have 3rd part games that includes games like Red Steel 2, Muramasa The Demon Blade, and Goldeneye 007.

The PlayStation Move library is pretty small and desperately needs more content. With the recent port of Dead Space: Extraction on PlayStation 3, it's obvious some Wii games could work well if moved over to Sony's console. These are the top five games that should be ported from the Wii to the PlayStation 3 with full Move support.

"We don’t know what it is about Deep Silver’s Dead Island trailer that keeps drawing us in. We’ve seen a bazillion zombie products before it (like A & E’s brilliant The Walking Dead series and a number of films), but the way that a family on vacation succumbs to the power of the undead is riveting, unsettling…and really sets the mood for the game that’s coming later this year. With that, we’ve decided to dig our way into the hordes of the undead to bring you our top ten favorite zombie games o..."

"That said, with the PlayStation Move and Microsoft's Kinect now on the market, SEGA could be interested in bringing the franchise to the bigger consoles, where the fan base is more adult and a game like this would certainly be more welcome - especially compared to the 'family-friendly' image of the Wii."

Classic lightgun games have always been super, simple fun, and Sega always made the best. Thankfully Sega has continued to release their lightgun games on the Wii and hopefully soon to the PS3 and Xbox 360 motion controllers. Here's a look at some of the coolest games and peripherals.

Amazon.com put several Nintendo Wii video games on sale at the lowest prices ever available. Games on sale include MadWorld, Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers, A Boy and His Blob, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree and several others.

Today Sega Australia announced a new game package for the Wii titled Welcome To Violence. The package includes 3 of the best violent based games on the Wii. Going against the family friendly trend of the Wii, this package is perfect for any Wii owning action game fan. Full details after the jump.

Setting a world record in videogames is no easy task. Whether it's playing videogames for hours and hours non-stop or decorating your own room with as much gaming memorabilia as possible, these records show how hardcore gamers can be. Check out our compilation of gaming world record stories inside.

"When Electronic Arts announced Dead Space Extraction for the Wii—a follow-up to the million-plus selling PS3, 360, and PC title Dead Space—the company explained that the game would be used as a test case to see whether or not it would develop more Mature-rated Wii games in the future. And according to NPD sales figures, Extraction failed: it sold just 9,200 copies in its first week. So what does this mean for the future of Mature Wii games?"

On Spawn Kill's fifth episode of the Kill Kast, Molotov Cupcake, Tigresa, Snarkasaur, and The Herp discuss their nominations and personal game of the year decisions as a companion to the game of the year post. Join the staff for a colorful discussion regarding some of the year’s best, including Dragon Age: Origins, Retro Game Challenge, and more!

The staff over at Spawn Kill have come up with some not so run-o-the-mill game of the year categories and have finally chosen their picks for the year that was 2009. Check it out and let us know if you agree or disagree!

"There were many great games that released in 2009 and there were also some pretty bad games. Much like a book, you can't judge a game by the cover. Some games have beautiful box arts, but the game itself is terrible, while others have great boxes and are great games. It's time to look at the best box arts that the video game industry had to offer in 2009. Some may surprise you, but others will likely not. Some of these games were great, while others were forgetful."

All Age Gaming presents our 7th The Week That Was. This week we look at the PS3 slim and the PS3 price drop, the Wii's lack of hardcore games and the Xbox 360's failure rate.

Well, Nintendo has done such a great job of showing their support for hardcore titles on THEIR OWN PLATFORM that we keep hearing things like, "Oh, I sold my Wii already."

Especially after this year's E3, right?

A lot of people who've been holding on to their Wii consoles have been wondering if publishers will continue churning out Mature Wii games, given that none so far have broken sales records. However, Gary Dunn of SEGA Europe has confirmed that they do plan to continue supportin...

"The global authority on record-breaking, Guinness World Records, today announced that recently released The House of the Dead: Overkill (SEGA, 2009) has broken into the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition for most swearing in a videogame with a whopping 189 uses of the f-word."

Yahtzee reviews the new House of the Dead: Overkill for the Wii.While it's funny, he midway in the review talks about Killzone 2 stating that while Overkill knows what it wants be and Killzone 2 doesn't...

"Blitz Games Studios has revealed that SEGA’s House of the Dead: Overkill is powered by its games development middleware, BlitzTech.

Developed by Headstrong Games (formerly Kuju London), the pulp horror reinvention is a prequel to the original games and combines arcade-style shooting with a retro-style; taking gamers back to the zombie-heyday of the 70s and 80s. With the unique handling of the Wii Remote, players will be able to take on the zombie hordes hand-to-hand as well as blasting the..."

"As our resident, self-professed, zombie expert I just couldn't go past the opportunity to review this game. In fact, it is one of the few games that I've picked up recently on launch day without reading a single review and having only seen a few promotional videos. One thing that I knew for sure was that there was nothing that was going to keep me from playing this, and one thing that I certainly hoped was that it would meet the high expectations met by the predecessors in the House of the De..."

Gametrailers recently reviewed House of the Dead: Overkill.
So is the game worth the buy, or is it just bad? ...


"Is this house scary good, or scary bad?"

This is a video review of House of the Dead: Overkill. Is quite different from other reviews that only praise the game instead of saying what's wrong with it.

Cubed3 finishes up their coverage of a recent SEGA event with an interview with Headstrong Games, developers of Wii's House of the Dead: Overkill. You can download the 30 minute audio interview at the source, where they talk about the game's development, the difficulties in getting the most out of Wii and what they'd like to work on on the future - perhaps a Virtua Cop game?

In this latest blog from our own Neoseeker/GameGrep user Tainted, we get a brief overview of what SEGA has been up to in the publishing and development ring lately, coupled with the suggestion they are "doing something right...finally".

Between Sonic & The Black Knight, The House of the Dead: Overkill, MadWorld, The Conduit, and more, do you think SEGA is on a better road?

Now here's a pretty good week -- looks like things are picking up following the holiday swing.

F.E.A.R. 2 is out for console and PC owners while Onechanbara treats Wii and Xbox 360 owners alike to hot bikini-clad girl zombie slashing; Deadly Creatures and The House of the Dead: Overkill provide Nintendo fans with some non-shovelware for a change, and PSP owners get LocoRoco 2, the only game really of note for the handheld in recent memory.

Enjoy, hmm?

"I must admit it was pretty difficult to choose the “finalists” since there are over 50 Wii games to be released this year (at least this is the number we know of!). Therefore, we had to let out other promising titles like Endless Ocean 2, Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers or Overlord, but I’m pretty sure that the list below manages to cover the hottest upcoming releases. So check it out!"

Posted by RubyEclipse on Sega of America's official blog, Sega has announced that it will bring four titles to the upcoming New York Comic-Con from February 6th to 8th in New York City. All four of these titles will be playable on the floor, and all a part of their upcoming lineup of games in 2009. They are:

  • MadWorld
  • The House of the Dead: Overkill
  • The Conduit
  • Sonic and the Black Knight

Also, Phantasy Star memorabilia will be given out at the event, celebrating the upcoming releases of bot...

In a press release today, Nintendo has announced release dates for a number of games headed for the Wii and DS in the first quarter of 2009 in North America. Some of the more notable games are as follows:

Wii

D3Publisher
Onechanbara™ Bikini Zombie Slayers™ - February

Hudson Entertainment
FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR - Jan. 6
Marble Saga Kororinpa™ - Spring

Majesco Entertainment
Major Minor's Majestic March - March

Marvelous Entertainment USA
Little King's Story - Feb. 17
Ru...

"Being a big fan of zombie-cinema, I naturally tend to play almost everything related to the genre that I can get my hands on. So here it is, a top ten list comprised solely of games that depict the inevitable forthcoming zombie apocalypse. You all know it's going to happen one day, so may as well get some virtual training in before it's too late!"

Ahead of an official announcement expected today from Sega of Europe, it has been leaked to the internet that Sega's unannounced title in their Games Convention lineup is in fact The House of the Dead: Overkill, an all-new entry in the vaunted arcade lightgun series.

The game is aiming at a 2009 release. It is being developed by Headstromg Games, formerly named Kuju London. The official site can be found here.

[Image Credit: Spongy Chicken]

[Update: Official Press Release is now av...