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The House of the Dead: Overkill Wii Review
March 3rd 2009 21:23
Although there haven't been many great games released for the Nintendo Wii, House of the Dead: Overkill, is just one just one unique title that you may or may not like. Stylistically, it's in-betweee an AO content and comedic type game. Many believe that Overkill is the first original House of the Dead game in the series, and with its release there is a big shoe to fill for any upcoming releases to the series.
The game can actually be considered a success for hte Nintendo Wii. It will definitely kick off a new era of Wii games. The interface of the game is filled with poster art, character cut-outs, screen shakes, and film scratches. The game essentially sets the tone for a movie-style game. Although, at times the characters are a little over the top, it still works for the game when combined with the audio and graphics.
In terms of vulgarity, Overkill is between over the top swearing and vocal-vomit, meaning it has a nice set in-between level of vulgarity, which can be thought of as tasteful to some gamers. Although, you will find that at times there are places where the F-word is thrown about a little too much.
There are seven levels to the game, each with a short segment of a film that gives a mini-storyline set up before each level. Each level has its own style, making each new level original and its own.
The gameplay isn't perfect, but it has improved. There is a lot of dismemberment. Seriously, though you'll have limbs and body parts flying with each shot of your rifle, shotgun, pistol, etc. You can shoot off a person's arm, blow off their legs, or just shoot their head off at first shot with the region based attacks. So, as you can see The House of the Dead: Overkill is a pretty bloody game, which makes it extremely entertaining for those who love blood and gore.
But, you will find that in order to get the blood and gore, you'll have to pay a price for the weapons and ammunition. The cheaper shots will do the trick, but if you're really looking for limbless people, you'll need a little more cash.
Overkill is probably the most hardcore Wii game on the market. The downside is that you can probably finish the game in about 4 to 5 hours, which doesn't leave too much game time. Plus, you'll quickly find that throughout the game, you'll never have enough cash to level up to any gun full, much less to be able to unlock them all on the first pass through the levels.
The game can actually be considered a success for hte Nintendo Wii. It will definitely kick off a new era of Wii games. The interface of the game is filled with poster art, character cut-outs, screen shakes, and film scratches. The game essentially sets the tone for a movie-style game. Although, at times the characters are a little over the top, it still works for the game when combined with the audio and graphics.
In terms of vulgarity, Overkill is between over the top swearing and vocal-vomit, meaning it has a nice set in-between level of vulgarity, which can be thought of as tasteful to some gamers. Although, you will find that at times there are places where the F-word is thrown about a little too much.
There are seven levels to the game, each with a short segment of a film that gives a mini-storyline set up before each level. Each level has its own style, making each new level original and its own.
The gameplay isn't perfect, but it has improved. There is a lot of dismemberment. Seriously, though you'll have limbs and body parts flying with each shot of your rifle, shotgun, pistol, etc. You can shoot off a person's arm, blow off their legs, or just shoot their head off at first shot with the region based attacks. So, as you can see The House of the Dead: Overkill is a pretty bloody game, which makes it extremely entertaining for those who love blood and gore.
But, you will find that in order to get the blood and gore, you'll have to pay a price for the weapons and ammunition. The cheaper shots will do the trick, but if you're really looking for limbless people, you'll need a little more cash.
Overkill is probably the most hardcore Wii game on the market. The downside is that you can probably finish the game in about 4 to 5 hours, which doesn't leave too much game time. Plus, you'll quickly find that throughout the game, you'll never have enough cash to level up to any gun full, much less to be able to unlock them all on the first pass through the levels.
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