Some big scenes with epic set pieces and multiple zombies can push the power of the Wii a little too much with a few instances of frame rate loss temporarily hindering the action. Overkill does quite a good job where the visuals are concerned, with decent graphics topped off by a lot of style in colour schemes and effects such as a motion blur polishing the more intensive and explosive moments. A gun attachment is certainly handy when facing armies of mutants but not necessary, as the game can be played almost as well when just holding the Wii Remote and using B to fire. A quick shake of the Wii Remote will reload a weapon while other effects such as a movable camera view and on-screen cross-hairs are options accessible to a player who’s eager to gun it old school. Sticking to the similar gameplay style of the series, Overkill plays out like most light gun shooters as an on-rails adventure driven by scripted events and focusing on aim and ammo control. This time around it fits perfectly, alongside a catchy soundtrack of rock and jazz tracks with some of the tracks featuring as much swearing and bizarre storytelling as the game itself. The intentional parody of Grindhouse style horror films is perfectly suited to the House of the Dead, a series known for similarly under developed dialogue and lack of characterisation. Poking fun at itself whenever possible, Overkill manages to cram an incredible amount of foul language into the dialogue, and still make it character building, with the ebony and ivory coupling of Agent G and Washington allowing a lot of classic one-liners to be thrown back and forth. While the story focuses on the gory and gruesome side of Agent G’s past and the House of the Dead story’s beginnings, there is still plenty of humour spread throughout the amazingly corny dialogue and the B-grade Grindhouse film style. The House of The Dead: Overkill is a fresh addition to the legacy of light gun shooting games. Join Agent G, Isaac Washington and Varla Gunz as they blast their way through a sick and twisted tale of shocking depravity and gruesome brutality suitable only for those with the guts to gun through groups of relentless mutant hordes. When experiments run awry and a mutant outbreak turns a town to turmoil, it’s up to an unlikely pair of pigs and a howling hellcat on a hot steel hog to enact a roaring rampage of revenge against a mad scientist most sinister.
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