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Revealed during a Nintendo Indie World Showcase last April, MegaPixel Studio and Forever Entertainment's The House of the Dead: Remake has gotten an official release date of April 7, 2022. The remake will stay "true to the original gameplay," recreating the campaign of the 1996 original in the same on-rails shooter style, with multiple endings and local two-player co-op. New features include modernized graphics and controls, including gyroscopic controls on the Joy-con, as well as a photo mode and achievements. It will also have a new horde mode, where players must face waves of faster and stronger enemies.

While no price was mentioned, pre-orders are expected to open March 31, so the price will likely be revealed then.

 

[_v3]

Add keyboard support for a 2 in 1 bundle.

 

[Ritsuki]

Not a big fan of rail shooters and horror games, but I have very fond memories playing that game and Time Crisis on arcade (and never getting past the second level lol)

 

[XDel]

Now we just need Typing of the Dead and we're all set. For what ever reason I always liked it better.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

I love this game but of Typing of the Dead on steam allows you to choose words. Shoot zombies on screen is not nearly as fun as insulting your friends while killing zombies.

 

[MasterJ360]

Not gonna lie I did enjoy the 2nd game on the Dreamcast I played the hell out of it with friends

 

[RHOPKINS13]

Pretty cool, but I think I'd prefer playing House of the Dead on the Wii with the wiimotes, rather than using gyro on the joycons.

Of course, nothing beats a light gun on a good old CRT.

 

[AngryCinnabon]

I love house of the dead don't get me wrong and i have really fond memories of playing it at the movie theater arcades but after playing typing of the dead it's hard to go back for some weird reason...I'd pay for typing of the dead DLC to be 100% honest.

 

[Lostbhoy]

Love these games! Typing of the dead sounds god awful tho!!

So how exactly does the joycon gyro lend itself to on screen point and shoot?? I can't get my head around that but again, sounds an awful way to play if your tilting an onscreen crosshair....

 

[FanNintendo]

Can't wait to check out new look remake, about time The House of the Dead get update. I have played 2,3 and OverKill - doubt played 1 and 4

 

[Kioku]

Love these games! Typing of the dead sounds god awful tho!!

So how exactly does the joycon gyro lend itself to on screen point and shoot?? I can't get my head around that but again, sounds an awful way to play if your tilting an onscreen crosshair....

I believe that's all you're doing. It's not like the Wii where you've got a sensor bar for IR to even mimic the light gun. Which sucks. Unless there's a light peripheral coming out that we don't know about. It won't be like the arcade days unfortunately.

 

[Frankbel]

I used to complete the second chapter with one single credit. It takes around 40 minutes if I remember correctly.

 

[64bitmodels]

Pretty cool, but I think I'd prefer playing House of the Dead on the Wii with the wiimotes, rather than using gyro on the joycons.

Of course, nothing beats a light gun on a good old CRT.

actually, i think wiimote definitely beats out lightguns. far mroe responsive and a better use case for most games. What wiimote can't compare to is lightguns in the arcade, since those are typically far more unique and have better feedback

 

[Lostbhoy]

Maybe we could port the textures to the wii version as it does look lovely.... For a zombie apocalypse lol

I still have my "motherfucking hand cannon" that came with the Overkill wii disc!!

 

[hippy dave]

These were fun games, but I'm not sure I'll bother without a real light gun.

 

[Kioku]

actually, i think wiimote definitely beats out lightguns. far mroe responsive and a better use case for most games. What wiimote can't compare to is lightguns in the arcade, since those are typically far more unique and have better feedback

I played House of the Dead 2 and 3 on the OG Xbox with a lightgun and on the Wii. Definitely prefer the lightgun. The only problem was calibration. Once they were tuned to your screen, it was just like playing at an arcade.

 

[Marc_LFD]

This game with a keyboard would be awesome.

 

[tmnr1992]

actually, i think wiimote definitely beats out lightguns. far mroe responsive and a better use case for most games. What wiimote can't compare to is lightguns in the arcade, since those are typically far more unique and have better feedback

Unless the original guns break and then they swap them with ones from a different machine. I remember playing House of the Dead 2 with the Carnevil shotgun, at first it felt weird since those don't reload by pointig outside of the screen.

 

[RHOPKINS13]

actually, i think wiimote definitely beats out lightguns. far mroe responsive and a better use case for most games. What wiimote can't compare to is lightguns in the arcade, since those are typically far more unique and have better feedback

Played Duck Hunt on the NES and Area 51 on Playstation. Much prefer the lightguns, I don't want a crosshair on my screen for aiming. With the wiimote, everything is relative to the sensor bar, and the Wii has no idea how large your TV screen is, or how far you're sitting away from it. I just wish they worked with modern screens.

I did have an EMS Top Gun III for PC though. That was pretty fun.

 

[64bitmodels]

I don't want a crosshair on my screen for aiming.

lol, i'm in the opposite here
light gun games where there's no crosshair can legitimately confuse me at points.
with the wiimote, it's a far more flexible and unique controller. you can use it for shooters with more complex controls than can be typically achieved with a lightgun. Like you can't play metroid prime trilogy or resident evil 4 on a lightgun. that just isn't gonna work