House of Dead: Overkill trailer is funny
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 11:50am by Boss Hog
PRESS RELEASE — SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced The House of the Dead: OVERKILL, an all-new pulp-horror reinvention of the classic SEGA light-gun shooter franchise. Created by London-based studio Headstrong Games, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will take you right back to the beginning of this classic horror series. Available exclusively on the Nintendo Wii early in 2009 and announced to coincide with Games Convention at Leipzig, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will be presented live by developer Headstrong Games for specially invited members of the press in SEGA’s business centre suite.
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL uncovers the ugly, terrifying, red hot secrets behind the House of the Dead; the daddy of all over-the-top shooters. While staying true to the classic gameplay this hugely successful SEGA series is getting a new retro look, with distinctive graphics, sound and attitude that will add to its horror cool status. Plus, thanks to the Wii Remote™, players will fight off zombies when they get too close; pistol-whipping jaws off and smashing in skulls with their shotgun butt.
“We wanted to do something really different with The House of the Dead: OVERKILL,” commented Bradley Crooks, Studio Head at Headstrong Games. “With SEGA we’ve been able to create a fresh look for the franchise. I think you’ll agree it’s like nothing you’ve seen before on Wii.”
“Paying homage to the pulp horror comics and films that inspired generations of gore fans, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will expose gamers to a brand-new fleshy rollercoaster ride of revolting dismemberment,” commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director at SEGA Europe. “This is the hardcore Wii title you’ve been waiting for.”
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL takes you back to when Special Agent G was fresh out of the academy. Teamed up with hard-boiled bad-ass Detective Washington, they are sent to investigate stories of mysterious disappearances in small-town Louisiana. Little do they know what blood-soaked mutant depravity awaits them in the streets and swamps of Bayou City…
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will be released in early 2009, exclusively for Nintendo Wii. For more information about the game, please visit www.houseofthedeadoverkill.com.
Check out our YouTube channel for the UNCUT version of the trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKUD2sLE5rM
August 19th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Maybe one of these two posts should be deleted…
Awesome trailer though. Hopefully the game’s presentation will match the exploitation movie vibe, I can’t get enough of the stuff lately.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Hmmm… there is a disturbance in the blog.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Sega wins the internet with Grindhouse inspired trailer.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Great Trailer! looks like fun but then again, a lot of trailers this days looks like fun too…
August 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
My goodness!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
hahahha- very 70s. love it. faster zombie! kill! kill!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Awesome. I hope some of that grainy fllm effect was in game not just for the trailer.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
That might be one of the best trailers I’ve ever seen.
VIOLENCE (cue spider)
August 19th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
That was a great trailer – especially funny at the end.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Someone’s been watching Italian Spiderman.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Now THIS is how the movie should’ve been.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:14 am
so THAT’S why HotD 1 wasn’t in the collection! Ahhh Sega, even after all these years your good side still shines through every now and then…
I’m reaaaally excited!
August 20th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
lol. the live action stuff in that trailer is so stupid. that’s the vibe they’re goin’ for on this one i guess. blasting zombies is pretty fun, anyway – hope it turns out.