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Official House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) Thread -- It puts the 'hot' in shotgun!
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hotdSilverLunar said:
is more visceral, faster and generally much more of an action game.uc has more interesting weapon selection (with limited ammo for all but the pistol), a much slower pace with a focus on precision aim, and is a *far* longer and more difficult game.
i like them both, but they almost feel like different genres.
the swearing is deliberately excessive, and bothered me less that i thought it would. i mostly enjoyed the over-the-top tone, though i agree with reviewers that say that the humor misses the mark quite a few times.
it *is* a bit concerning that sega's giving wii owners this and madworld as more "hardcore" wii games, when they really seem aimed a bit more at teenagers with fake id.
AceBandage
Banned
I'd like to see these, but I never watch those channels anymore (AS fails as a program block these days).
Hope someone YouTubes them soon.
Hope someone YouTubes them soon.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
So I am considering doing some trade-ins to get this. My question is if I include Ghost Squad in the trade will I regret it. I like having a game that I can just pop-in and shoot stuff, and Ghost Squad has been serving this purpose very well so far. Will HOTD fill my random lightgun blasting needs like Ghost Squad currently does, including functioning as a party game?
AceBandage
Banned
poppabk said:
There are minigames in HotD that include like survival and such, where you just try and stay alive. Up to 4 players, I believe.
Nah, not a bad person But I wouldn't trade Ghost Squad either. I have it myself and when you compare both games, GS is a bit quicker. But personally, Overkill gives more bang for the buck. Look for some other games to trade m'kay?
And oh yeah, is het me or is
the toughest boss in this game yet? I allready faced
but I think they are weaker
But I wouldn't trade Ghost Squad either. I have it myself and when you compare both games, GS is a bit quicker. But personally, Overkill gives more bang for the buck. Look for some other games to trade m'kay?And oh yeah, is het me or is
Jasper
the Screamer, Nigel & Sebastian and the Crawler
Sadist said:Nah, not a bad person
And oh yeah, is het me or isthe toughest boss in this game yet? I allready facedJasperbut I think they are weakerthe Screamer, Nigel & Sebastian and the Crawler
I've finished the game and thought
Jasper
Cosmonaut X
Member
birdchili said:
To be honest, that would describe the eventual (intended?) audience of most games labelled as "hardcore" or "mature", so I wouldn't worry.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I was gonna use the trade 3 get $10 extra deal, with game 3 being either Zack and Wiki or Ghost Squad. I love Ghost Squad, but have played through nearly all its content, whereas I have only played maybe 1/3rd of Zack and Wiki and have had it for a year, its one of those games I like but never feel like playing. Maybe I will try and play through the rest of Zack and Wiki next week and then trade it in.Teknoman said:
PS Not sure how long you played Ghost Squad but the difficulty does ramp up as beat it multiple times although infinite continues makes the difficulty kind of mute.
boiled goose
good with gravy
got it today.
played through first two stages.
pretty good, ridiculous fun.
The game does have some slight technical issues though... there is a bit of framerate slowing and also the model swapping is sometimes strange. none of them are particularly bad since the game is so ridiculous to begin with. (kinda like slowdown in no more heroes where it almost felt good since it felt like you were just cutting up too many enemies at once :lol )
played through first two stages.
pretty good, ridiculous fun.
The game does have some slight technical issues though... there is a bit of framerate slowing and also the model swapping is sometimes strange. none of them are particularly bad since the game is so ridiculous to begin with. (kinda like slowdown in no more heroes where it almost felt good since it felt like you were just cutting up too many enemies at once :lol )
So I was having a riotous time playing the game, then it freezes on stage 2. All it's got on my TV at the moment is a black screen with some red and light grey squares in the upper left corner.
What the hell? It's a great game and funny too, but it's glitchy as a motherfuckin' glitchy thing. I need to rip somebody's balls off.
What the hell? It's a great game and funny too, but it's glitchy as a motherfuckin' glitchy thing. I need to rip somebody's balls off.
Now that I remember, has anyone noticed before the first boss fight that
Intentional raccord-error or stupid bug nobody at the testing team noticed?
Jasper gets bitchslapped so hard that his glasses fall to the floor, then he appears with glasses on again and when the camera changes they're gone once again?
AceBandage
Banned
beje said:
Obviously intentional, as they made such a big deal about it. It's perfect for a grind house movie though.
sevenchaos
Banned
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I'm not liking the Perfect Shot at all. Went through the first level twice. Once using it and once with just the wiimote. Was way more accurate with the wiimote.
Game is awesome though.
Game is awesome though.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
Wait until they get a load of the final cutsceneD-X said:
Beat it yesterday and have to say the Perfect Shot is nice but i'm almost certainly getting the Hand Cannon as the softer grip will be easier on my hands than the solid Nyko chassis.
Great game, the swearing did start to grate at times but they always had a few good laughs to make up for it and it's worth letting the credits roll when you finish. Go make a cuppa if you don't want to listen to the lovely music and watch names scroll by, it's worth it.
GC|Simon, you'll scream through it quickly on standard and i'd say it will last about 3-4 hours maybe? Last night I'd play it for a few chapters then have a chat with my housemates then go back to do some more so it took me a while but i wasn't rushing it.
Of course once you complete it you get the Director's Cut which has extra scenes and other difficulty tweaks so there's plenty of replayability and shooting Clowns never gets old
Am I the only one finding the calibration completly useless? I mean it's kinda hard to aim on those things and if you miss, your calibration is even worse? Also there seems to be no way to reset the calibration setting. It's playable without croshair but you loose your precision aiming almost completly. It's kinda hard to shoot items which are far away, you have to guess the first shot and then try to get closer.
How do you guys play the game? With or without croshair?
How do you guys play the game? With or without croshair?
whatdidyousay
Member
I bought this yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I liked Ghost Squad but thought it was a pretty limited game. This is much better so far. And I'm loving the faster action compared to Umbrella Chronicles.
PS - First time I used my Wii in several months! I actually had to plug the thing in!
PS - First time I used my Wii in several months! I actually had to plug the thing in!
I think the game is great, but the random framerate skips sometimes break up my combo because the smoothness of the cursor movement suddenly jumps and I miss a shot. >_<
What is the best gun case for the Wii? I'm just using the wiimote now. Also if you plug in a nunchuck can you look around with the nunchuck analogue?
What is the best gun case for the Wii? I'm just using the wiimote now. Also if you plug in a nunchuck can you look around with the nunchuck analogue?