While the graphics in the home version of
the original House Of The Dead 2 fell far short of its coin-op cousin, the Dream cast port of
the second game is virtually identical to the arcade sequel and looks
phenomenal. The monsters and their environments are incredibly well modeled and
textured, and your gunshots blast gory green holes through the zombies (which
look fantastic when they get up close enough to take a bite out of you) and the
other assorted nasties.
The home version of House Of The Dead 2 also stacks up
very well in terms of added value, with four different modes in all: arcade,
original, boss, and training. The arcade mode is the heart of the game, wherein
you shoot zombie after zombie and confront boss after boss. Original is
essentially the same, but in it you can set your bullets for extra damage or
expand your clip, but you're locked into the basic options. (In arcade, you can
increase the number of your continues and lives.) Meanwhile, boss mode lets you
practice taking on the game's boss monsters, and training mode sets you up in a
number of point-blank-style puzzle/shooting levels, where you'll shoot a dozen
creatures with only a limited number of bullets, save humans from zombie
attacks, knock zombies off moving cars, and blast barrels within a time limit.
This mode is great fun and carries the potential to be almost as strong and
entertaining as the main game itself, save for a few drawbacks.Story
The game follows the fictional events of
February 26, 2000 fourteen months after the Curien Mansion incident in The
House of the Dead. Two years after the incident, the secret international
agency, AMS, launched an investigation on the Curien case, in order to prevent
a similar outbreak. Strange occurrences, however, are reported to be taking
place in the city of Venice, Italy, the last known location of AMS agent G, who
has gone missing. Agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart are dispatched along
with Amy Crystal and Harry Harris to investigate and evacuate the populace.
Upon finding G alive but wounded, James and Gary converse with him and G gives
them a field journal showing the bosses and weak points. The pair are then met
with an undead horde developed by Caleb Goldman, the president of the eminent
DBR Corporation and an expert on the genome theory who funded the experiments
of the late Dr. Curien.
While converging on Goldman's
headquarters, James and Gary face many formidable foes, including Judgment
consisting of an imp-like monster Zeal and his giant, headless, axe-wielding
puppet Kuarl; The Hierophant, an aquatic beast which heads an assault on
Venice's waterways and Central Plaza; segmented serpent-like beasts known as
The Tower; and Strength, a giant, chainsaw-wielding zombie which wounds Harry
and chases James and Gary throughout the Roman Colosseum. Curien's masterpiece,
The Magician, is resurrected by Goldman to oversee the birth of The Emperor, a
horned, transparent being designed to rule over nature and "destroy and
hate mankind". In its prototype stage,
The Emperor is not as strong as Goldman
had hoped, and falls to the AMS agents. In order to evade being arrested,
Goldman commits suicide by throwing himself off the roof of his building.
In the first HOUSE OF THE DEAD, you and
your partner were sent to the Curian Mansion to investigate Dr. Curian, a mad
scientist who was experimenting with the dead. Once you had cleaned out the
house and eliminated the doctor, you figured the world was once again safe.
Unfortunately, a man named Goldman decided to continue the doctor's research,
only this time the zombies are overrunning an entire town. Once again, it's up
to you and your partner to clean out the zombies and restore peace. Quick
decisions are a must, but be careful that you don't tag an innocent
citizen--keep your eyes open for special power-ups and upgrades. You'll have a
variety of modes to choose from, including Arcade, Original, Training, Boss,
and Ranking. Play this first-person on-rails shooter with the standard
Dreamcast controller, or give yourself the authentic arcade feel and hook up
your light gun.
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128 Mb video card
512 Mb RAM
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