End-level bosses are appropriately difficult to kill, although some of them are far too easy to dispose of once you find their weak spots. There are 5 game modes including Arcade and Boss, 12 different kinds of zombies including the chainsaw wielding Max and the disgusting Ebitan. saving someone's life as opposed to watching him die in the last game) to open up new branches.Īs well as the original arcade modes, there is plenty of extra effects. This makes the game somewhat replayable as you can do something different (e.g. You have to be careful not to hit any innocent civilian, and rescuing them from the clutches of the monsters often rewards you with power-ups or, better yet, new paths to follow. Similar to its predecessor, HOTD2 is not a shoot everything in sight game. Although the English version that is being distributed by Empire Interactive unfortunately doesn't ship with the PC gun like its Japan counterpart, HOTD2 still manages to be a fun and addictive FPS that everyone should enjoy.
you are led by the game down a path similar to Rebel Assault, shooting at zombies and other monstrosities that get in your way. The game is a rail shooter like the first game, i.e.
The House of the Dead 2 is a near-flawless PC conversion of the hit arcade game of the same name.
