House of the Dead, The - Overkill - Director's Cut (Japan)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2012
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House of the Dead Overkill is a hilarious grindhouse rail shooter with two detectives against zombies. Unabashed vulgar humour, joyful gunplay, omnipresent B-movie references. A deliciously irreverent spin-off.
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Category
Rail Shooter2 players18+
Co-op
Description
Director's Cut of Sega's House of the Dead: Overkill rail shooter remastered for PS3 with new content. Published by Sega, released in Europe in October 2011. Parodic grindhouse atmosphere, two new exclusive levels, PlayStation Move support, two-player local co-op mode, online achievements, and unreleased funk soundtrack. European version.
House of the Dead, The - Overkill - Director's Cut review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾11,6 GB📅23/02/2012
Published by Sega
House of the Dead, The - Overkill - Director's Cut (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is House of the Dead, The - Overkill - Director's Cut still worth playing in 2026?
A PS3 port of Headstrong and Sega's parodic rail shooter, House of the Dead Overkill fully embraces its zany homage to 70s B movies, between grindhouse, swearing and grotesque zombies. The snappy on rails shooting, the outrageous humour and the deliberately grimy staging deliver a joyous blast, ideal with a gun or in two player. The simple concept and measured length cap the scale. A tasty rail shooter to recommend for fans of arcade shooting and unabashed gore humour.
