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PS3"move" House of the dead - Overkill uncut.
« on: November 26, 2011, 01:07:17 PM »

The Game: House of the dead - overkill uncut.
The System: PS3
The price: retail -39 us$
The final review: 4.5 Stars

Description:
Overkill is an over-the-top, B-movie, pulp fiction-style take on the House of the Dead series. Played from a first-person perspective, the game's seemingly simple goal is to blast at the packs of zombies, mutants, and other unearthly horrors that come into view, before they can get close enough to take a bite. Based on the Wii edition of the title, Extended Cut presents the gruesome shooter action in HD, with support for stereoscopic 3D. The original seven stages are re-mastered for PS3, and two new stages are included, along with Trophies, game modes, and other additional content. Play mechanics are of the on-rails shooter style, as in other House of the Dead games. Players aim and fire while their characters automatically move forward through the level, pausing at key locations for special challenges and scripted events. The lead character quips sardonic comments and macabre jokes, and innocent civilians flee the carnage as he blasts a swath of righteous gore through the writhing hordes of evil creepies. The action is set at a rousing pace, with heavy waves of enemies and surprise attacks to keep the tension on edge. The game is Move-compatible, for light gun-style shooting and hand-to-hand action. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Review:
First off let me say that I had high hopes about this game when I learned of its creation and it did not disapoint. 
I took the time to do some reworking on my m16 sharpshooter while waiting for the game to come out. I tried to simplify the recoil and light system by running it off the power from the sharpshooter and triggered by the same trigger. In error I neglected to put a transistor or diode in between the trigger and some game lag messed w the game. Bad. Very bad. So I switched over to just the move controller.  It turned out to be even more fun w/o the sharpshooter. And no more lag. I will have to fix this soon.
 So onto the game itself.  Warning: This is a very mature game. The language can be very offensive. If you like gore and rail arcade style shooters this is the best rail for the move yet. I have them all and this makes owing the move worth it. Kinda duke style but w the move. The move in case you have not tried it yet is highly accurate when configured right. Nothing like the wii or kinnect. It makes for a great control set up on this game. I really liked the akimbo controls. Dual weapons individually loaded and aimed. My favorite was the smg and auto shotty. But I get ahead of myself.
You start out with a pistol and you can acquire grenades. First couple levels this is all you need. Once upgraded the pistol is a great weapon. Consecutive accurate kills is the key to combos and big points.
   The characters you play as are very colorful and full of personality. The enemies are great. The bosses require a lil skill but definitely make the game more challenging. The environments are just incredible and there are hidden items and health etc everywhere.
 So to wrap this up PS3 move owners should definitely buy this. Non move owners should buy the move just to play this game.



2 guns up!
Video links.
http://m.gamestop.com/Catalog/Videos/91193



Pros and Cons
+ great controls
+ nonstop action
+ tons of unlockables and trophies.


- higher pay scale to buy weapons faster.
- More variation in weapons


« Last Edit: November 27, 2011, 04:40:34 PM by modded matt »

 

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