The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
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The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return is a compilation
Product bundling
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 and re-release of The House of the Dead 2
The House of the Dead 2
The House of the Dead 2 is a light gun arcade game with a horror theme and the second game in the The House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Sega for video arcades in 1998 and later ported to the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows, and also found on the Xbox as an unlockable bonus in...

and III
The House of the Dead III
The House of the Dead III is a 2002 light gun arcade game with a horror zombie-survival theme, and the third installment to the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Wow Entertainment and Sega. It was later ported to the Xbox in 2003, Microsoft Windows in 2005, and the Wii in 2008,...

for Wii
Wii
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. It is compatible with the Wii Zapper
Wii Zapper
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 peripheral.

Gameplay

The House of the Dead 2 has the arcade and original game. It also includes boss mode in which any boss from the game can be battled. The House of the Dead 2 also has a training mode, a set of minigames.

The House of the Dead 3 has a time attack mode where health is replaced with time. The House of the Dead 3 also includes a new unlockable 'extreme' game mode, with tougher enemies and a smaller blast radius on the shotgun. In addition, weapons can now be used as a melee attack to block enemy blows. The melee attack requires the player to reload after each use.

Reception

  • Game Informer
    Game Informer
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     - 7.5/10
  • Nintendo Power
    Nintendo Power
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     awarded the game 7/10. They stated that the lack of extras was disappointing, but the game was praised and they felt that the price seemed quite reasonable.
  • IGN
    IGN
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     gave the game 6/10. They praised the IR functionality, saying it is one of the Wii's best, and the flawless port of The House of the Dead 2, but stated that The House of the Dead 3 suffers from some technical issues and criticized the lack of extras, stating that the price seems almost too high; however, they did state that the games are still great and fun to play and recommended the game to die-hard fans and anyone wanting a great lightgun game.
  • X-Play
    X-Play
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     - 3/5
  • NGamer
    NGamer
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    - 79%

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