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Forever Entertainment and MegaPixel Studio have teamed up to reveal that they are bringing back a classic 1998 horror rail shooter withThe House of the Dead 2: Remake. Originally offering players in the late 90s a completely different gameplay experience when compared to the popularResident Evilfranchise,The House of the Dead 2: Remakewill soon be making its way to modern audiences with a fresh look, enhanced audio, and an exciting revamp of old-school zombie arcade gaming.
Launched in 1998 on a series of Sega arcade cabinets,The House of the Dead 2features on-rails shooting mechanics with delightfully gory zombie hordes. A prominentFPS horror video gamein its heyday,The House of the Dead 2is considered by many to be one of the most iconic arcade releases of the period and a staple in the zombie genre. While the game has previously been ported to consoles like the Sega Dreamcast, original Xbox, and Nintendo Wii,The House of the Dead 2is set to get a full remake with a number of big changes.
Developer MegaPixel Studio and publisher Forever Entertainment have released the official announcement trailer forThe House of the Dead 2: Remake, giving fans their first look at the modern updates being made to the classic rail shooter. Similar to other prominentretro zombie horror games,The House of the Dead 2sees players taking on the role of a secret agent fighting against hordes of the undead in order to try and stop a massive outbreak of infected monsters.The House of the Dead 2: Remakewill feature overhauled graphics and remastered music and will add even more environments for players to explore while battling against swarms of zombies in either single-player or co-op mode. Additional gameplay options will include multiple game modes, such as Classic Campaign and Boss Mode, branching levels, and multiple endings.
Currently set to release for Nintendo Switch, PC via GOG and Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S,The House of the Dead 2: Remakelooks ready to bringold-school arcade rail shootingto new and veteran players. High-octane music, bloody explosions, and combo counters offer an authentically retro gaming experience, paired perfectly with modern visuals and an improved HUD. Players can join the zombie fray whenThe House of the Dead 2: Remakelaunches across all major platforms in Spring 2025.
Severalold-school horror video gameshave seen revivals in recent years, with theResident Evilremakes andClock Towerremaster among the classic titles to recently be resurrected. Fans of the zombie horror genre will want to stay tuned for more updates on when they can enjoyThe House of the Dead 2: Remakeand other retro gaming revivals.
The House of the Dead 2
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The Special Agents who were asslened to the original House of The Deadmission, thought they were successful in wiping out the evil that residedin secret laboratories and underground passages: however, they werewrong. Dead Wrong!In the first installment of House of The Dead, the situation was agrave one. However, with new hidden passages, giving the player theopportunity to alter the course of each game, House of the Dead 2 issure to create more excitement along with a deadlier outcome Unbeknownst to the Special Agents, Curies' scientist and experimentsescaped through hidden passages in the mension. The ifeless corpsesand mutilated spocimens terrerze the countryside while heading forthe targeted City,House of the Dead 2, debuting on Sega’s new, low cost. high performerce, Naomi Hardware Platform, guarantees excitement while the player travels through 6 new challenging levels, using a new light gun system to destroy new zombles, gruesome creatures, ghastly ghouls, and freaks of modern science, that are bigger stronger, and faster than ever.House of The Dead 2 Features:Sega’s new. low cost, high performance, Naomi Hardware PlatformA New light gun systemTwo player cooperative gameplaySix challenging leveis, featuring new zombles. creatures, and freaks of modern sciercoHidden passages which alter the course of each gameUnlimited continues for increased earnings
