Review

The House of the Dead 3

By Tokyo Drifter
November 04, 2002 12:23 PM PST
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Don?t come a knockin? when The House of the Dead is a rockin? unless you wanna be the main course.

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The first light-gun game for the Xbox is none other than The House of the Dead 3. And with great graphics and replay value, it?s a worthwhile trip to zombieland.

What?s Happened to the World?
Sega?s undead blast-a-thon series has tread the beloved path of horribly acted B-movies. The House of the Dead 3 is no different with an absolutely ridiculous story that contradicts itself at every turn and features tons of tongue-in-cheek dialogue (well, hopefully it?s tongue-in-cheek). This sort of thing would hurt a game trying to take itself more seriously like Resident Evil, but it works great here in concert with great visuals and the rest of the adequate audio. The visuals are delivered with razor-sharp brilliance, making the carnage as graphic as you can handle. Sound effects like gunfire are quite nice, but the music doesn?t have the same catchy spark as it did in H.O.D. 2.

I Got a Shotgun
The House of the Dead 3 wouldn?t be the same without a light-gun, so third-party peripherals maker, Mad Catz, will have one?the Blaster?available at the game?s release. The gun works well, although the reload button is awkwardly placed on the gun?s handle, making it easy to nudge by accident. Shooting with the Xbox controller works surprisingly well, too, taking advantage of the pinpoint-accurate analog stick.

Overall, The House of the Dead 3 fills a gap in the Xbox library and offers lots of replay value. More variety in the levels and mini-games would have made it an absolute must-have.