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The publisher is now embracing that cinematic parallel, as the next version in the
series--The House of the Dead: Overkill for the Nintendo Wii--will adopt the aesthetic
approach of classic exploitation B movies.
Describing the genre as "pulp funk horror," Sega appears to be borrowing cues from last
year's Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez film Grindhouse. The first trailer for the game
combines scratched-up footage of zombie carnage with gratuitous go-go dancer shots and a
classic horror flick voice-over spouting catchphrases like, "They've come for brains; you'll give
them bullets."
As for the story that will unfold amid the bloodshed, Sega is prepping a prequel tale about the
notorious Agent G and his partner, Agent Washington. Washington plays the hard-boiled
zombie killer role, while G gets his first taste of gray-matter guzzlers in the streets and
swamps of Louisiana's Bayou City.
Two players will be able to team up as G and Washington to turn back the undead horde
using traditional point-and-shoot action combined with melee attacks using the
motion-sensitive Wii Remote. Sega is also introducing new gameplay tweaks like the
self-explanatory "Slow-MoFo Time" and "Evil Eye," which helps highlight interactive bits of the
environment.
series--The House of the Dead: Overkill for the Nintendo Wii--will adopt the aesthetic
approach of classic exploitation B movies.
Describing the genre as "pulp funk horror," Sega appears to be borrowing cues from last
year's Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez film Grindhouse. The first trailer for the game
combines scratched-up footage of zombie carnage with gratuitous go-go dancer shots and a
classic horror flick voice-over spouting catchphrases like, "They've come for brains; you'll give
them bullets."
As for the story that will unfold amid the bloodshed, Sega is prepping a prequel tale about the
notorious Agent G and his partner, Agent Washington. Washington plays the hard-boiled
zombie killer role, while G gets his first taste of gray-matter guzzlers in the streets and
swamps of Louisiana's Bayou City.
Two players will be able to team up as G and Washington to turn back the undead horde
using traditional point-and-shoot action combined with melee attacks using the
motion-sensitive Wii Remote. Sega is also introducing new gameplay tweaks like the
self-explanatory "Slow-MoFo Time" and "Evil Eye," which helps highlight interactive bits of the
environment.
Fighting zombies with your Wii
Overkill bleeds with "pulp funk horror" B
movie aesthetic.
Overkill bleeds with "pulp funk horror" B
movie aesthetic.
Gamespot.com
Sega's House of the Dead series of light gun
shooters has always featured acting and
dialogue on par with the worst B movies.
Sega's House of the Dead series of light gun
shooters has always featured acting and
dialogue on par with the worst B movies.
Although Japan boasts some of the most sophisticated cell phones in the world, delivering
high-speed Internet connections, digital TV broadcasts and video downloads, the nation has
failed to make its handsets, wireless technology and mobile services hits outside of Japan.
Among the wireless innovations Japan hopes to peddle is the wallet phone. The technology
relies on a tiny computer chip called FeliCa, embedded in each cell phone, which
communicates with a reader-device at stores, train stations and vending machines for
cashless payments.
high-speed Internet connections, digital TV broadcasts and video downloads, the nation has
failed to make its handsets, wireless technology and mobile services hits outside of Japan.
Among the wireless innovations Japan hopes to peddle is the wallet phone. The technology
relies on a tiny computer chip called FeliCa, embedded in each cell phone, which
communicates with a reader-device at stores, train stations and vending machines for
cashless payments.
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market
abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet
phone," a government official said Tuesday.
abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet
phone," a government official said Tuesday.
You want me to swipe my what where?
Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan
Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan