ShadowV7 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 3 hours is longer than I imagined to be honest so seeing it last that long is an upside for me seeing it's an pretty much an arcade and lightgun game, hope it has extras though to make up for it. Good to see it got a good score aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 What, you guys expected it to be longer? For a lightgun game, that's substantial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_prOdigy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Apparently it has some sort of "altenative play mode" which makes the re-run feel like a new game completely. Not sure about the specifics; maybe it's mentioned in that review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gio001 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 3 hours is great for a lightgun game ( was Umbrella Chronicles similar? ) & as D_prOdigy said i'm sure i read somewhere it's different everytime you play through it. I will pick this up but not day 1 though the collectors edition looks tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 There is an unlockable 'directors cut', which takes different routes through each level etc and that effectively doubles the replay. Since i've only played arcade light gun games, 3 hours is obviously an improvement on 20 mins. Initially it seems short though. Eurogamer did slate the Hand Cannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_prOdigy Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 IGN review is up. http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/951/951652p1.html Anticipation sky high. Must stop reading reviews now. Oh, and was I the only one that hated HOTD4? Uzis just didn't do it at all for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Meh, 3 hours is the standard for lightgun games. Tbh, it's how they should be; shhort, fun and very addictive. IGN review is up. http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/951/951652p1.html Anticipation sky high. Must stop reading reviews now. Oh, and was I the only one that hated HOTD4? Uzis just didn't do it at all for me. Overkill is looking very promising. Oh, and I liked HotD4, I wish they port it to consoles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh_gamer Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Ack, I'm very tempted to pre-order this now. Must resist....too many games to play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 IGN review is up. http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/951/951652p1.html Anticipation sky high. Must stop reading reviews now. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Eurogamer gave a very good review too: http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/952482.asp "Combined with the occasionally grating script, these moments of weakness and imbalance can cause The House of the Dead: Overkill to feel flat at times. But that's only because they're thrown into stark relief by the rest of the game's frankly amazing quality, attention to detail and largesse: the impeccable presentation and production values, the clever and generous structure, the compelling scoring, the intoxicating flow of the levels. Incredibly for such a simple and strictly limited game, it almost never tries your patience, and it's made with such infectious and irreverent glee and such obvious pride, you can't help but join in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Egde Reviews: House of the Dead: Overkill - 8 Let's Tap - 8 Deadly Creatures - 5 Killzone 2 - 7 FEAR 2: Project Origin - 8 Halo Wars - 7 Race Pro - 8 The Maw - 5 Lord of the Rings: Conquest - 2 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - 6 Crayon Physics Deluxe - 7 Flower - 7 Boing! Docomodake - 7 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Lets Tap got an 8/10!! look forward to some more previews/reviews of that! Anyways, I'm pretty much sold on this now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 hahaha, Edge gave Overkill more than Killzone and Halo Wars! I'll look forwrd to reading the reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 hahaha, Edge gave Overkill more than Killzone and Halo Wars! I'll look forwrd to reading the reviews. You should head over to Neogaf, the fanboys are rioting over the scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/45245.html Comic Con 09 footage. Looking and sounding pretty cool to me! Bullet time = "Slow Mofo Time", lol. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirited away Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Lets Tap got an 8/10!! look forward to some more previews/reviews of that! Anyways, I'm pretty much sold on this now! Eurogamer also gave it a rave review and a score of 8/10. Anyway this looks like the first Wii game i'll end up buying since a long time ago. I'm glad I refrained from purchasing any other Light-gun game now as this looks brill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Glad to see it's getting good reviews. I hope that the sales will hold up and get what they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 You should head over to Neogaf, the fanboys are rioting over the scores hahaha, you've made my day! There's tonnes of it - it's dynamite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 after reading the reviews, i'm tempted to purchase two hand cannons, where is the cheapest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Egde Reviews: House of the Dead: Overkill - 8 Let's Tap - 8 Deadly Creatures - 5 Killzone 2 - 7 FEAR 2: Project Origin - 8 Halo Wars - 7 Race Pro - 8 The Maw - 5 Lord of the Rings: Conquest - 2 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - 6 Crayon Physics Deluxe - 7 Flower - 7 Boing! Docomodake - 7 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - 6 hmhmh I find it hard to believe that killzone 2 got less than this.. Edge seem to review a game based on the genre rather than the overall experience... For example yes house of the dead is a very good light-gun game. BUT they don't appeal to everyone and for the same money aren't as long as the other wii games of the same score.. I believe metroid prime 3 got less than 1 and 2 mayeb because it wasn't as long as 1 and 2.. What do you think do you think a game should be judges by it's own genre or compared to the best on the wii and value for money.. im conflicted on this a little I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Are the handcannons meant to be any good? They're £9.99 on play. I would like a couple of good guns. I like the zapper, but a one handed gun would be great if the trigger actually shot and there was a button on the back - the A button. So you can do action button, gesture and shoot with one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 hmhmh I find it hard to believe that killzone 2 got less than this.. Edge seem to review a game based on the genre rather than the overall experience... For example yes house of the dead is a very good light-gun game. BUT they don't appeal to everyone and for the same money aren't as long as the other wii games of the same score.. I believe metroid prime 3 got less than 1 and 2 mayeb because it wasn't as long as 1 and 2.. What do you think do you think a game should be judges by it's own genre or compared to the best on the wii and value for money.. im conflicted on this a little I must say. Maybe the games are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Maybe the games are fun. ......ok.....and what part of my post did that answer? yes short messages are fun when you are so RIGHT you can't muster the energy to make a post longer than 5 words. Must be great being you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I love EDGE. Killzone 2 wouldn't be getting half the attention it is if it were on the XBOX. Don't get me wrong, I love it's graphical style and it looks cool, but is it really all that? Probably not, it's just the Holy Grail for PS3 fanboys - you see it everywhere - glowing red eyes for avatars, new signature bars and angry forum goers ready to go in for the kill when anyone criticses the most wonderful game ever (which they haven't actually played yet because it's not been released). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_prOdigy Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Must be fucking god-like being Shino Fixed for truthiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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