The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return is a compilation and re-release of The House of the Dead 2 and The House of the Dead III for Wii. It is compatible with the Wii Zapper 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.Matt Casamassina.
Reception[]
Game Informer - 7.5/10, Nintendo Power 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 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 3/5 NGamer - 79%