One of the Wii's standout shooters – and certainly its most explicit – could be due a revival as reports hit that House of the Dead: Overkill 2 is in development.

Launched at the start of 2009, the original House of the Dead: Overkill was a tongue-in-cheek take on SEGA's long-running on-rails series that channelled the spirit of classic exploitation flicks, creating a game that's still near-unique on Nintendo's console.

Now Nintendolife is reporting that a sequel is in the works and is heading for release in the middle of 2011. Perhaps SEGA and developer Headstrong Games are looking to steal the sweary crown from Mafia II, a game that recently outdid House of the Dead: Overkill in the profanity stakes.

At the time of writing there was no-one available for comment at SEGA.

Reported by IGN.

The first game was a fun rail-shooter that I feel did justice to the arcade games of old. (even if the profanity was turned up to 11) I'm not sure I really want yet ANOTHER game in this genre for Wii, but... what say you?

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Looks like it was half true...

Sega announces The Typing of the Dead Overkill

What the?

PC only though. For now. And probably always.


Get it? Guts will be SPELLED? HA HA HA HA AHS HAS AHSAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

Posted by

Zero

on: 10/30/13, 02:19

Edited:

10/30/13, 02:22

I completely forgot about this. I've never played Overkill, and honestly I think I would prefer typing over light-gun shooting, so I'm considering getting this. It's half-off on Steam at the moment

Posted by

X-pert74

on: 10/30/13, 02:29

Heh. Thought that this is what the teaser would turn out to be... shame it took them so long to give it this treatment. Typing of the Dead was pretty awesome on Dreamcast.

Posted by

Hinph

on: 10/30/13, 02:43

-Multi platform
-Wii U missing online
-Game was ready to release Nov 2012 as a Wii U exclusive, delayed til now for PS3 and 360 versions
-$30 extra just because
-Wii U version missing DLC
-Supports Move, doesn't support Wii Remote
-Will undership Wii U version
-Wii U version will score worst on all major sites
-TV ad won't mention Wii U version
-Developer will drop Wii U support due to low sales

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 10/30/13, 02:49

Edited:

10/30/13, 02:52

Looks like a great $5 impulse buy in some future Steam sale.

Posted by

nate38

on: 10/30/13, 02:51

@nate38

New Forms said:

@Secret_Tunnel

GMG has it for $8 with Cupon Code. That's over 50% off.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/en/pc/games/action/typing-of-the-dead-overkill/

Discount code: GMG20-50Z66-SCTEU

Posted by

New Forms

on: 10/30/13, 02:57

@carlosrox Ha ha man the original post is from like 3 years ago, the rumour was probably for a quick follow-up, and that is probably long dead now if it existed.

I just bumped it to talk about The Typing of the Dead Overkill. I have a weird obsession with The Typing of the Dead, it seems like the coolest thing ever to me, and I want to get it on my Dreamcast someday, but it is kind of expensive to get the keyboard + game...

Posted by

Zero

on: 10/30/13, 03:09

It's always fun to view posts you made years ago. Ah, the good old days...

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 10/30/13, 04:12

Motha'...FUCKER!

Posted by

Deerock69

on: 10/30/13, 07:37

$1000 bucks says it won't release on Wii U.

Posted by

shinriley

on: 10/30/13, 11:19

"That shit ain't right." - Washington

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 10/30/13, 12:06