Sega is not one to skimp on the marketing, and House of the Dead: Overkill is no exception. Today we got our hands on the uncensored European story trailer for Overkill, which according to Sega contains more gore and vulgarity than the pussyish regular trailers floating around. Europe is the hardcore!
There is plenty of swag on offer too, as Sega has revealed closer looks at the Hand Cannon peripheral, a new House of the Dead shirt and the Prelude comic book that's being given away with the limited edition of the game. All those are available to peek at in our gallery, even if the game got a 3/10 in Sweden ... oh wait, that was just a smudged 8!
If you still have hope for the game, despite Swedish review chicanery, then check out all the stuff Sega is throwing about.
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Oh-hoh, but they DO skimp on the marketing, Jim, and on ALL THE WRONG GAMES. Wasting dollars and time on terrible Sonic titles and hand-cannon movers, but not spending a cent marketing Valkyria Chronicles and shoving Yakuza 3 over the pond?! Priorities!
Yeah Ok cool idea I guess, but they are going way too much over board with the "grindhouse", and it's hardly original, since the already unoriginal Tarintino decided to make "grindhouse" cool for "John Smith" and the masses. Oh and I was wondering why the graphics were so f***ing bad, its for WII!!!!
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5:40 PM on 01.23.2009
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Ya, I'll definitely be buying this when it comes out. When is the release date?
I wonder if the shirts will be availible to the unwashed masses...
That is genius, tongue-in-cheekiness at it's finest. Great trailer.
God what a stupid line.
It's supposed to be bad, it's in a grindhouse style.
That looks fucking fantastic!
Can not wait, Jim!
If only it had online play...
Grindhouse style was one helluva idea!
God, I can't wait, this grindhouse style sure works.
"... no."
That right there sold me on HOTD:Overkill. XD