Sega Announces The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut

The extended cut will feature new content, 3D, and Move support for the PS3 this October.

On their blog, Sega announced today that The House of the Dead: Overkill will be making its way to the PlayStation 3 in a special Extended Cut edition. The new version of the game will feature a few improvements over the original Wii version of the game, specifically support for the PlayStation Move controller, improved visuals and support for stereoscopic 3D, and two new scenarios beyond the original seven levels of the first game. Players will be able to grab the game this fall, on October 25.

Press Release

The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut Announced!

Murderous mutant mayhem with Move and 3D support exclusive to Playstation 3!

When we released The House of the Dead: OVERKILL for Wii, one of the most common things we heard is the wish that it be on a next gen console. Your wishes have been heard and answered! That mutant massacring B-Movie blood fest, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL, is coming to the Playstation 3 with some great extras! The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Extended Cut is presented for the first time in spectacular high definition with 3D support and Playstation Move compatibility on the Playstation3. This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou County. The extended cut has all seven stages of the original re-mastered, and two brand new scenarios added, so the baddest just got bigger!

Using a host of weapons, watch your back as Mutants go mad for blood! Blast bloody pieces out of their wretched bodies as you work to uncover the mystery behind the outbreak. New goodies like Playstation trophies, new game modes, and new content are outnumbered by only one thing: bullets. Will you defeat everything this freakish nightmare town throws at you or will you become Mutant chowder?

“The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Extended Cut on Playstation 3 will send players to the shrieking mad heart of mutant mayhem. This time we went further, faster and bloodier than before. We extended everything, even the title.” – Said Gary Knight of SEGA.

Experience 3D so real you’ll still be crying late into the night, and Move support so moving you’ll place every shot right between the eyes! The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Extended Cut is due for release October 28, 2011 in Europe, and October 25th, 2011 in the United States exclusively for Playstation Move and the Playstation 3. Prepare to see more at E3, if you dare!

For more information please visit www.sega.com/overkill/.

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Our Take

Matt McLennan Staff Alumnus

05/27/2011 at 01:36 PM

Color me surprised.

I knew Sega was planning on doing something with the HotD: Overkill IP, but personally I think this is kind of a waste. Anybody with a Wii owns an HD console (myself included), but I frankly can't find myself to spend more money on a light-gun shooter. Not to mention you need a 3D TV with glasses in order to see the effect.

That, and I though HotD: Overkill was very over-rated. That's just me though.

Joaquim Mira Media Manager

05/27/2011 at 03:22 PM

I had a lot of fun with this game, but it's not going to make me buy it again. I would buy a sequel preferably for Project cafe.

Nick DiMola Director

05/27/2011 at 03:40 PM

This sounds like a worthy rerelease, but it's hard to justify buying this without currently having a PlayStation Move. I already played the original to death (over a weekend rental at that), so I'm not sure I should really bother.