Changes: The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

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The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return is a compilation release of The House of the Dead 2 and The House of the Dead III for the Nintendo Wii. It is compatible with the Wii Zapper peripheral.

Gameplay

While gameplay among both games is largely unchanged, the compilation offers new game modes for each.

III includes an unlockable "extreme'" mode, featuring stronger enemies and a smaller blast radius on the players' shotguns. In exchange are faster reload time and a melee attack to evade damage from enemies and bosses (requiring the player to reload after use). X-Play stated that the ports are officially taken from the PC versions.

An exclusive mini-game happens when players switch from III to 2: protagonists Lisa Rogan and "G" bid them farewell as they enter an elevator, which travels back to the years 2015, 2010, and 2005. At each year, the elevator stops; the doors open to reveal hordes of zombies. Players earn bonus items for Original Mode by killing zombies before the elevator doors close. At 2000, the final stop, AMS agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart are shown preparing to face the horde (thus setting the events of 2 in motion).

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-}}'''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|3]] for the Nintendo Wii. It is compatible with the Wii Zapper peripheral.
+}}'''The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return''' is a compilation release of [[The House of the Dead 2|''The House of the Dead 2'']] and ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' for the Nintendo Wii. It is compatible with the Wii Zapper peripheral.
-===Gameplay===
+== Gameplay ==
+While gameplay among both games is largely unchanged, the compilation offers new game modes for each.
-The House of the Dead 3 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. X-Play stated that the ports are officially taken from the PC versions.
+''III ''includes an unlockable "extreme'" mode, featuring stronger enemies and a smaller blast radius on the players' shotguns. In exchange are faster reload time and a melee attack to evade damage from enemies and bosses (requiring the player to reload after use). X-Play stated that the ports are officially taken from the PC versions.
-The game also includes an exclusive mini game that is playable when the player(s) go from III to 2, featuring new additional cutscenes and dialogue from the characters. The mini game starts with Lisa and G bidding the player(s) farewell as they enter a "time-travelling" elevator. The elevator will descend back through time, making a stop at the years 2015, 2010, 2005. During each of these stops, the elevator door will open and the player(s) are greeted by hordes of zombies. The player(s) must kill the zombies before the doors close and depending on their performance, the player(s) are rewarded with bonus items used of Original Mode. The elevator will make a final stop at the year 2000 where the player(s) see James and Gary preparing themselves to face the incoming zombie horde.
+An exclusive mini-game happens when players switch from ''III ''to ''2'': protagonists [[Lisa Rogan]] and "[[G]]" bid them farewell as they enter an elevator, which travels back to the years 2015, 2010, and 2005. At each year, the elevator stops; the doors open to reveal hordes of [[zombies]]. Players earn bonus items for Original Mode by killing zombies before the elevator doors close. At 2000, the final stop, [[AMS]] agents [[James Taylor]] and [[Gary Stewart]] are shown preparing to face the horde (thus setting the events of ''2 ''in motion).[[Category:Games]]
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