The House of the Dead… Ahh, what (almost criminal) memories this title brings back. A marvel of technology it was, and one you had to constantly feed coins into, only to be deemed too primitive for today’s Wii gaming kids. Oh well, can’t have it all I guess and time will always fly, but, heck, I’d have loved blasting those ancient blocky zombies of the original HotD in the comfort of my home. Not that I’m complaining about Sega’s House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, mind you, but it could have been better. More polished. With more content and at least two more House of the Dead games.

Still, what you get for the price asked is more than fair really, as both House of the Dead 2 and 3 have been excellently ported, and the Wii remote is as great a lightgun as you can find outside the arcades. Oh, and fun as the single player game is, the two-player option is where HotD 2 & 3 really shines. Now, in case you were wondering how the thing plays or don’t remember the games, well, I guess this offering is not for you. Unless you’d rather be a video gaming historian or already are a completist.