I have not played a house of the dead game since the old arcade versions. The old games had no real story line but were highly addictive and I spent large amounts of my pocket money trying to complete. I decided to get overkill for the Wii as a reminder of the old game. Not much has changed apart from the way it is to be played (a Wii or PS3 instead of a bulky arcade machine)

The game has not changed much is respect of story line. It is virtually non existent but you do not play a house of the dead game for the story line. It plays like a B movie, being deliberately tacky with some immensely tacky one liners, its kind of comparable to the films like Machete or Hobo with a Shotgun. The cut scenes are horrible but so enjoyable.

The graphics are not amazing. After reading some reviews I believe the graphics on the PS3 version are better than the Wii, but you must have the special remote to play they game, where as Wii you only need a normal remote. You play as agent G who has the responsibility of killing zombies and other odd creatures.

The game is set in first person and each level guides you through automatically, all you have to worry about is shooting the zombies, ending ultimately ends with a boss fight which are pretty easy. There are a decent amount of levels and some extras including survival mode which is quite fun. I highly recommend buying the plastic gun add on for you Wii remote. I picked one up from gamestation for £4.99 and it has made the game so much better. The remote clips in easily and the gun works well and is very responsive. Each level has some golden brains which you have to try and shoot to gain extra points which can add to replay value I suppose.

The game is an 18 rating which is fair enough as the language is quite colourful as is the levels of violence and gore.

To be honest this is a brief review and there is not a massive amount to say about this game. The game is very simple and appealed to me as it brought back memories of the original. I have only played it a handful of times. It is not one for hours upon hours of gameplay. It can be enjoyed with some friends on multiplayer but at the end of the day is designed to be a quick, fun and somewhat pointless game, but I cant help but find it entertaining. I purchased it for £12.99 from gamestation, second hand, but it was in the 2 for £20 deal so could technically be got for a tenner, and for that price I definitely recommend it.