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The House of the Dead: Remake is a remake of the original 1996 arcade classic, released on the Nintendo Switch by Forever Entertainment. It updated the game with modern graphics and modified controls. The game supports Joy-Con gyro aiming on top of standard button controls.
Gameplay[]
The House of the Dead is a rail shooter light gun game. Players use a light gun (or mouse, in the PC version) to aim and shoot at approaching zombies. The characters' pistols use magazines which hold 6 rounds; players reload by shooting away from the screen. When a player sustains damage or shoots an innocent, one point of health is removed. The continue screen appears when all health is lost. If the player runs out of continues, the game is over. First-aid packs are available throughout the game which restore one point of health; some can be obtained from rescued hostages, while others are hidden inside certain breakable objects. Special items can be found within other breakables, granting a bonus to the player who shoots them. The player can earn additional health power-ups at the end of each level based on the number of hostages rescued.
Changes[]
The game offers a new scoring system in addition to the classic scoring system. The big change between the systems is a combo system that records the number of consecutive kills in a short time period. In addition, there are no point deductions for killing scientists or taking damage.
With the modern scoring, the player has the option to choose their player character. Each character has a slightly different story
Plot[]
The plot remains the same as the original.