THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake
Last updated: 2025-08-08
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- Enjoyable, fun gameplay despite issues
- Improved graphics and visual fidelity
- Excellent soundtrack options available
- Overall degraded game quality reported
- Excessively dark lighting, missing textures
- Critical menu and launch issues
Emotions
Disappointment28%Frustration28%Satisfaction9%Nostalgia7%Anger5%
- Reviews
(sample size) - 135
- Helpful reviews
- 79%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 21%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 30%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 70%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 177
- Negative points
- 528
- Gameplay points
- 16
- Perf. points
- 17
- Rec. points
- 83
- Misc points
- 89
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Enjoyable and Fun Gameplay
| Players generally find the game to be a fun, addictive, and enjoyable rail shooter. Many appreciate its fast-paced action, lack of microtransactions, and overall faithfulness to the original, especially after initial patches. | 58% |
Improved Graphics and Visuals
| The graphical updates and redesigns, including those for enemies and bosses, are largely well-received. Players appreciate the new visuals and quality-of-life improvements like auto-reload. | 23% |
Excellent Soundtrack Options
| The game's soundtrack, both the remade version and the option to play the original, is highly praised. Players find the music catchy and well-integrated with the action, enhancing the overall experience. | 16% |
Faithful Remake, Preserves Nostalgia
| The remake is considered faithful to the original, preserving its core elements, atmosphere, and level designs. This allows players to enjoy the game while experiencing a sense of nostalgia. | 12% |
Enhanced Game Speed and Performance
| Updates significantly improved the game's tempo and speed, making enemy movements sharper and increasing overall game speed. This also led to a decrease in graphics card usage. | 8% |
Quick Bug Fixes and Patches
| Initial bugs and performance issues were quickly addressed with prompt day-one patches. This rapid response significantly improved the game's playability and overall reception. | 7% |
Magician Boss Design Praised
| The Magician boss, including its design, theme music, and high-speed movements, is particularly well-received by players. | 6% |
Specific Boss Encounter Changes
| Specific changes to boss encounters, such as the Chapter 2 boss's death animation and the Chapter 3 boss's civilian interaction, are noted as interesting deviations from the original. | 6% |
Cheesy Voice Acting Loved
| The voice acting, particularly its cheesy nature, is appreciated by players as it maintains the charm and humor of the original game. | 5% |
New Game Modes Added
| The inclusion of additional game modes like Boss Rush and Training provides more content and replayability compared to the first remake. | 4% |
Solid Rail Shooter Mechanics
| The core gameplay loop of shooting zombies on rails is well-executed, and the off-screen reload mechanic is a good fit for the game. | 3% |
Easier Aiming, Arcade Movement
| Aiming is naturally easier due to the game not being a light gun title, and enemy movements are now closer to the arcade version. | 3% |
Improved Civilian Status Tracking
| The addition of civilian status tracking at the end of rounds and the marking of missing civilians from other routes are good quality-of-life additions. | 3% |