I just got House of the Dead Overkill (many thanks to CZHJon for selling me his copy). I can safely say that it is the best HotD series I've ever played. One grip I have with the manual is that it stated the reload button is A but there is no mention of shaking the wii-mote to reload (which also works). I discovered it after playing it for almost 2 hours.

House of the Dead Overkill features a grindhouse movie look complete with cheesy music, and voice acting (Varla Guns anyone?). Playing it is a blast and the in game cutscenes are fun to watch, especially with Detective Washington's expletives filled dialog and rants (mostly the latter).

The game also features a lot of unlockables, most notably is the Director's Cut version (longer levels and meaner, tougher zombies mutants and extra weapons (which must be purchased with in-game credits obtained from beating the high scores of each level) such as the SMG, and Shotgun. Each weapon can be further customised with an array of options (extra ammo, less recoil, extra damage, shorter reload time etc.) Each player can carry a different configuration of weapons. My favorite being the SMG (with extra clips, extra damage) and the Shotgun (with extra damage, less recoil, extra clips) combo. My friend prefers a pistol (with extra damage, shorter reload time) and Shotgun combo. We had a blast (literally) playing it.

All in all, a run romp into Hicktown, USA. Highly recommended after the disappointing House of the Dead 2 & 3. And what more, it is exclusively for the wii.

House of the Dead 2 & 3 for the wii was repackage as one disc on the wii. They are essentially remakes of the arcade version minus the excitement of playing co-op with a stranger and dropping quarters into the machine. I have played the arcade version to death in our local arcades so I wasn't particularly interested in the 'remake'.

House of the Dead Overkill, however, was built ground up for the wii and it is also a wii exclusive. Something we as wii owners should be proud off. Also, there are more options in Overkill, such as customising your weapons and choosing your own weapons. There are also 3 very fun mini games in Overkill, all of which are carefully thought out instead of being there 'just because'.

There is nothing more satisfying than blowing up mutants with your automatic shotgun while your buddy spray bullets with the SMG. Then, there are grenades... and slow mo-fo power ups .... and golden brains ..... and of course, the ever present Medi-Kits... and the sexy stripper Varla Guns (fight her as a naked mutant on the last chapter which I think was partially the reason for the M rating).

Guns, boom sticks and Naked chicks ... now that's what I call a great game..

And oh, the controls are tight, graphics are really good (for a wii title), nice cheesy storyline and tons of unlockables (extra mutants option, director's cut, 3D models gallery, movie gallery, lots of weapons to purchase and use, customisable weapons, etc. etc.).

A few cut scenes with Varla Guns has her blouse expose her nipples.

On the last level, you will fight a naked Varla Guns with full frontal nudity.