The House of the Dead 2

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The House of the Dead 2

System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC

Publisher:

Sega

Empire Interactive

Developer:

Sega AM1^[1]

Sega AM4 (cabinet)

CRI

H.I.C.

Distributor:

Deith Leisure^[2] (UK)

Peripherals supported:

Dreamcast Gun, Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Gun Shooting (ガンシューティング)^[3], Horror Gun Shooting (ホラー・ガンシューティング)^[4], Shooting^[5]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1998-11-20	¥?	?
JP (playable demo)	1998-09^[6]	¥?	?
US	1999-01	$?	?

JP	1999-03-25^[4]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[4]	HDR-0007
JP (Gun Set)	1999-03-25^[4]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800e^[4]	HDR-0011
US	1999-09-09^[7]^[8]	$49.9549.95^[9]	51002
US (Sega All Stars)	2000-08-22		51002
US (Stinger Bundle)	200x		PL-521
EU	1999-10		MK-51002-50
EU (Gun Set)	1999		MK-51045-50
DE	1999-10		MK-51002-50
DE (Gun Set)	1999		MK-51045-50
ES	1999-10	8,990Ptas8,990^[12]	MK-51002-50
FR	1999-10		MK-51002-50
FR (Gun Set)	1999		MK-51045-50
UK	1999-10	£39.9939.99^[10]^[11]	MK-51002-50
UK (Gun Set)	1999	£59.9959.99^[13]^[10]	MK-51045-50
AU	1999		FHOU00DCS
BR	xxxx		197066
JP	2001-01-25^[14]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)^[14]	HCJ-0302
US	2001		30593
EU	2001-06-22		EI-1268
EU (DVD)	200x		EI-1268
EU (ES/IT)	200x
BX (Sega Classics)	200x
DE	2001-06-22		EI-1268
DE (DVD)	200x		EI-1268
ES (Xplosiv)	200x
ES (FX Interactive)	200x		ES-MVM04
FR	2001-06-22		EI-1268
FR (DVD)	200x		EI-1268
FR (ESI)	200x		RTGA14
PT	200x
PT (Top Games)	200x
PT (Diário de Noticias)	200x
UK (Xplosiv)	2003		EI-1268
UK (Fair Game)	200x
UK (Grabit)	200x
HU (Ecobit)	200x
HU (EVM)	200x
PL	200x
KR	200x

The House of the Dead 2 (ザハウスオブザデッド 2) is the direct sequel to The House of the Dead. It was released for Sega NAOMI arcade hardware before being ported to the Sega Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows. It was also included as an unlockable in its sequel, The House of the Dead 3, and has been included along with its sequel in The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return.

Production credits

Arcade version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Hitoshi Shimokawa, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Gen Miyazaki, Akira Ogata
Designers: Akira Watanabe, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takuya Ohashi, Norihito Omoda, Masaharu Ijichi, Shien Kato, Satoshi Kobayashi, Megumi Barada, Takashi Fukuda, Toshihiro Fujimaki
Music Composer & Sound Effect: Tetsuya Kawauchi, Haruyoshi Tomita
AM4 Staff: Eiji Nishimura, Noriaki Ueda, Akihiko Yamada, Hiroyuki Naitou, Hiroyuki Takahashi
Publicity: Mika Araki
Special Thanks: Kaori Fukano, Satoshi Nakajima, Tomiko Kusunoki, Tatsuhiko Ikeda, Naomi Library Team
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda
Presented by: AM1

Dreamcast version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Hitoshi Shimokawa, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Gen Miyazaki, Akira Ogata, Junji Shibasaki
Designers: Akira Watanabe, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takuya Ohashi, Norihito Omoda, Masaharu Ijichi, Shien Kato, Satoshi Kobayashi, Megumi Barada, Takashi Fukuda, Toshihiro Fujimaki
Sound Director: Tetsuya Kawauchi
Sound Staff: Haruyoshi Tomita
Publicity: Mika Araki
Special Thanks to: Kaori Fukano, Satoshi Nakajima, Tomiko Kusunoki, Tatsuhiko Ikeda, Seiki Saito
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda

Presented by: Sega

©Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1998, 1999

Source:: In-game credits

Production

Localization Producer: Osamu Shibamiya
Lead Tester: Howard Gipson
Assistant Lead Tester: Dennis Lee
Testers: Arnold Feener, Michael Dobbins, Shang-Ju Chen, Scott Etkin, Roddy McNevin, Gabrielle Brown, Karen Brown, Paulita Escalona, Jeff Sideno, Beejey Enriquez, Steven Peck

Marketing

Product Manager: Andrew Stein, Stacey Kerr
Senior Coordinator: Undyne Stafford

Manual

Writer/Editor/Translator: Luke Valentine
Writer: Fumiaki Tomura
DTP Operator: Makoto Nishino
Designer: Naohiko Iida
Supervisor: Kaoru Ichigozaki

Special Thanks: Peter Moore, Heather Kashner, Martha Hill, Dereck Schulman, Kathleen Joyce, Teri A. Higgins, Charles Bellfield, Sega Online, Sandra Castagnola, Sheri Hockaday, Jason Kuo, Jin Shimazaki, Shinobu Shindo, The Wookies, Kurt Busch, Mike Lopez

Source:: Other credits

PC version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Hitoshi Shimokawa, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Gen Miyazaki, Akira Ogata, Junji Shibasaki
Designers: Akira Watanabe, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takuya Ohashi, Norihito Omoda, Masaharu Ijichi, Shien Kato, Satoshi Kobayashi, Megumi Barada, Takashi Fukuda, Toshihiro Fujimaki
Sound Director: Tetsuya Kawauchi
Sound Staff: Haruyoshi Tomita
Publicity: Mika Araki
Special Thanks to: Kaori Fukano, Satoshi Nakajima, Tomiko Kusunoki, Tatsuhiko Ikeda, Seiki Saito
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda

Source:: In-game credits

Empire Interactive (UK)

Producer: Iain Riches
QA Manager: David Cleaveley
Assistant QA Manager: Ste Chainey
Lead Tester: Mark Klocek
Testers: Rich Naughten, Darren T. Bennett, Carlo Bush, Chris Matlub, Gareth West, Christopher Giggins
Production: Anthony J. Bond Jr.
Marketing: Simon Orams
Design and Artwork: Philip Goldfinch, Paul Flewitt, Jamie Young, Stephen Brennan, Jayshree Mistry

Source:: Other credits

Magazine articles

Main article: The House of the Dead 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #124: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1998-04: "1998-04 (1998-12-11)" (1998-11-27)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-11ex: "1999-11 extra (1999-04-02ex)" (1999-03-19)

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #10: "Noviembre 1999" (1999-xx-xx)

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
also published in:

Neo Plus (PL) #31: "Kwiecień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[15]
Neo Plus (PL) #32: "Maj 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[16]
Neo Plus (PL) #33: "Czerwiec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[17]
Neo Plus (PL) #34: "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[18]
Neo Plus (PL) #35: "Wrzesień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[19]

PDF

PC press release

Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Arcade (UK)	60	^[20]

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	60
Based on 1 review

NAOMI, World (upright)

Manual

NAOMI, World (deluxe)

Manual

NAOMI, upright

Manual

NAOMI, US (deluxe)

Manual

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Arcade (UK)	80	^[21]
Arcade (UK)	60	^[22]
Consoles + (FR)	96	№88, p90-93
Consoles + (FR)	92	№94, p108/109
Computer & Video Games (UK)	80	^[23]
DC-UK (UK)	80	^[24]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK)	80	^[25]
Dreamcast Magazine (readers) (JP)	90	^[26]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)	91	^[27]^[28]
Edge (UK)	70	^[29]
Famitsu (JP)	83	№537, p35
GamesMaster (UK)	78	№82, p82/83
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)	80	^[30]
MAN!AC (DE)	82	^[31]
Mega Fun (DE)	87
neXt Level (DE)	85
Player One (FR)	88	^[32]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)	90	^[12]
	88

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	83
Based on 19 reviews

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, JP (Gun Set)
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Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
Cover

Dreamcast, US (Stinger Bundle Pak)
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Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, EU (Gun Set)
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, BR
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Disc

Dreamcast, AU
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Disc

PC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
GamesMaster (UK)	83	№111, p94

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	83
Based on 1 review

PC, JP
Cover

PC, US
Cover
Jewel Case

PC, EU
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Cover
Disc Jewel Case

PC, EU (DVD)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv; free game)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv) (Alt)
Cover

PC, UK (Grabit)
Cover
Disc

PC, UK (Fair Game)
Cover

PC, FR
Cover

PC, BX^† (Sega Classics)
Cover

PC, ES/IT
Cover

PC, ES (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, ES (FX Interactive)
Cover

PC, PT
Cover

PC, PT (Top Games)
Cover

PC, PT (Power Games)

PC, PT (Diário de Noticias)
Cover

PC, PL
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Disc

PC, HU (Ecobit)
Cover

PC, HU (EVM)
Cover

PC, KR

Jewel Case

PC, KR (alt)

Technical information

In the Dreamcast version, the second level renders up to 2.2 million polygons per second, about 36,000 to 37,000 polygons per scene at 60 FPS. The Player 1 character consists of about 3300 to 3400 polygons in the Dreamcast version.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, PC

References

The House of the Dead 2

Books: The House of the Dead 2 G's File (1999) | The House of the Dead 2 Perfect Guide (1999) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: The House of the Dead 2 (1999) | The House of the Dead 2 Official Strategy Guide (1999)
Music: The House of the Dead 2 (1999)

The House of the Dead series of games
	The House of the Dead (1996) \| The House of the Dead 2 (1998) \| The House of the Dead III (2003) \| The House of the Dead 4 (2005) Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The Typing of the Dead (1999) \| Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (2008) \| The House of the Dead LL (20xx) \| Darts of the Dead (2017) \| House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018)
	The House of the Dead (1998)
	The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The Typing of the Dead (2000)
	The House of the Dead (1998) \| The Typing of the Dead (2000) \| The House of the Dead 2 (2001) \| The Typing of the Dead 2003 (2005) \| The Typing of the Dead 2004 (2003) \| The House of the Dead III (2004) \| The Typing of the Dead for Mac (200x) \| The Typing of the Dead Typing Lariat (2006) \| The Typing of the Dead 2 (2007) \| The Typing of the Dead Featuring Rakuten Minna no Shushoku Katsudou Nikki (2010) \| The Typing of the Dead EX (2012) \|The Typing of the Dead: Overkill (2013)
	The Pinball of the Dead (2002)
	The House of the Dead III (2003)
	The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (2004)
	Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead (2008)
	The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2008) \| The House of the Dead: Overkill (2009)
	The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut (2011)
	The House of the Dead III (2012) \| The House of the Dead 4 (2012) \| The House of the Dead Bundle Pack (2012)
	Zombie Utsu: Flick of the Dead (2012) \| The House of the Dead: Overkill The Lost Reels (2013)
The House of the Dead related media
	The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (2005)
	The House of the Dead "Wilder than Heaven" (1997) \| The House of the Dead Official Guide (1998) \| The House of the Dead Dennou Shinan: Dr. Curien no Houkoku Sho (1998) \| Nightmare Syndrome Horror Game Comic Anthology (1998) \| The House of the Dead 2 G's File (1999) \| The House of the Dead 2 Perfect Guide (1999) \| Zombie Revenge Perfect Guide (1999) \| The House of the Dead 2 Official Strategy Guide (1999) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide (2003) \| House of the Dead (2003) \| Prelude to an Overkill (2009) + one more manga
	House of the Dead (2003) \| House of the Dead II (2005)

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p150-1] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 150

[:File:CVG_UK_204.pdf_p76-2] Computer & Video Games, "November 1998" (UK; 1998-10-14), page 76

[:File:THotD2_DC_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-3] File:THotD2 DC JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20091125165426.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fdc.2F990109-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 http://sega.jp/dc/990109 (Wayback Machine: 2009-11-25 16:54)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201023172835.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fdreamcast.2Fsoftware.html-5] ttps://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-23 17:28)

[:File:Edge_UK_067.pdf_p122-6] Edge, "January 1999" (UK; 1998-12-23), page 122

[Press_release:_1999-09-02:_Sega_Dreamcast_Launch_Titles_and_Peripherals-7] Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20020103085939.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.com.2Fgames.2Fdreamcast.2Fpost_dreamcastgame.jhtml.3FPRODID.3D237-8] ttp://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=237 (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-03 08:59)

[:File:ODCM_US_01.pdf_p111-9] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 111

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p70-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 70

[:File:ODM_UK_01.pdf_p87-11] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 87

[:File:ROD_ES_01.pdf_p41-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 41

[:File:CVG_UK_216.pdf_p108-13] Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 108

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20011102153659.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fpc.2Fhod2.2F-14] 14.0 ^14.1 http://sega.jp/pc/hod2/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 15:36)

[:File:Neo_Plus_31_PL.pdf_p100-15] Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Neo_Plus_32_PL.pdf_p100-16] Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Neo_Plus_33_PL.pdf_p100-17] Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Neo_Plus_34_PL.pdf_p84-18] Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Neo_Plus_35_PL.pdf_p84-19] Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Arcade_UK_04.pdf_p138-20] Arcade, "March 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 138

[:File:Arcade_UK_07.pdf_p114-21] Arcade, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-06), page 114

[:File:Arcade_UK_13.pdf_p98-22] Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 98

[:File:CVG_UK_216.pdf_p108_.28108.2F109.29-23] Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 108/109 (108)

[:File:DCUK_01.pdf_p24_.2824-26.29-24] DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 24-26 (24)

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_01.pdf_p74_.2874-77.29-25] Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 74-77 (74)

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p33-26] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p70_.2870-72.29-27] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 70-72 (70)

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_34.pdf_p56_.2856-58.29-28] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 34" (UK; 2002-04-25), page 56-58 (56)

[:File:Edge_UK_071.pdf_p81-29] Edge, "May 1999" (UK; 1999-04-21), page 81

[:File:ODCM_US_01.pdf_p110_.28106.2F107.29-30] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 106/107 (110)

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1999-06.pdf_p46-31] MAN!AC, "06/99" (DE; 1999-05-05), page 46

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_102.pdf_p80_.2880-83.29-32] Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 80-83 (80)

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The House of the Dead series of games
	The House of the Dead (1996) \| The House of the Dead 2 (1998) \| The House of the Dead III (2003) \| The House of the Dead 4 (2005) Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The Typing of the Dead (1999) \| Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (2008) \| The House of the Dead LL (20xx) \| Darts of the Dead (2017) \| House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018)
	The House of the Dead (1998)
	The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The Typing of the Dead (2000)
	The House of the Dead (1998) \| The Typing of the Dead (2000) \| The House of the Dead 2 (2001) \| The Typing of the Dead 2003 (2005) \| The Typing of the Dead 2004 (2003) \| The House of the Dead III (2004) \| The Typing of the Dead for Mac (200x) \| The Typing of the Dead Typing Lariat (2006) \| The Typing of the Dead 2 (2007) \| The Typing of the Dead Featuring Rakuten Minna no Shushoku Katsudou Nikki (2010) \| The Typing of the Dead EX (2012) \|The Typing of the Dead: Overkill (2013)
	The Pinball of the Dead (2002)
	The House of the Dead III (2003)
	The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (2004)
	Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead (2008)
	The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2008) \| The House of the Dead: Overkill (2009)
	The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut (2011)
	The House of the Dead III (2012) \| The House of the Dead 4 (2012) \| The House of the Dead Bundle Pack (2012)
	Zombie Utsu: Flick of the Dead (2012) \| The House of the Dead: Overkill The Lost Reels (2013)
The House of the Dead related media
	The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| Zombie Revenge (1999) \| The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (2005)
	The House of the Dead "Wilder than Heaven" (1997) \| The House of the Dead Official Guide (1998) \| The House of the Dead Dennou Shinan: Dr. Curien no Houkoku Sho (1998) \| Nightmare Syndrome Horror Game Comic Anthology (1998) \| The House of the Dead 2 G's File (1999) \| The House of the Dead 2 Perfect Guide (1999) \| Zombie Revenge Perfect Guide (1999) \| The House of the Dead 2 Official Strategy Guide (1999) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: The House of the Dead 2 (1999) \| The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide (2003) \| House of the Dead (2003) \| Prelude to an Overkill (2009) + one more manga
	House of the Dead (2003) \| House of the Dead II (2005)

The House of the Dead 2

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Arcade version

Dreamcast version

PC version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Dreamcast version

PC version

Technical information

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References