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
Developer:
Distributor:
Arcade
Deith Leisure (UK)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast Gun, Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Windows PC
JP 		¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190) HCJ-0302
Windows PC
US
Windows PC
EU 		EI-1268
Windows PC
UK
(Xplosiv) 		EI-1268
Windows PC
UK
(Fair Game)
Windows PC
UK
(Grabit)
Windows PC
KR

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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.

Artwork

  • THotD2 logo.jpg
  • HotD2 art.jpg

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

In-game credits

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
ADX
Copyright © 1996, 1998 CRI
Presented by: Sega
©Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1998, 1999

Other 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

PC Version

In-game credits

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

Other 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

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

NAOMI Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 AllGame
60 №4, p138
Arcade
 76
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

The House of the Dead 2

Arcade, World

Dreamcast Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 AllGame
80 №7, p114
60 №13, p98
96 №88, p90/91/92/93
92 №94, p108/109
80 №216, p108/109
80 №1, p24-26[1]
80 №1, p74/75/76/77
90
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91 №1, p70/71/72
91 №34, p56/57/58
70 №71, p81
83 №537, p35
78 №82, p82/83
87 September 8, 1999
80 №1, p106/107
87
85
87 September 23, 1999
88 №102, p80/81/82/83
90 №1, p41[3]
88
100 2006/11/13
Sega Dreamcast
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Based on
24 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
90
[4]
Arcade (UK) NTSC-J
75
[5]
Arcade (UK) PAL
50
[6]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
96
[7]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
92
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[9]
Dreamcast Arena (IT) PAL
80
[10]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[11]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[1]
Digitiser (UK)
67
[12]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[13]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE)
75
[14]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
91
[15]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
90
[16]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J
95
[17]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
93
[18]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[20]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
83
[21]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[22]
Freak (IL)
92
[23]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
84
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
53
[25]
GamesMaster (UK) NTSC-J
78
[26]
GameZine (UK)
90
[27]
Gen 4 Consoles (FR)
100
[28]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[29]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
91
[30]
Joypad (IT) PAL
80
[31]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
82
[32]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[33]
Man!ak (PL)
85
[34]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[35]
Neo Plus (PL)
80
[36]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[37]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[38]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
90
[39]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)
80
[40]
Player One (FR)
88
[41]
Playmag (FR) PAL
85
[42]
PSX Extreme (PL)
73
[43]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
90
[3]
Strana Igr (RU)
80
[44]
Strana Igr (RU)
83
[45]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
77
[46]
Video Games (DE) PAL
84
[47]
Sega Dreamcast
 81
Based on
46 reviews

The House of the Dead 2

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, US
(Sega All Stars)
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Cover
Dreamcast, EU
THotD2 DC EU Box Back.jpgTHotD2 DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
THotD2 DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
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Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, BR
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Cover
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Disc

Windows Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №111, p94
Windows PC
 83
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD-Action (PL)
75
[48]
Windows PC
 75
Based on
1 review

The House of the Dead 2

PC, US
THotD2 PC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PC, EU
THotD2 PC EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTHotD2 PC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
THotD2 PC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
THotD2 PC EU Box Back JewelCase.jpgTHotD2 PC EU Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, EU (DVD)
THotD2 PC EU Box Empire.jpg
Cover
PC, JP
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Cover
PC, UK (Xplosiv)
THotD2 PC EU Box Xplosiv.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (Xplosiv) (Alt)
THotD2 PC UK Box Xplosiv Alt.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (GrabIt)

PC, UK (Fair Game)
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Cover
PC, FR/NL (Sega Classics)

PC, ES/IT

PC, ES (FX)

PC, PT (Top Games)

PC, PL

PC, KR
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Cover

External Links

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



The House of the Dead series of games
The House of the Dead (Remake) (1996) | The House of the Dead 2 (1998) | The House of the Dead III (2003) | The House of the Dead 4 (2005) | The House of the Dead: Overkill (Extended Cut) (2009) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018)
The Typing of the Dead games
The Typing of the Dead (1999) | The Typing of the Dead 2003 (2002) | The Typing of the Dead 2004 (2003) | The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (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)
Spin-off games
Zombie Revenge (1999) | The Pinball of the Dead (2002) | Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (2008) | Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead (2008) | The House of the Dead LL (20xx) | Zombie Utsu: Flick of the Dead (2012) | The House of the Dead: Overkill The Lost Reels (2013) | Darts of the Dead (2017) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Battle Genesis (2019)
Compilations
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2008) | The House of the Dead Bundle Pack (2012)
The House of the Dead related media
Music
 The House of the Dead 2 (1999) | Zombie Revenge (1999) | The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (2005) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (2019) | The House of the Dead 2 (2022)
Book
 The House of the Dead Official Guide (1998) | The House of the Dead Dennou Shinan: Dr. Curien no Houkoku Sho (1998) | 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) | Dreamcast Hisshou Hou Special: Zombie Revenge Perfect Guide (1999) | House of the Dead (2003) | The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide (2003) | Prelude to an Overkill (2009)
Book
 The House of the Dead "Wilder than Heaven" (1997) | Nightmare Syndrome Horror Game Comic Anthology (1998) + one more manga
Film
 House of the Dead (2003) | House of the Dead II (2005)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:DCUK 01.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 01.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 33
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 41 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p41" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
  5. ↑ Arcade, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-06), page 114
  6. ↑ Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 98
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 90
  8. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 108
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 108
  10. ↑ Dreamcast Arena, "Gennaio 2000" (IT; 2000-01-10), page 90
  11. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 74
  12. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-26)
  13. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 84
  14. ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Oktober 1999" (DE; 1999-10-14), page 36
  15. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 70
  16. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
  17. ↑ Dreamzone, "Avril-Juin 1999" (FR; 1999-04-15), page 115
  18. ↑ Dreamzone, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-10-16), page 119
  19. ↑ Edge, "May 1999" (UK; 1999-04-21), page 81
  20. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-09), page 266
  21. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 98
  22. ↑ Famitsu, "1999-04-02" (JP; 1999-03-19), page 35
  23. ↑ Freak, "5/99" (IL; 1999-xx-xx), page 29
  24. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  25. ↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 148
  26. ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-24), page 82
  27. ↑ GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
  28. ↑ Gen 4 Consoles, "Novembre 99" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 124
  29. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 65
  30. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 34
  31. ↑ Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 88
  32. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/99" (DE; 1999-05-05), page 46
  33. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 87
  34. ↑ Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 57
  35. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 82
  36. ↑ Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  37. ↑ Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86
  38. ↑ neXt Level, "Januar 2000" (DE; 1999-12-03), page 44
  39. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 86
  40. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 110
  41. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 80
  42. ↑ Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86
  43. ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
  44. ↑ Strana Igr, "May 1999 1/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 50
  45. ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  46. ↑ Total Control, "May 1999" (UK; 1999-04-16), page 114
  47. ↑ Video Games, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-15), page 106
  48. ↑ CD-Action, "8/2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 88
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