The House of the Dead 2
From Sega Retro
| The House of the Dead 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer:    | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small}
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.
Contents
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
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
- 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
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
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)
Arcade print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1998-04: "1998-04 (1998-12-11)" (1998-11-27)
Dreamcast print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-11ex: "1999-11 extra (1999-04-02ex)" (1999-03-19)
Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
PDF
PC press release
Artwork
Physical scans
NAOMI version
| Sega Retro Average | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
N/A |
|---|---|
| Based on 0 reviews | |
| NAOMI, World (upright) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manual | ||||
| NAOMI, World (deluxe) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manual | ||||
Dreamcast version
|
81 |
|---|---|
| Based on 46 reviews | |
| Dreamcast, US |
|---|
  Cover
|
 Disc  Inlay |
| Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars) |
|---|
 Cover
|
| Dreamcast, EU |
|---|
  Cover
|
 Disc |
| Dreamcast, JP |
|---|
  Cover
|
| Dreamcast, JP (Gun Set) |
|---|
   Cover
|
| Dreamcast, BR |
|---|
  Cover
|
Disc |
PC version
| Sega Retro Average | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
75 |
|---|---|
| Based on 1 review | |
| PC, JP |
|---|
 Cover
|
| PC, US |
|---|
      Cover
|
  Jewel Case |
| PC, EU |
|---|
   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 (Top Games) |
|---|
 Cover
|
| PC, PT (Power Games) |
|---|
|
| PC, PT (Diário de Noticias) |
|---|
 Cover
|
| PC, PL |
|---|
  Cover
|
 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
References
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1998" (UK; 1998-10-14), page 76
- ↑ Edge, "January 1999" (UK; 1998-12-23), page 122
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 70
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 108
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 41
- ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 111
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://sega.jp/pc/hod2/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 15:36)
- ↑ Arcade, "March 1999" (UK; 1999-02-11), page 138
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Arcade, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-06), page 114
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 98
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 108/109 (108)
- ↑ DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 24-26 (24)
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 74-77 (74)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 70-72 (70)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 34" (UK; 2002-04-25), page 56-58 (56)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Edge, "May 1999" (UK; 1999-04-21), page 81
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 106/107 (110)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 MAN!AC, "06/99" (DE; 1999-05-05), page 46
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 80-83 (80)
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 90
- ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 108
- ↑ Dreamcast Arena, "Gennaio 2000" (IT; 2000-01-10), page 90
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 74
- ↑ DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 24
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-26)
- ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Oktober 1999" (DE; 1999-10-14), page 36
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Avril-Juin 1999" (FR; 1999-04-15), page 115
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-10-16), page 119
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-09), page 266
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ Famitsu, "1999-04-02" (JP; 1999-03-19), page 35
- ↑ Freak, "5/99" (IL; 1999-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 148
- ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-24), page 82
- ↑ GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Gen 4 Consoles, "Novembre 99" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 124
- ↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 65
- ↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 34
- ↑ Joypad, "Febbraio 2000" (IT; 2000-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 87
- ↑ Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 57
- ↑ Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 82
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86
- ↑ neXt Level, "Januar 2000" (DE; 1999-12-03), page 44
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 86
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-24), page 110
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Playmag, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 86
- ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
- ↑ Strana Igr, "May 1999 1/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ Total Control, "May 1999" (UK; 1999-04-16), page 114
- ↑ Video Games, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-15), page 106
- ↑ CD-Action, "8/2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 88
| The House of the Dead 2 | |
|---|---|
|
Main page | Comparisons | Credits | Hidden content | Development | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Technical information | Bootlegs
Music: The House of the Dead 2 (1999) | The House of the Dead 2 (2022) | |
| 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 | |
 |
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) |
 |
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) |
|
The House of the Dead "Wilder than Heaven" (1997) | Nightmare Syndrome Horror Game Comic Anthology (1998) + one more manga |
 |
House of the Dead (2003) | House of the Dead II (2005) |
Categories:
- Dreamcast Arcade Stick-compatible games
- Dreamcast Gun-compatible games
- Jump Pack-compatible games
- Dreamcast VGA Box-compatible games
- Visual Memory Unit-compatible games
- 1-2 player games
- All arcade games
- NAOMI games
- 1998 NAOMI games
- All 1998 games
- JP Dreamcast games
- All JP games
- US Dreamcast games
- All US games
- EU Dreamcast games
- All EU games
- BR Dreamcast games
- All BR games
- Dreamcast games
- 1999 Dreamcast games
- All 1999 games
- Dreamcast shoot-'em-up games
- All shoot-'em-up games
- JP Windows PC games
- US Windows PC games
- EU Windows PC games
- BX Windows PC games
- All BX games
- DE Windows PC games
- All DE games
- ES Windows PC games
- All ES games
- FR Windows PC games
- All FR games
- PT Windows PC games
- All PT games
- UK Windows PC games
- All UK games
- HU Windows PC games
- All HU games
- PL Windows PC games
- All PL games
- KR Windows PC games
- All KR games
- PC games
- 2001 PC games
- All 2001 games
- PC shoot-'em-up games
- Windows PC games
- Old content rating field
- Use romtable template
- All games
- Credits without source
- Credits without reference
- GalleryPrintAd file defined
- Old-style rating (arcade)
- Update ratings template
- 1 old ratings
- No ratings
- Old-style rating (consolesplus)
- Rating without PDF source
- Old-style rating (cvg)
- Old-style rating (dcuk)
- Old-style rating (dcmonthly)
- Old-style rating (dmjp r)
- Old-style rating (dmuk)
- Old-style rating (edge)
- Old-style rating (famitsu)
- Old-style rating (gamesmaster)
- Old-style rating (odmus)
- Old-style rating (maniac)
- Old-style rating (megafun)
- Rating without source
- Old-style rating (nextlevel)
- Old-style rating (playerone)
- Old-style rating (rod)
- Old-style rating (superplay)
- Old-style rating (videogames)
- 19 old ratings
- No ROM dumps
- Missing ROM dumps
- Old technical information
- The House of the Dead 2
- The House of the Dead (franchise)