Evil Dead: Hail to the King

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Evil Dead: Hail to the King

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Heavy Iron Studios

Licensor: Renaissance Pictures, Canal+ DA

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-12-18^[1]		T-10003N
DE	2001-06-20^[4]		T-10005D-83
ES	2001-06-27^[9]		T-10005D-05
FR	2001-06-20^[2]^[3]		T-10005D-80
UK	2001-06-22^[5]^[6]	£29.9929.99^[7]^[8]	T-10005D-05
DE/FR	2001-06-22		T-10005D-83
ES/UK	2001-06-22		T-10005D-05

Non-Sega versions
PlayStation Windows PC

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Evil Dead: Hail to the King is a survival horror game released for the Sega Dreamcast. It is based on the Evil Dead film franchise, with a story that takes place after the third film, Army of Darkness.

Gameplay

Hail to the King follows the survival horror formula popularised by the likes of Resident Evil, with pre-rendered backgrounds, fixed cameras and "tank" controls.

History

Legacy

A sequel, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, with very different gameplay would be released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2003.

Magazine articles

Main article: Evil Dead: Hail to the King/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #137: "December 2000" (2000-10-30)

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #19: "May 2001" (2001-04-05)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #92: "June 2001" (2001-04-25)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

85

^[10]

Ação Games (BR)

65

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

80

^[12]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

42

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

45

^[13]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

81

^[14]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

58

^[15]

GamePlay RPG (FR)

NTSC-U

61

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[17]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

39

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

37

^[19]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[20]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

50

^[21]

Play (PL)

59

^[22]

Power Unlimited (NL)

40

^[23]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

40

^[24]

	54
Based on 16 reviews

Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, FR
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, UK/ES
Cover
Disc Reg Card

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

THQ webpages: Dreamcast

References

↑ http://www.ebworld.com:80/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-13 17:23)
↑ http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=18991 (Wayback Machine: 2002-10-30 12:42)
↑ http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/557792/ref=vg_brbx_c_1_1/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-28 02:00)
↑ http://www.amazon.de:80/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YSSM (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-28 00:30)
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=4449 (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-30 17:37)
↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300720/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-03 10:58)
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 59
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 23" (UK; 2001-06-14), page 52
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=17154&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-10 21:53)
↑ 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 73
↑ GamePlay RPG, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 39
↑ GamePro, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 93
↑ Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 79
↑ MAN!AC, "09/2001" (DE; 2001-08-01), page 50
↑ Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 85
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 58
↑ Play, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 6, Juni 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 57
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Junio 2001" (ES; 2001-05-25), page 44

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[:File:ODM_UK_21.pdf_p59-7] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 59

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_23.pdf_p52-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 23" (UK; 2001-06-14), page 52

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[10] 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_160.pdf_p52-11] Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_109.pdf_p116-12] Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:EGM_US_140.pdf_p113-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113

[14] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 68

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:GameplayRPG_FR_05.pdf_p39-16] GamePlay RPG, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:GamePro_US_150.pdf_p93-17] GamePro, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 93

[:File:GameInformer_US_095.pdf_p79-18] Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-09.pdf_p50-19] MAN!AC, "09/2001" (DE; 2001-08-01), page 50

[:File:NextGeneration_US_76.pdf_p85-20] Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 85

[:File:ODM_UK_21.pdf_p58-21] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 58

[22] Play, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_090_200106.pdf_p57-23] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 6, Juni 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:ROD_ES_18.pdf_p44-24] Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Junio 2001" (ES; 2001-05-25), page 44

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Evil Dead: Hail to the King

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References