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The House of the Dead 2
System(s): Sega NAOMI , Sega Dreamcast , Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Sega PC
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
1999-11-05
MK-51002-50
EU (Gun Set)
1999-11-05
MK-51045-50
DE
1999-11-05
MK-51002-50
DE (Gun Set)
1999-11-05
MK-51045-50
ES
1999-11-04[15]
8,990Ptas8,990[16]
MK-51002-50
ES (Gun Set)
1999-11-04[18]
MK-51045-50
FR
1999-11-03[14]
MK-51002-50
FR (Gun Set)
1999-11-03
MK-51045-50
UK
1999-11-05[10] [11]
£39.9939.99[12] [13]
MK-51002-50
UK (Gun Set)
1999-11-05[10] [11]
£59.9959.99[17] [12]
MK-51045-50
AU
2000-11-30[19]
FHOU00DCS
BR
xxxx
197066
JP
2001-01-25[20]
¥7,800 (8,190 )7,800 (8,190 )[20]
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)
2005
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 a Sega NAOMI arcade horror light gun game developed by Sega AM1 and manufactured by Sega . First released to Japanese arcades in November 1998 to critical and commercial success that surpassed even its predecessor, the game has since been regarded as one of Sega's most seminal and classic arcade titles, and is the direct basis for a number of spin-off titles like The Typing of the Dead .
In March 1999, The House of the Dead 2 was ported to the Sega Dreamcast courtesy of developer CRI , and was also later ported to Windows PCs in January 2001 courtesy of developer H.I.C. . The game also appears an an unlockable bonus in the 2003 Xbox port of its sequel The House of the Dead 3 , and as a featured game in the 2008 Nintendo Wii compilation 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
ADX Copyright © 1996, 1998 CRI
©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
Manual
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
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:
PDF
PC press release
Artwork
Physical scans
NAOMI version
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Division by zero.
Based on0 review
NAOMI, World (upright)
Manual
NAOMI, World (deluxe)
Manual
NAOMI, upright
Manual
NAOMI, US (deluxe)
Manual
Dreamcast version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
GamesMaster (UK)
78
№82, p82/83
Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU (Gun Set)
Disc
Dreamcast, BR
Disc
Dreamcast, AU
Disc
PC version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Version
Score
CD-Action (PL)
[69]
PC, JP
Cover
PC, US
Jewel Case
PC, EU (DVD)
Cover
PC, FR
Cover
PC, BX† (Sega Classics)
Cover
Disc
PC, ES/IT
Cover
PC, PT
Cover
PC, PT (Top Games)
Cover
PC, PT (Diário de Noticias)
Cover
PC, PL
Disc
PC, HU (Ecobit)
Cover
Disc
PC, HU (EVM)
Cover
PC, KR
Jewel Case
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
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↑ Computer & Video Games , "November 1998" (UK; 1998-10-14), page 76
↑ File:THotD2 DC JP Box Back.jpg
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