The House of the Dead 2: Remake

Very few arcade titles have a place in my heart like House of the Dead 2. While I’ve done my fair share of cabinets, only House of the Dead 2 got me to dump literally twenty dollars worth of quarters into it so I could play, from start to finish, with a friend one faithful summer. It was such dumb fun, and I cherish that memory as only an arcade kid could. That kind of glowing memory is what compelled me to pick up House of the Dead 2: Remake. In spite of a less-than-stellar review of the f...

While the remake of the original The House of the Dead proved to be a fairly entertaining jaunt, this update of the sequel inexplicably comes off far worse. From horrible controls to poor visuals that are simply too dark at times, it's a big disappointment. Still, it's the only way to play this arcade classic on modern consoles, and it boasts some new modes and features.