THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake

"I enjoyed my time with The House of the Dead: Remake but it&s;s certainly not as fun as the classic games. It does a lot of things exceptionally well while failing at others so it ends up feeling more like …"

"The House of the Dead: Remake could have been such an easy recommendation if it controlled properly. It hits all the right notes EXCEPT for the most important ones, and I seriously cannot wrap my head around how it got …"

"The House of the Dead: Remake is a lukewarm game that lives on reflected light and has several glitches in the control system. Only for those who sleep with a light gun under their pillow."

"The faithful remake of this light-gun classic only serves to highlight how bare bones it is by today&s;s standards."

"THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake is an absolute disservice to the light gun classic. From the pop in to the loading times to the broken control scheme, this re-release would make even Dr. Curien cower in fear."

"House of the Dead Remake is a great way to spend an afternoon at home if you’re a fan of the original, even if it has some minor issues."

"When it all works like it should, The House of the Dead: Remake is a fun update of a Sega arcade classic. The performance can be janky and the controls clunky on its default settings, but if you&s;re willing to …"

"Your enjoyment of The House of the Dead: Remake is going to be highly dependent on your nostalgia for the original arcade game and a firm understanding of what you&s;re getting into. It&s;s a lightgun game on a platform where …"

"The House of the Dead Remake is a game rooted on nostalgia and zombies, but fails to bring an entertaining experience on Nintendo Switch due to the many issues with its control scheme. A pity, since the juicy arcade gameplay …"

"‎The visual facelift and extras added to The House of the Dead are spoiled because of the control system. Playing with a pointer is not funny, and the joy-con motion sensor aiming system is inaccurate and requires us to constantly …"

"The House of The Dead: Remake bets on nostalgia and tries to renew itself while leaving its arcade essence intact. Sadly, controls are not precise and makes it frustrating in a short time. If you overcome this huge problem, its …"

"Closing out our The House of the Dead: Remake review, the game is held back by the limitations of the joy cons, but getting past that is still one of the cheesiest guilty pleasures to have. Anyone who enjoys having …"

"At the end of the day, The House of the Dead: Remake is a modern version of the arcade classic that is serviceable enough for fans looking to play at home. It brings added replayability with its difficulty, the scoring …"

"The House of the Dead: Remake had a lot working in its favor going in that didn&s;t pan out in the end."

"The House of the Dead: Remake gives the classic zombie-shooting game a frightfully fresh coat of paint, but its arcade roots create new problems as a home console release."

"Ah, the classic arcade light gun genre, remembered fondly for how bonkers it could be and a bit less positively for how quickly it could drain your supply of quarters..."

"The House of the Dead: Remake successfully moves to the Switch everything you loved about the on-rails shooting arcade game…except the controls. It&s;s fun to play with a friend provided you both understand that the very act of aiming and …"

"The House of the Dead: Remake is a lovingly crafted remake of an arcade classic that unfortunately fails on a fundamental level with its subpar control scheme. Without true lightgun support, it’s a difficult recommendation."

"The House of the Dead is one of the best on-rail shooters, but the remake adds very little to the well known formula. The game is still very short and issues with controls will drive you crazy."

"The House of the Dead Remake is everything you&s;d expect from a revamp of an old-school 90s zombie rail shooter. It&s;s fun, all too brief, but still provides enough entertainment solo or with a mate in tow. However, it still …"

"Overall, this is an accurate and faithful remake of the original The House of the Dead but lacks the bespoke light gun controls to really make it work. While games like Virtual On have had their TwinStick peripherals over the …"

"It&s;s not the best remake in the world, but at least it still respects the fun of the original."

"Overall, The House of the Dead Remake is a great addition to your game library and one that you’ll be playing again and again with its great replay value, finding various routes on the way to the bosses and their …"

"House of the Dead Remake is a fun, quick romp perfect for a night in with a friend, but will most likely wear out its welcome after a couple of hours. The HD graphics help update the game to the …"

"Still, even with the control issues, The House of the Dead: Remake is good fun. And while a playthrough will take you less than an hour, this is the type of game you’ll come back to time and time again. …"

"It’s a valiant effort, and an impressively authentic recreation all-in-all, but it just doesn’t hold up from a modern perspective – especially without a lightgun in-hand."

"The same studio that made The House of the Dead: Remake is also working on a remake of its sequel. It would have been better if the team had held off and included the two games in one package, as …"

"The House of the Dead: Remake doesn&s;t reinvent the wheel, is brief in length, and does have some niggly control issues, but this is a welcome addition to the library of any Switch owner who enjoys on-rails lightgun shooters."

"The House of the Dead: Remake will appeal to fans of the original for obvious reasons, but several significant issues hold the disappointingly threadbare experience back in several ways."

"We take a deeper look at all the additional versions of The House of the Dead: Remake and see how they all stack up to the original release."

"The House of the Dead: Remake can be an enjoyable return to the classic arcade rail shooter, but performance hiccups and frustrating controls are scarier enemies than the zombies themselves."

"THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake is precisely that, a remake of one of the most iconic and best rail-shooters of all time. In terms of core gameplay and story, there isn&s;t much; however, the touch-ups are all that was …"

"If you want to get into House of the Dead Remake, wait for the price to go down, which it will unless older players like me snap up copies without looking up reviews. There is simply not enough under the …"

"There&s;s no reinvention or reimagining of the zombie shooter. Amid so many excellent works reviving past games, like Tony Hawk&s;s Pro Skater, Crash Bandicoot, Resident Evil (minus the third), and Final Fantasy VII, the studio behind THE HOUSE OF THE …"

"The House of the Dead Remake is back in a very classic edition. The creators add a few elements, take care of the setting, but the core of the production has not been changed. As a result, this is a …"

"Finally, the title of The House of the Dead: Remake is a rimic faithful to the identity of its original version, and the creators have tried to bring the experience of one of the best and most memorable Light Gun …"