House of the Dead: Arcade killing comes to Wii

Sega seem to be on something of a roll as of late.  Their latest ray of sunshine for Wii gamers is a foray into the goodness of arcade zombie heaven; with the promise of House of the Dead 2 & 3 for Wii in the Spring of 2008.  In a moment of zombie mashing, the two will be merged into one, giant fest of wiggly worms and vile, dead things.  Be very afraid ... and grab your Wii Zapper.

We're told that players will be able to play both versions of the game, battling the relentless attack of zombies with steady aim and a quick trigger finger. Utilising the new Wii Zapper casing or just the Wii Remote and Nunchuk on their own, players will experience branching storylines with six game modes including Arcade Mode and Time Attack modes. Expect a single-player campaign, plus a co-op multiplayer mode for two players.  No four player action, then?  Boo hiss.

"The House of the Dead ... has been revamped for today's gamer looking for fast-paced shooting action on the Wii" commented Gary Knight, Marketing Director of Sega. "Utilising the new Wii Zapper, the player can get the renowned light gun experience in their own home."

The way I see it, even if zombie blasting isn't your thing (and it's not mine anymore) there's still good reason to be excited about this.  Frankly, more mature titles appearing now on the Wii is an answer to the very small selection of vocal pests out there claiming that Nintendo's console is nothing more than a kid's toy, with games like EA Playground and The Sims.  We know of course, that this is simply not true.  But mud sticks, and zombie rampages will help clean that mud off, before sticking it firmly into the eye socket of anyone daft enough to claim such a thing again.

On the end of a shotgun cart, obviously.