When The House of the Dead first launched for arcade machines back in 1996, it became one of the most successful and iconic light gun shooters of the genre. This game and Capcom's Resident Evil series are commonly credited as being the pioneers of the zombie game franchise, which resulted in many House of the Dead sequels, spin-offs, and home console ports. While the series has been slumbering for the last few years, it seems like it is making a big comeback thanks to The House of the Dead Remake on the Nintendo Switch.
This remake of the classic light gun game was announced last year during Nintendo's indie showcase, with it being developed by MegaPixel Studio and published by Forever Entertainment. The gameplay of this House of the Dead remake will retain many of the original's gameplay features, with the player facing off hordes of undead monsters in a fast-paced thriller rail shooter environment. The game will also be boasting plenty of modern conveniences, which were all detailed in an exhaustive Q&A from the developers.
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This Q&A was provided to Nintendo Everything, which went over the game's controls, options, features, and a lot more. For example, since the Switch doesn't have a light gun peripheral, The House of the Dead Remake will have both gyro aiming controls combined with analog buttons to function. The Gyro can work with a pair of Joy-Cons, one single Joy-con, or even the Switch Pro Controller. There are also a number of customizable options for this gyro aiming as well.
The Q&A also listed a number of options and playable modes for this remake of House of the Dead, with a classic scoring mode that is based on the arcade version and a modern
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