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The House of the Dead III

"The House of the Dead III is a 2002 light gun arcade game with a horror zombie-survival theme, and the third installment to the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Wow Entertainment and Sega."

WOW Entertainment·SEGA AM1·Sega· June 1, 2002· Main Game
71
User Score
31 ratings

The House of the Dead III is a 2002 light gun arcade game with a horror zombie-survival theme, and the third installment to the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Wow Entertainment and Sega. It was later ported to the Xbox in 2003, Microsoft Windows in 2005, the Wii in 2008 in a compilation with The House of the Dead 2, and PlayStation 3 in 2012 with PlayStation Move support. The game continues the story of the previous games and introduces new gameplay concepts such as story branching. The game's protagonist is Lisa Rogan, daughter of Thomas Rogan, the first game's main character, and players control Lisa, G, or Daniel Curien.

Released 1 June 2002 for PlayStation 3, Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Wii by WOW Entertainment and SEGA AM1, published by Sega. Rated 16 by PEGI, M by ESRB. 2-player local co-op.

Story

The zombie infestation has spread all over the world, reducing the world into desolation with the civilization collapsing.

In 2019 (16 years after the events of The House of the Dead 4), a paramilitary force led by retired AMS agent Thomas Rogan infiltrates the EFI Research Facility, a research center formerly owned by Dr. Roy Curien located in an unnamed place in Europe or North America, to investigate what led to the world's collapse. During the mission, his entire team is killed, until he and his second-in-command, Captain Dan Taylor are left. When they manage to find their answer in a giant laboratory, Death, a gigantic mutant who serves as the facility's security guard, kills Taylor and injures Rogan. While fighting to stay alive, Rogan is approached by an unidentified figure in a semi-corporate attire who offers help. Contact with him is lost.

Two weeks later, on October 31, Rogan's daughter, Lisa, accompanied by his former partner, semi-retired agent "G", arrives at the facility to rescue him. While navigating through the facility, they fend off against hordes of undead creatures, before they encounter Death, whom they fight twice. Later, they fight a deformed sloth, The Fool, and a mutated tendrilous plant named The Sun. Along the way, Lisa muses to "G" how she has to live in the shadows of her well-known father and that she is often the subject of his comparison.

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Artwork & Box Art

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PlayStation 3
Standard
NA
Feb 7, 2012
PlayStation 3
Standard
EU
Feb 15, 2012
Xbox
Standard
NA
Oct 24, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
EU
Feb 11, 2005
PlayStation 3
Standard
JP
Apr 19, 2012
Xbox
Standard
EU
Mar 14, 2003
Wii
Standard
JP
Mar 19, 2008
Wii
Standard
EU
Mar 28, 2008
Wii
Standard
NA
Mar 11, 2008
Arcade
Standard
WW
Jun 1, 2002
Xbox
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JP
Jan 30, 2003
User Score
71 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
Users
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike