Sega verkündet heute, dass es von The House of the Dead: Overkill auch eine Collector's Edition geben wird. Als Vorbesteller wird man den Pappschuber samt Graphic Novel im Schwarz-Weiß-Stil bei ausgesuchten Händlern erwerben können. Prelude to an Overkill soll der Comic heißen und die Ereignisse der Nacht vor Beginn des Spiels erzählen. Das eigentliche Spiel soll an alte Splatter- und Zombiefilme erinnern. Ein Release in Deutschland wurde aber schon verneint, importieren kann man es sich ab Februar 2009.
[quote]LONDON (20th November, 2008) SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced the red hot Collectors Edition for The House of the Dead: OVERKILL for release in PAL territories. This premium edition of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL arrives encased in an exclusive collectors slipcase and is accompanied by an exclusive graphic novel. It will only be available through selected retailers as a pre-order bonus.
Prelude to an OVERKILL tells the fateful stories of Agent Washington and Varla Gunns, on the night before the violent and shocking events of the game. Illustrated by Steve Copter, of dissident punk band Black Mekon (www.myspace.com/blackmekon), this specially-commissioned comic is only available in The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Collectors Edition.
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL puts players in the shoes of Special Agent G and Detective Washington. Whilst mowing down waves of infected blood-thirsty zombies in a last-ditch effort to survive Bayou City, gamers uncover the horrific truth behind the origins of the House of the Dead.
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will be released in February 2009, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii
For more information about the game, please visit http://www.sega.co.uk[/quote]