<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
it	O
utilizes	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
standard	O
controllers	O
on	O
consoles	B-Device
and	O
a	O
mouse	O
or	O
keyboard	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
releases	O
of	O
III	B-Application
and	O
4	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
games	O
originating	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
rail	O
shooter	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
been	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
credited	O
with	O
popularising	O
zombie	B-Application
video	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
re-popularising	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
mainstream	O
popular	O
culture	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
onwards	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
during	O
the	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instructions	O
on	O
the	O
cabinets	O
note	O
that	O
a	O
head	O
shot	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
effective	O
way	O
to	O
kill	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	O
featured	O
civilians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
successfully	O
rescued	O
civilians	O
from	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
the	O
civilian	O
would	O
sometimes	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
main	O
game	O
excepted	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
have	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
usually	O
involving	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1	O
the	O
character	O
turning	O
was	O
Sophie	O
Richards	O
,	O
2	O
is	O
Goldman	O
,	O
III	B-Application
is	O
Daniel	O
Curien	O
and	O
4	O
is	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
Goldman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMS	O
agents	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
and	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
are	O
dispatched	O
to	O
his	O
mansion	O
to	O
stop	O
Curien	O
's	O
evil	O
plan	O
and	O
rescue	O
Rogan	O
's	O
future	O
wife	O
,	O
Sophie	O
Richards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
by	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
releasing	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
business	O
magnate	O
and	O
scientist	O
Caleb	O
Goldman	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
mastermind	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
case	O
and	O
claims	O
responsibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
and	O
his	O
team	O
of	O
commandos	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
EFI	O
Research	O
Facility	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
finding	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
2003	O
,	O
veteran	O
AMS	O
agent	O
James	O
Taylor	O
(	O
from	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
newcomer	O
Kate	O
Green	O
are	O
investigating	O
the	O
Goldman	O
Incident	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
4	O
,	O
AMS	O
agent	O
Kate	O
Green	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
fellow	O
AMS	O
agent	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
"	O
source	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
4	O
,	O
Kate	O
Green	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
Ryan	O
Taylor	O
-	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
her	O
late	O
partner	O
,	O
James	O
Taylor	O
-	O
on	O
an	O
undercover	O
mission	O
in	O
a	O
dinner	O
event	O
within	O
Scarecrow	O
Manor	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
mysterious	O
manager	O
unleashes	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
creatures	O
upon	O
the	O
dinner	O
guests	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Typing	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
replaces	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
with	O
QWERTY	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombie	B-Application
Revenge	O
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
title	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
devastates	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
AMS	O
agents	O
Stick	O
Breitling	O
,	O
Linda	O
Rotta	O
and	O
Rikiya	O
Busujima	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
threat	O
using	O
their	O
guns	O
,	O
fists	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
weapons	O
,	O
while	O
uncovering	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Zed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
numerous	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
from	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
noises	O
were	O
recycled	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pinball	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
is	O
a	O
pinball	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tables	O
,	O
bosses	O
and	O
enemy	O
designs	O
are	O
derived	O
from	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
typing	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
Japanese	O
speakers	O
improve	O
their	O
English	O
language	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
EX	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
casual	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
more	O
humorous	O
twist	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
play	O
either	O
as	O
Zobio	O
or	O
Zobiko	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
young	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
love	O
,	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
captivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sections	O
are	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
various	O
paths	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
use	O
the	O
lightgun	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
shooting	O
apples	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
which	O
use	O
a	O
foot	O
pedal	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stomping	O
on	O
spiders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Typing	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
:	O
Overkill	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Typing	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
mouse-based	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Overkill	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
replaces	O
the	O
usual	O
rail-shooter	O
gameplay	O
with	O
typing	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Overkill	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
&	O
3	O
Return	O
is	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
III	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
melee	O
attack	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defend	O
oneself	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Zapper	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
is	O
closer	O
to	O
its	O
source	O
,	O
featuring	O
AMS	O
agents	O
going	O
to	O
a	O
school	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
from	O
spreading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
called	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
Sega	O
was	O
n't	O
releasing	O
the	O
latest	O
installment	O
on	O
home	O
consoles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Mindfire	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
Dead	O
and	O
Deader	O
starring	O
Dean	O
Cain	O
and	O
the	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
name	O
was	O
not	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
 '	O
52nd	O
animated	O
feature-length	O
film	O
,	O
Wreck-It	O
Ralph	O
,	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
with	O
axes	O
based	O
on	O
Cyril	O
(	O
the	O
hatchet-wielding	O
zombie	B-Application
)	O
appears	O
with	O
numerous	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
villains	O
in	O
the	O
villains	O
 '	O
support	O
group	O
Bad-Anon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombie	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
reassure	O
Wreck-It	O
Ralph	O
that	O
labels	O
wo	O
n't	O
make	O
him	O
happy	O
and	O
that	O
good	O
or	O
bad	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
love	O
himself	O
for	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
appears	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
mini-games	O
in	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
game	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Superstars	I-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
move	O
their	O
body	O
to	O
attack	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
represented	O
in	O
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
mansion	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
court	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
aim	O
their	O
shots	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
oncoming	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
because	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
banned	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
represented	O
as	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
represented	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
with	O
three	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
riders	O
duo	O
Zobio	O
and	O
Zobiko	O
(	O
only	O
Zobio	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
from	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
EX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
racetrack	O
appears	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
various	O
monsters	O
making	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
called	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombie	B-Application
Revenges	O
Rikiya	O
Busujima	O
appears	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
with	O
references	O
made	O
to	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Curien	O
,	O
Agent	O
G	O
,	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ebitan	O
appeared	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
RPG	O
spinoff	O
title	O
SEGA	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SEGA	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
crossover/spinoff	O
featuring	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
that	O
does	O
not	O
refer	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
Curien	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kim	O
Newman	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Nightmare	O
Movies	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
Far	O
East	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
zombie	B-Application
games	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
these	O
two	O
1996	O
zombie	B-Application
games	O
inspired	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
Asian	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bio	O
Zombie	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Versus	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
Far	O
East	O
eventually	O
went	O
global	O
following	O
the	O
worldwide	O
success	O
of	O
Japanese	O
zombie	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
Western	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
during	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Shaun	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
George	O
Romero	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
"	O
that	O
popularised	O
his	O
zombie	B-Application
concept	O
in	O
mainstream	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
zombie	B-Application
distinct	O
from	O
Romero	O
's	O
classic	O
slow	O
zombie	B-Application
:	O
the	O
fast	O
running	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
first	O
appearing	O
in	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
they	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
and	O
films	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
films	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
