<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
light	O
gun	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Headstrong	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
non-canonical	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
chronologically	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
solely	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
edition	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
accessory	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
,	O
The	O
Lost	O
Reels	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
version	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Overkill	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shooting	O
gameplay	O
with	O
keyboard	O
typing	O
mechanics	O
from	O
1999	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Overkill	O
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
moving	O
along	O
a	O
predetermined	O
path	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
shooting	O
element	O
under	O
player	O
control	O
by	O
pointing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
aiming	O
reticle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
begins	O
testing	O
a	O
superhuman	O
formula	O
called	O
Formula	O
X	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
test	O
subjects	O
into	O
violent	O
mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
three	O
get	O
into	O
an	O
argument	O
,	O
Varla	O
abandons	O
G	O
and	O
Isaac	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
mutant-infested	O
carnival	B-Application
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
a	O
conjoined	O
mutant	O
named	O
Nigel	O
and	O
Sebastian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
mutant-infested	O
train	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
a	O
mutant	O
mantis	O
called	O
the	O
Crawler	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
explosion	O
causes	O
the	O
train	O
to	O
crash	O
in	O
a	O
swamp	O
where	O
Caesar	O
takes	O
Varla	O
hostage	O
and	O
drives	O
off	O
before	O
leaving	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Lost	O
Reels	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
purchasing	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapter	O
—	O
Naked	O
Terror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Candi	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Lost	O
Reels	O
,	O
like	O
Varla	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
playable	O
character	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
purchasing	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapter	O
—	O
Naked	O
Terror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
previous	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
themes	O
such	O
as	O
steampunk	O
were	O
also	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Bang	O
Bang	O
Box	O
"	O
,	O
comes	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
graphic	O
novel	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
gun	O
shells	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
AMS	O
pistols	O
carried	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Desert	O
Eagle	O
pistol	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
compatibility	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Sixaxis	O
controllers	O
and	O
DualShock	O
3	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
–	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	O
Cut	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
on-rails	O
gameplay	O
with	O
all-new	O
redone	O
High	O
Definition	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
albeit	O
still	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
including	O
that	O
the	O
missing	O
reel	O
is	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
are	O
two	O
new	O
levels	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
"	O
Naked	O
Terror	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Creeping	O
Flesh	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extras	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
like	O
the	O
mini	O
games	O
and	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
mode	O
also	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Lost	O
Reels	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
spent	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
coins	O
that	O
can	O
unlock	O
better	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Vectorman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Overkill	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Modern	O
Dream	O
,	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
storyline	O
of	O
Overkill	O
:	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
,	O
but	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
type	O
out	O
words	O
and	O
phrases	O
using	O
a	O
keyboard	O
to	O
defeat	O
zombies	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
shooting	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
,	O
playable	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	O
or	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
dictionaries	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
after	O
an	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
DLC	B-Protocol
text	O
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
that	O
replace	O
the	O
typed	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
favorable	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
79/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
balanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
X-Play	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
arcade	O
style	O
shooting	O
is	O
satisfying	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
experienced	O
players	O
"	O
yet	O
"	O
easily	O
conquered	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
ca	O
n't	O
aim	O
a	O
Wiimote	B-Device
to	O
save	O
their	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
Of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
,	O
a	O
little	O
puerility	O
was	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
record	O
was	O
beaten	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
by	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
