<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
horror-themed	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
agents	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
and	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
products	O
of	O
the	O
dangerous	O
,	O
inhumane	O
experiments	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Curien	O
,	O
a	O
mad	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targeting	O
an	O
adult	O
audience	O
,	O
AM1	O
devised	O
a	O
story	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
inspired	O
by	O
Western	O
horror	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
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
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
re-popularising	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
wider	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
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
introducing	O
fast	O
running	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
which	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
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
light	O
gun	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
a	O
light	O
gun	O
(	O
or	O
mouse	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
approaching	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First-aid	O
packs	O
are	O
available	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
restore	O
one	O
point	O
of	O
health	O
;	O
some	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
rescued	O
hostages	B-Device
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
hidden	O
inside	O
certain	O
breakable	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
additional	O
health	O
power-ups	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
hostages	B-Device
rescued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
exemplified	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
a	O
hostage	B-Device
is	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
thrown	O
from	O
the	O
bridge	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
saves	O
the	O
hostage	B-Device
,	O
they	O
will	O
enter	O
the	O
house	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
front	O
door	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
hostage	B-Device
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
redirected	O
to	O
an	O
underground	O
route	O
through	O
the	O
sewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
rescues	O
all	O
hostages	B-Device
,	O
a	O
secret	O
room	O
full	O
of	O
lives	O
and	O
bonuses	O
is	O
revealed	O
toward	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
score	O
additional	O
points	O
by	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
and	O
by	O
rescuing	O
hostages	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
AMS	O
Agent	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
receives	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
his	O
fiancée	O
Sophie	O
Richards	O
from	O
the	O
Curien	O
Mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
furious	O
Rogan	O
goes	O
after	O
the	O
Hangedman	O
to	O
the	O
rooftops	O
surrounding	O
the	O
courtyard	O
whilst	O
fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
hoards	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
what	O
the	O
developers	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
normal	O
ending	O
"	O
,	O
Sophie	O
is	O
reanimated	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
could	O
speak	O
English	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
by	O
taking	O
various	O
horror-themed	O
phrases	O
in	O
Japanese	O
and	O
picking	O
the	O
one	O
where	O
the	O
English	O
translated	O
text	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
cool	O
"	O
visual	O
,	O
without	O
concern	O
for	O
what	O
sort	O
of	O
connotations	O
the	O
phrase	O
might	O
have	O
to	O
English	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
cut	O
a	O
female	O
zombie	B-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
they	O
felt	O
she	O
looked	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
normal	O
elderly	O
woman	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
provoke	O
controversy	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
encouraged	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chariot	O
was	O
animated	O
by	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
with	O
an	O
actor	O
wielding	O
a	O
broom	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
enemies	O
were	O
all	O
animated	O
manually	O
,	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
reference	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
came	O
in	O
two	O
cabinet	O
formats	O
,	O
both	O
upright	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
50-inch	O
monitor	O
and	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
29-inch	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1997	O
Sega	O
confirmed	O
that	O
work	O
had	O
begun	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
had	O
been	O
delivered	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
editions	O
have	O
slightly	O
remixed	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Covey	O
from	O
the	O
mission	O
control	B-Device
room	O
only	O
seconds	O
before	O
the	O
explosion	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
three	O
times	O
before	O
the	O
music	O
loops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-installed	O
trial	B-License
version	I-License
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
chapter	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
Vodafone	O
V603SH	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
utilized	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
accelerometer	O
functionality	O
to	O
control	B-Device
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
reportedly	O
lost	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
from	O
scratch	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
home	O
versions	O
before	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
uses	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
controlled	O
crosshair	O
for	O
aiming	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
alternative	O
control	B-Device
by	O
utilizing	O
the	O
controller	O
’s	O
built	O
in	O
“	O
gyro	O
aiming	O
”	O
system	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
light	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
ports	O
also	O
had	O
alternate	O
control	B-Device
methods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
USB	O
mouse	O
control	B-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Move/Aim	O
controllers	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1998	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1996	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
71%	O
rating	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
online	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
remake	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starburst	O
applauded	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
gyro	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
thumbstick	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
the	O
frantic	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
exciting	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
ideally	O
suited	O
for	O
light	O
gun	O
games	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
sensor	O
bar	O
,	O
without	O
which	O
the	O
gyro	O
controls	O
cause	O
the	O
cursor	O
to	O
twitch	O
when	O
firing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
the	O
thumbstick	B-Device
controls	O
are	O
more	O
accurate	O
but	O
require	O
fiddling	O
with	O
the	O
sensitivity	O
settings	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
feel	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
still	O
held	O
up	O
and	O
the	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
and	O
extras	O
were	O
reasonably	O
well	O
done	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
might	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
patience	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
both	O
the	O
gyro	O
controls	O
and	O
thumbstick	B-Device
controls	O
unacceptably	O
poor	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
suffer	O
too	O
much	O
from	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
and	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
horde	O
mode	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
get	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	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
with	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombie	B-Application
revival	O
later	O
went	O
global	O
following	O
the	O
worldwide	O
success	O
of	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
which	O
inspired	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
</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	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
"	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
"	O
that	O
popularised	O
his	O
zombie	B-Application
concept	O
in	O
early	O
21st-century	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
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>
<s>
When	O
the	O
American	O
city	O
of	O
Indianapolis	O
attempted	O
to	O
ban	O
violent	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
argued	O
that	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
obscene	O
and	O
so	O
unprotected	O
by	O
the	O
First	O
Amendment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unimpressed	O
by	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
Judge	O
Posner	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	O
most	O
violent	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
record	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
depicts	O
zombies	B-Application
being	O
killed	O
flamboyantly	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
severing	O
of	O
limbs	O
and	O
effusion	O
of	O
blood	O
;	O
but	O
so	O
stylized	O
and	O
patently	O
fictitious	O
is	O
the	O
cartoon-like	O
depiction	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
would	O
suppose	O
it	O
'	O
obscene	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
photograph	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
being	O
decapitated	O
might	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
'	O
obscene.	O
'	O
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