Sega has released a teaser video revealing a new, large-scale VR arcade attraction in its long-running The House of the Dead series.
Sega Amusements has unveiled a new immersive VR game in the The House of the Dead series. “The House of the Dead: Reawakened” is described as a two-player VR experience that brings players physically inside a Gothic manor, complete with doors and windows.
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The House of the Dead: Reawakened features a themed facade around the game cabinet which has been designed as a Gothic manor with creepy doors and shuttered windows. The front door is an 85-inch display, while the two windows are 43-inch displays. These are said to offer jump scares and to reveal the VR play area.
Once inside, players will use commercial VR headsets and weapon controllers capable of haptic recoil (remember Time Crisis?) to blast their way through three missions. The game can be played by up to two players, with each player having their own 2.1 channel audio system.
The House of the Dead: Reawakened follows in the footsteps of the original The House of the Dead, which was first released in arcades in 1997 and then ported to Sega’s then-current home console, Sega Saturn, in 1998.
Numerous mainline releases have followed in arcades, with standalone games and ports appearing on a wide range of home game consoles since. The series has also enjoyed several spin-offs, and at least one (fairly terrible) movie. A new film is currently being developed.
The most recent all-new release in the series was 2018’s arcade shooter The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, which was a more traditional arcade shooter that did not feature VR tech.
The House of the Dead: Reawakened will be shown at IAAPA Expo, one of the world’s largest arcade, attractions, and amusement park trade shows. IAAPA Expo is being held in Orlando, Florida from November 17-20.
We’ll have more coverage as The House of the Dead: Reawakened rises from its grave. (Let us know if you caught that extremely old Sega reference in the comments.)
