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This game is fresh......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Evil Dead was a great 3 dollar made movie. Thats what made it shine that special shine. This game has half that special shine. Now, this game can get frustarating at times but then you get to a new area and your all happy again. This game has very clumsy controls but you'll get used to them. Sometimes the camera can have bad angles. I like this game becuase it offers challenge and good graphics and pretty good play. The one thing I wish would happen in this game is that you could fight ashes dead girlfriends. (evil dead 1 and 2).

Okay, maybe I was a bit harsh...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I gave the Playstation port of Evil Dead: Hail to the King a bad review. I don't know if it's the Dreamcast's improved graphics and load times that swayed me, or if it simply grew on me. I was addicted to this game for a couple of days, and now that I've played it through, I can give a fair review.

First off, I don't know why people are saying that this is Evil Dead 4. Bruce Campbell has been quoted as saying that, and he's also been quoted as saying the "S-Mart" ending to Army of Darkness isn't the official one (see Army of Darkness- Director's Cut to see the "official" ending). Well that's confusing, seeing as this game picks up where the American "happy" ending of AOD left off.

One more thing worth mentioning is that you can often get lost in a part of the map. They give you no clue as to what to do next, and a few times, you must complete objectives in order before progressing, which makes for a frustrating bit of wandering. Not to mention getting lost because they don't tell you how to exit the ROOM. Sometimes you've got to rely on guess work to see you through.

The end boss is simply pathetic, as there's no strategy involved at all, you simply trade blows until one of you is dead (which, now that I think about it, is the same for every "basic" enemy in the game). That's no fun, but after you've spent hours driving at the end cinema, it feels worth it to grit your teeth through a cheap end boss.

The soundtrack is fantastic, with booming orchestra music, and choirs singing in a creepy "The Omen" sort of way. It adds a lot to the game's atmosphere, and even picks up some of the slack for Bruce's voice overs that seem a little less than enthusiastic.

If you can overlook the notorious instant re-spawning, and are a loyal Evil Dead fan, then why not give it a try? If you're willing to see it through to the end, it might sate your thirst for Evil Dead for a while, in spite of it's confusing layout, amateur combat system, blocky graphics, etc.

Hail to THQ king baby!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has it all: It has horror, comedy, and suspense! It is resident evil but 5 times better! I cant wait till i can get Boomstick! The only downside is: IT HAS AN END! lol.... Bruces voice acting is AMAZING! Lines such as "Say hi to disco for me" are incredible!

Great "4th" Evil Dead installment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

...where do I start. This is an all out amazing game. The creepy atmosphere of any place in the game had me from the start. The graphics are very good, and it is also very nice to have Ash himself, Bruce Campbell doing the voice overs and the voice of Ash. Upsides, more than enough to cure hardcore Evil Dead fans of their lack of new stuff. It follows everything, and proves to be a very well done sequel. Downside-it is ... HARD. The first encounter with the hellbillies and inbred redneck zombies will leave Ash with poor health. Heck, all the the deadites will do this to you. A must for Resident Evil fans who want a little more variety, and best for fans of the movies.

The 4th and best Evil Dead

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is definately a 5 star game. I gave this 5 stars because of all the non-stop action and all the hilarious things that Bruce Cambell says during the game. Even though I beat it in 3 hours, it's still a very fun game to play. If you like the Resident Evil games and the type of controls, then I recommend that you play this. Also since it's a very short game, I recommend that you wait until it comes out in video stores. I hope that you play this game. Enjoy!!

What a piece of junk

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

After waiting months for this game (it's a couple months late), I got it home only to find that it was completely unplayable. The graphics are decent, but the control is horrible. I got only 10 minutes into the game before giving up completely. These guys need to learn how to usability test their games before shipping.

A disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What can I say? It's a Resident Evil [copy] that I got really frustrated playing. The controls [are bad] and even the Evil Dead references aren't enough. Avoid if you're not a big Evil Dead fan.

THQ... be ashamed!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Now, you have two types of successful game developers: There are the companies that rely on their own creativity and love for the gaming industry to develop cutting edge games that everyone loves... Then you have companies like THQ who rely heavily on franchise titles to sell their games. They have the title "Evil Dead" AND THAT IS ALL. This game is a disaster. If you are a true fan of the Evil Dead series, you should be insulted by this game. It never comes close to resembling the original movies. Where are the gratuitous amounts of firehose blood? Where is the slapstick and camp? Why is Ash so mundane? I doubt the developers ever saw the movies. The game play itself also suffers greatly. Imagine the resident Evil Series with even worse play control. Creatures respawn immediately after they are defeated. Was this game ever beta tested??? Did no one complain in development???!!! For those of us who once again fell for the marketing scheme, I suggest rioting in the streets. Bad THQ! Bad boy! All others must avoid this game at all costs!!!! Not since Atari Pac Man has there been such an atrocity!!! ...grumble grumble.

Worth the money

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is better than I expected it to be compared to what everybody was saying about it. Don't worry about the grafics. The grafics are better than Resident Evil 2 and possibly 3. The controls soon become a second nature if you know the resident evil controls. And you can even walk around while you are swinging your weapons around. They even have some awsome detail in the backgrounds like in the hellbilly house they have chopped up body parts in barrels and hanging by meathooks on the walls. They have so many things in hear that remind you of the movie. They even have the broken bridge if you walk strait out from the house and search for it. If you like the movie or the resident evil games you will love this game. The only thing I had trouble with is the way you save.

A good game, a great sequel.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

For anyone who's seen (and loved) the Evil Dead trilogy, this game is seriously for you, while survival horror game fans will be a tad disapointed. This games story is made to be a ligitimate sequel to the movie (So don't expect the funky "starting over from scratch" thing from Evil Dead II). Ash had been getting Nightmares from his experiences with the Deadites so his new girlfriend (Evil Dead lingo for demon bait) suggests he should go back to the house to face his fears, "Big mistake". There is only a moment of comfort before Ashes disembodied hand (The only thing left from the previous incident) shows up and starts Dr. Knowby's recorder with the evil incantation on it, starting it all over again. The evil dead is awaken, and of coarse, takes Jenny. Before Ash goes to find her, he grabs the hatchet above the mirror, his reflection in the mirror then comes alive and knocks him out (Bad Ash baby). When Ash awakens he realises that the situation would call for more than a hatchet, so he goes to the tool shed and makes himself a new chainsaw for his hand (Hoo-freakin-ra!) And that's just the beginning intro. Your goal then is to find the 8 missing pages of the Necronomicon. If you can get past the stiff battle system and annoying amounts of enemies this is a great game (You can get used to the battles), especially if your an Evil Dead fan. And like I said before, it's story elements make it a ligit sequel (Just wait till you see what's in the fruit cellar)

p.s. I apologies to the people who haven't seen the movies, maybe someday you'll understand what I was trying to say here

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