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Hail to the King, baby!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game! The graphics aren't something to get super excited about, but its great fun! The people complaining that the game was too hard just aren't good at the game. They give you plenty of health and ammo in the game. The only problem was that it was fairly short. I beat the game in 2 days. The reason: I couldn't stop playing it. Bruce Campbell was great in the films and delivers again. This was great and will keep me busy for a long time. I was hoping it'd be longer, but hey, you can't get everything. If you're an Evil Dead fan and a Resident Evil fan then I highly recommend this to you.

Evil Dead IV

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

THQ adapts Sam Raimi franchise into a Resident Evil Dead kind of morph. The Dreamcast graphics are very pleasant especially compared to the grainy playstation version. The opening sequence plays like an new installment in the series. Bonus with Bruce Campbell voice acting, Double Bonus. What the game lacks in control and camera angle issues it more than makes up for with excellent music, game cinematography, and voice acting all three of which are rare in any game of any genre. The bulk of the game is battle against 20 different deadites. You can use a chainsaw but you must supply gas there is a nice little tweak that can make the killing easier but I won't ruin it for you. You can use an axe, a boomstick, a pistol, or rifle. They shoot fairly accurately and you must provide ammo for them from random sources. The combat can be easy once you figure out the jump back and the the combat commands not too complex basically hack and slash. In fact this game a distinct rpg air to it. Limited save points old text adventure style writing (cool) and powerups think rpg light in Evil Dead world. For the film buffs the cabin is reproduced faithully. Fans of the Sam R. should pick this up on principle. The mechanics of the game can be frustrating mainly the camera which has set angles depending on where you stand in the landscape which jumps from screen to screen like Resident Evil. Not much else to say except its lots of fun. Five stars because I want more games like this its ambitious and while the controls and camera could use alot of work its very playable and entertaing. I consider myself a jaded gamer and I jumped more than once. GROOVY period..

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!!

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!

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

das gut

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

to sum this up quickly the game is very hard but very good. the graffix are wonderful and give me the creeps worse than Resident Evil when it first came out. im no wuss bit this game is creepy. and as a bonus, this game tries to stay true to the Evil Dead trilogy of movies, including, Army Of Darkness. If you havent seen these flicks do yourself a favor and go rent them, any major movie store will have them. it adds to the overall experience of the game. i assume youll enjoy this game especially if you take the time to watch the movies.

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.

It may not be the greatest game ever...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: December 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

But it can be a lot of fun. The plot? Who cares what the plot is? For those of you who do, what happens (basically) is that Ash and his girlfriend Jenny (Assistant Manager, Arts and Crafts) return to the cabin in the woods, for Ash to face down his demons and perhaps find a cure for the nightmares plaguing him. Of course, that all goes to Hell in a handbasket when an old friend puts in an appearance and turns on the ol' tape player of demonic summoning spells. Result? A sylvan full of Deadites, Hellbillies, and other things that scream "I'll swallow your soul!" in the night.

The gameplay's your basic Resident Evil-styled survival horror deal: wander around, solve puzzles, kill the evil creatures. Of course, there's a slight twist - this time you get a chainsaw on one arm, and youe choice of axe or firearm in the other. Makes for some interesting methods of dispatching the (many) Deadites in the woods. Provided you keep your eyes open and pick up all the mushrooms you see, you're also not likely to run too low on health or fuel after you get past the Hellbillies' cabin.

Graphically speaking, this is excellent. Shadows and fog look about as realistic as I've ever seen them on a console video game, and the pre-rendered-yet-animated background (ala Fear Effect on the PlayStation) are still a cool effect. The character models are pretty good, and the enemies look suitably... er... Evil Dead-ish to get the job done. Bonus points for the designers who decided to include the dripping blood from the chainsaw. I'd just like you all to note that I'm talking about the Dreamcast version here, just in case this review finds its way over to the PlayStation section...

The control may not the be the most precise in the world, but - wonder of wonders - Resident Evil's control was never a strong point, either. The trick is in reading the manual once, I think. Once you get the hang of gutting and blasting the enemy hordes, however, the few inherent problems the game's engine has don't seem so... troubling. Besides, with a license like this, I'm willing to overlook some of the bugs in favor of the fun factor.

And it's a lot of fun. I found myself wanting to keep going, if only to find out what sort of things Ash (voiced by Bruce "The Man" Campbell) was going to say next. Besides, the notion of taking chainsaws to the undead is just inherently appealing, and it can be great stress relief. Especially because of all of the enemies that seem to exist in this game.

Which brings me to the one "major" flaw with the title - the monsters. They just keep coming. While it IS possible to clear an area of enemies, it takes a lot of patience, a lot of ammo, and a lot of health. Fortunately, ammunition is plentiful (you'll often get a new box of shells just after you've expended your last one blowing some Deadite scum away with your Boomstick), and if (as mentioned earlier in the review) you keep your eye on the lookout for brown mushrooms, health's not much of a problem, either.

The bottom line - is it any good? Sure. It's not on par with some of the uber-detailed and in-depth titles out there, but since it's not really intended to be one of those, it doesn't matter. It's fun to play (once you get used to it all), and it has a great license. So, in this gamer's opinion, this is one of those rare licensed titles that DOESN'T .... Of course, your results may vary.

Evil Dead: Hail to the King (Dreamcast)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: December 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, if you are a fan of the trilogy. There are many problems with the game, but the overall atmosphere, graphics, and story make it a keeper. The biggest flaw is with the control. It is Resident Evil style, but totally lacks any intuition or stability. It is very, very clumsy. All in all, this doesn't destroy the game. It eventually gets easier to control Ash, but you'll never be fully satisfied with the control. This also makes fights very hard, but almost every monster killed leaves some sort of health power up. There is also a bit of slowdown whenever there is alot of chaos on screen(especially with the flying deadites). Oh yeah, it is very, very hard. But who ever thaught fighting the evil dwellers of hell would be easy. But on to the good points. The game is beautiful, if you find the whole horror thing beautiful. It is incredibly faithful to its source, and any fan of the trilogy will tell you that this is the most important aspect of the game. The atmosphere is down right creepy. Perfect. The graphics are sweet. The sound is straight up scary. Its the best sounding horror game since Silent Hill. I read an interview with Sam Raimi that said this game is intended to be a fourth insallment in the series. It is a total success there. If you are a fan of the movie, get the game. Just take note of the problems in the game. Are they game killers? No, not to me. But I love Evil Dead, and even a less than perfect game does me fine. If your are not a fan, you might want to rent. Without all the bells and whistles that make Evil Dead fans so happy, the game would probably stink. This was a total impulse buy for me. I didn't even know it had been released, I saw it, I bought it. I had read horrible reviews of the PS version, and I was expecting to really hate the game. I don't. I am really enjoying the experience. It is frustrating, hard, and sometimes annoying, but if you really, really love the films, check out the game.

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