The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return is a compilation for the Nintendo Wii, featuring updated versions of The House of the Dead 2, originally released on Dreamcast, and The House of the Dead 3, first launched on Xbox. The game supports the Wii Zapper and introduces an Extreme mode in The House of the Dead 3, enhancing gameplay with faster enemy attacks and a new melee action called Guard Attack.
This compilation bundles the following games:
The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast)
The House of the Dead III (Xbox)
Both games were ported to the Wii with support for the Wii Zapper peripheral. A new Extreme mode is unlockable for The House of the Dead III, with faster enemy attacks and smaller bullet blast radii for the player's guns (similar to the handgun in the second game). At the same time, the shotgun can be reloaded much faster and a new melee attack is introduced: Guard Attack. It is a powerful move that also blocks incoming attacks, but requires a `reload` time.