043 - House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii, 2009)

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Unskippable Dialogue

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🎮 Unskippable Dialogue is the Irish gaming podcast you didn’t know you needed—but won’t want to skip. Broadcasting straight from Ireland, we serve up weekly episodes packed with brutally honest game reviews, deep-dives into the latest releases, and hot takes hotter than a broken PS5 fan. From indie gems to triple-A flops, this video game podcast blends nostalgia, sarcasm, and just enough chaos to keep you coming back for more. Whether you're here for the banter or to hear us passionately overthink boss fights, Unskippable Dialogue is your weekly save point in the world of gaming podcasts.

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043 - House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii, 2009)

Unskippable Dialogue

1 hour 11 minutes 4 seconds

2 months ago

043 - House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii, 2009)

Pearse dives into Sega’s grindhouse rail-shooter House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii, 2009): development by Headstrong Games, how it plays in 2025, that infamous Guinness World Record for swearing, and whether its B-movie humour still land. Gameplay, graphics, soundtrack, Metacritic reception, sales, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek Irish banter.

Could you sharpen your Wii Zapper and your sense of humour. In this retro video game review, Pearse revisits House of the Dead: Overkill (2009) — Sega’s gloriously trashy, grindhouse take on the classic light-gun series. We cover the game’s Headstrong Games development, BlitzTech engine presentation, on-rails gameplay and co-op chaos, plus the scratchy-film visual style, funky soundtrack, and how its cheeky, sweary script has aged in 2025.

You’ll hear:

The story (Agent G, Detective Isaac Washington, Varla Guns) and why the B-movie parody worked.
Guinness World Record: nearly 3% of the dialogue is the F-word—does that fly today?
Controls, weapons, Director’s Cut, co-op mayhem—why it’s still a couch classic.
Reception & sales: Metacritic snapshot, and the game’s cult legacy.
2025 verdict: timeless arcade fun or juvenile shock value? (…Why not both?)

If you love Irish gaming podcasts, retro game deep dives, and a bit of grindhouse nonsense, this one’s unskippable.

Content Warning

Strong language discussion, gore, adult humour (reflecting the game’s tone).

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