def a downgrade from 1 and 2 in most ways, but I still had a solid amount of fun with it. Whereas the first two games have lots of encounters with 1-4 zombies of various different types in various different scenerios, this game likes to just throw zombies all over you in huge waves. The auto-reloading and large shotgun shot radius means that it doesn't get overwhelming to blast through the increased enemy count, but it does make the game feel less carefully balanced. The biggest core gameplay change is how the levels aren't dynamic anymore, where now you just get to choose which order you play the middle 3 levels in. The visuals are a bit grittier, the soundtrack is much more dramatic, and the plot takes itself a bit more seriously. Definitely a bit of a departure from the more goofy shenanigans of the first two games. It's definitely still a house of the dead game, I just found it rather bland compared to its predecessors.

shoutouts to the PS move controller for working surprisingly well here though, it was easier to calibrate accurately than even the wii zapper.