Evil Dead: Hail to the King

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Description

Ash, the square-jawed, insult-spewing, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed hero from the cult classic Evil Dead trilogy is back. Picking up eight years after the last installment of the Evil Dead films, Ash is drawn back to the infamous cabin in the woods only to again face evil forces that have crossed over to our world. Our hero finds himself slicing and dicing carnivorous Kandarian demons, vicious deadites, and other unspeakable atrocities spawned by the notorious Book of the Dead. And in true Evil Dead fashion, Ash must once again attempt to save the world from an appalling and horrific end. Evil Dead: Hail to the King is a survival horror game with over-the-top bloodlust and signature Ash humor--all within the confines of the Evil Dead universe.

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Alternate Titles

• "Evil Dead: Ashes 2 Ashes" -- working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Evil Dead games
• Gameplay feature: Chainsaws
• Inspiration: Horror movies
• Inspiration: Movies
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

A perfect example of a brilliant idea going horribly wrong.	Windows	Sycada (191)
Evil Dead: Hail to the king rules	Dreamcast	Ryan Cerny (3)

Critic Reviews

PC Action	Windows	May 03, 2001	66 out of 100	66
GamePro (US)	PlayStation	Feb 20, 2004	3 out of 5	60
Quebec Gamers	PlayStation	Mar 07, 2013	5.9 out of 10	59
Jeuxvideo.com	Dreamcast	Jul 30, 2001	10 out of 20	50
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Jul 27, 2001	10 out of 20	50
IGN	PlayStation	Dec 05, 2000	4.5 out of 10	45
Planet Dreamcast	Dreamcast	Feb 02, 2001	4 out of 10	40
Game Informer Magazine	Dreamcast	Mar, 2001	3.75 out of 10	38
IGN	Windows	Apr 24, 2001	3.8 out of 10	38
GameSpot	Windows	Apr 30, 2001	3.4 out of 10	34

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Trivia

Ending (Army of Darkness spoiler!)

The ending to the game is obviously a homage to the original ending of Army of Darkness, in which Ash ends up stranded and alone in a post-apocalyptic world. As this was considered too dark for domestic audiences, the American version of the film was given a happier, save-the-day-get-the-girl ending that the more hardcore of the film's fans found dissatisfying.

Extras

A trailer for the game comes on the DVD for Evil Dead 2.

Sounds

Much of the short "jump" music that plays when a monster pops out in front of you can also be heard in the PC game Nocturne by Terminal Reality.

Soundtrack

Like the game's soundtrack, but don't want to spend additional money on the soundtrack CD THQ is advertising? Don't worry, the game's entire soundtrack is available in the program folder in Evildead/Evildead/Data/ unencrypted in WAV format. Just listen to it in Winamp. This only applies to the PC version, however.

Information also contributed by Alan Chan

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