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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Screenshots

Evil Dead: Hail to the King PlayStation Shooting the hillbillies.

Evil Dead: Hail to the King PlayStation The Necronomicon at the introduction movie

Evil Dead: Hail to the King PlayStation Moonshine distillery

Evil Dead: Hail to the King PlayStation Map

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Promo Images

Evil Dead: Hail to the King Magazine Advertisement

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Alternate Titles

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

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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)

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Critic Reviews

Game Vortex	Windows	2001	80 out of 100	80
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	Windows	Jun 12, 2001	10 out of 20	50
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Jul 27, 2001	10 out of 20	50
Planet Dreamcast	Dreamcast	Feb 02, 2001	4 out of 10	40
Power Unlimited	Dreamcast	Jun, 2001	40 out of 100	40
Game Informer Magazine	Dreamcast	Mar, 2001	3.75 out of 10	38
4Players.de	Windows	May 25, 2001	37 out of 100	37
PC Jeux	Windows	Jul, 2001	10 out of 100	10

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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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