Coffee With Games – House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return Data Report

Thanks to Scott over at CoffeeWithGames.com we have a snapshot of current play data for The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return.  For his full analysis  be sure and click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return released for the Nintendo Wii on March 11, 2008. The game was published by Sega, and it received an ESRB rating of “MATURE” with “Blood and Gore, Violence” listed as content for gamers and parents to be aware of.

How many hours of gameplay can you expect battling the undead in The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return if you haven’t played it? How many U.S. Wii owners have reported playing the game, and how many hours have they reported playing it since the game released over 4 years ago? Brew yourself some coffee, and let’s take a look!

Data reported from U.S. Wii owners that have used the Nintendo Channel.

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The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return has approximately 209,295 Wii owners from the U.S. that have reported the 1,526,937 hours of gameplay, with 1,693 days possibly reported. The game’s play-time has increased almost an hour from the average reported over 2 years ago, and is now at 7 Hours 18 Minutes “Per person”, which averages out to be about 1 Hour 11 Minutes played per time/day.

How was the game received by critics and customers? The game has a “professional” review score average of 65.55%, based on 33 reviews on GameRankings.com. It has a customer review score average of 77.92%, based on 125 reviews from Amazon.com.

Apparently, like many Wii titles, gamers enjoy the game more than critics.

Source: Halloween? Check! Hordes of zombies? Check!The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return Data Report