The House Of The Dead 2

HOTD 2
The game follows the fictional events of February 26, 2000 fourteen months after the Curien Mansion incident in The House of the Dead. The secret international agency, AMS, has launched an investigation concerning the cause of the Curien case, in order to prevent the world from experiencing a similar outbreak. Strange occurrences, however, are reported to be taking place in the city of Venice, Italy, the last known location of AMS agent G, who has gone missing. Agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart are dispatched along with Amy Crystal and Harry Harris to investigate and evacuate the populace. Upon finding G alive but wounded, James and Gary are met with an undead horde developed by Caleb Goldman, the president of the eminent DBR Corporation and an expert on the genome theory who funded the experiments of the late Dr. Curien.
While converging on Goldman's headquarters, James and Gary face many formidable foes, including Judgment consisting of an imp-like monster Zeal and his giant, headless, axe-wielding puppet Kuarl; The Hierophant, an aquatic beast which heads an assault on Venice's waterways and Central Plaza; segmented serpent-like beasts stalking the sewer system known as The Tower; and Strength, a chainsaw-wielding giant which wounds Harry and chases James and Gary throughout the Roman Coliseum. Curien's masterpiece, The Magician, is resurrected by Goldman to oversee the birth of The Emperor, a horned, transparent, blue, devil-like being designed to rule over nature and "destroy and hate mankind". In its prototype stage, the Emperor was not as strong as Goldman would have hoped, and fell to the AMS agents. In order to evade being arrested, Goldman committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of his building.
Players are given different endings based on the following conditions:



•If a solo game was finished as either player 1 or 2

•If both players defeated the last boss

•Number of continues

•Points earned


Characters





•James Taylor: An AMS agent sent to investigate strange occurrences reported taking place in the city of Venice and locate agent G.

•Gary Stewart: An AMS agent sent along with James Taylor.

•Amy Crystal: An AMS agent sent to evacuate the populace, it's hinted in the game she likes Gary.

•Harry Harris: Another AMS agent sent to assist Amy.

•G: An AMS agent investigating strange occurrences in Venice. He is found seriously injured by James and Gary.

•Caleb Goldman: CEO of the DBR Corporation and an expert on the genome theory who funded the experiments of the late Curien, he unleashed all the zombies to Venice to destroy humankind. He commits