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Developers: Heavy Iron Studios
Publishers: THQ
Formats: PC/Playstation/Dreamcast
Released: October 2000

Evil Dead: Hail To The King, originally titled Ashes 2 Ashes is a game based on the Evil Dead trilogy movies. It's is been released by THQ and in development by Heavy Iron Studios many of whom worked on the great adventure/RPG 'Parasite Eve' for the Playstation. Raimi's movie house Renaissance pictures are also said to be involved.

Little is know about the story but that it is said to be set eight years after the ending of Army Of Darkness. It once again involves Ash and The Book Of The Dead and seems Ash returns to the cabin for some reason and must once again do battle with the evil deadites.

The game is done in much the same way as the other Playstation horror classic Resident Evil with 3d characters on pre rendered backgrounds although it is been said that there will be less of those annoying loading times here. Also the game is said to be non-linear which will hopefully allow for extra longativity and added replay-value. Let's just hope is isn't a short as recent Res Evil games either.

The set pieces include area's straight from the film plus some spooky new ones. Also Bruce Campbell is doing the voice over for Ash. Bruce, the man behind Ash in the trilogy is no stranger to doing video game voice overs and can be heard in 'Pitfall 3D' and 'Broken Helix' on the Playstation. Sam Raimi is also involved but only up to the point of looking over the games development and giving it his approval.

         
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PC/Dreamcast Screen Shots

     
Sketches

Recent News
The title of the game has been changed to 'Evil Dead: Hail To The King'. (21 March 2000)

The title of the game may have been changed to 'Evil Dead: Hail To The King'. (5 March 2000)

There are talks that THQ may also be releasing a series of follow up games for the Playstation 2.

Facts
  • Stars "Ash," the popular hero from the film series
  • Ash voice-over by cult favorite Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead trilogy
  • A wide variety of over 20 enemies with an evil array of horrific bosses
  • Huge environments include a blend of favorite Evil Dead settings and new, original locales that serve to expand on the existing Evil Dead mythos
  • Fully upgradeable weapons including Evil Dead favorites like the axe, rifle, shotgun, and the legendary chainsaw
  • Optimum balance of action, exploration and puzzle solving
  • Richly detailed, animating backgrounds displayed in 24-bit color
  • Compelling story continues the ongoing saga of Ash and the Necronomicon
  • Several in-game cutscenes as well as pre-rendered sequences allow the story to unfold
  • Raimi-esque cinematic camera movements and angles
  • Freedom of movement during combat so Ash can move and attack simultaneously
  • No load times during gameplay - players are constantly on the edge of their seats
  • Enhanced graphics take advantage of latest PC technology
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    PC System Requirements
    Pentium 2-200 mhz or better, Win 95/98, 32Mb RAM, first generation 3D graphics accelerator

    Links

    Video Games Trailer: Download the trailer for the game.

    THQ: Publisher THQ's offical site on the game itself.

    Evil Dead Game: The offical game site.

    Hail To The King at E3: Download movie clips of interview with Bruce talking about the game and movies at E3.

    Ign: Lots of information and different articles here.

    Ign Interview: Interview with game producer Scott Krager from 31 Jan 2000

    Evil Dead: Hail To The King is © 2000 THQ.