Video game publisher THQ today announced the launch of Evil Dead Regeneration for Xbox and PlayStation 2. Based on director Sam Raimi’s comically gruesome cult favorite horror trilogy, the game picks up where Evil Dead 2 left off and promises to give fans the interactive deadite-destroying experience they’ve been waiting for.
Bruce Campbell, star of the popular films, lends his distinctive voice to the game, reprising the role of Ash, a man tormented by ancient demons unleashed by the Necronomicon, also known as The Book of the Dead. With a blood-spattered cabin full of corpses to his credit, Ash is arrested for murder and sentenced to an insane asylum. There, he teams up with a wisecracking half-deadite dwarf named Sam to foil the plans of a mad doctor who is experimenting with the Necromomicon.
“We believe Evil Dead Regeneration provides the hysterical humor and frantic horror sewn into each film," says David Bollesen, general manager of developer Cranky Pants Games. "The chemistry created between Bruce Campbell as Ash and Ted Raimi as his sidekick really delivers on the spirit of the films. Punting a half-dead sidekick to do your dirty work is case-in-point.”
Evil Dead Regeneration is available now for PlayStation 2 and Xbox for the suggested retail price of $19.99. The Windows PC version expected to ship on Sept. 20.
Leave a Reply