February launch for House of the Dead OVERKILL

SEGA's retro light-gun title also given the Collector's Edition treatment.

SEGA Europe has today announced that The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is to be released across PAL territories, exclusively for Wii, in February 2008.

The Collector's Edition set will arrive in an exclusive collector's slipcase and is accompanied by an exclusive graphic novel. The set will only be available through selected retailers as a pre-order bonus.

"Prelude to an OVERKILL" is a graphic novel that tells the fateful stories of Agent Washington and Varla Gunns, on the night before the violent and shocking events of the game. The novel is Illustrated by Steve Copter, of dissident punk band 'Black Mekon' and will only be available in The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Collector's Edition.

The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will be released in February 2009, exclusively for the Wii.