Evil Dead: Hail to the King

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Evil Dead: Hail to the King
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: THQ
Developer:
Licensor: Renaissance Pictures, Canal+ DA
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    US
    T-10003N
    ESRB: Mature 17+
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE
    T-10005D-83
    USK: 16
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES
    T-10005D-05
    aDeSe: 16+
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    T-10005D-80
    SELL: 12+
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £29.9929.99[7][8] T-10005D-05
    ELSPA: 15+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE/FR
    T-10005D-83
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES/UK
    T-10005D-05
    ELSPA: 15+ OK
    Non-Sega versions

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    Evil Dead: Hail to the King is a survival horror game released for the Sega Dreamcast. It is based on the Evil Dead film franchise, with a story that takes place after the third film, Army of Darkness.

    During development the game was known as Evil Dead: Ashes 2 Ashes.

    Gameplay

    Hail to the King follows the survival horror formula popularised by the likes of Resident Evil, with pre-rendered backgrounds, fixed cameras and "tank" controls.

    History

    Legacy

    A sequel, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, with very different gameplay would be released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2003.

    Production credits

    • Based on EVIL DEAD: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell
    • General Manager: Steve Gray
    • Producer: Mark Morris
    • Lead Designer: Mott Coohill
    • Designers: Kris Jackson, Jeffy Bronion
    • Programmers: Dan Kollmorgen, Marcel Samek, Shiraz Akmal, Kay Cloud, Jake Kauth
    • Art Director: Ira Gilford
    • Lead Artist: Robert Yang
    • Animation Director: Gregory Ecklund
    • Character Concepts: Carlos Huantes
    • Characters & Animation: Kyle Kirby, St. John Colon, Etot Cail-Sirota, Alex Cet, Rob Ostir, Xin Chung
    • Digital Artists: Jason Yonofsky, Richard Matsushita, Alex Cel, Bob Rossoff, Dave Nix, Avi Das, Bryan Whitcker, Jeff Benait, Lisa Foster, Nevelle Spiteri, Peter Baustaedter, Rosa Lin, Steve Galle
    • Texture Maps & Matte Paintings: Chan Ho Lee, Scott Chiu, Yongki Yoon, Peter Boustaedter
    • Compositing: Jason Yanofsky, Scott Chiu, Robert Yang, Bryon Whitacker, Jeff Benait
    • Storyboards: Peter Romsey, Rpin Suwannath
    • Audio Supervisor: Jeffy Branion
    • System Administration: Joachim Thuau, Armen Toorian, Greg Ercolano
    • Office Administration: Carmen Bogan
    • Additional Level Design: Byron Jelden
    THQ
    • www.thq.com
    • Executive Producer: Scott Krager
    • Associate Producer: Rob Loftus
    • Assistant Producer: Greag Nakawatase
    • Senior Product Manager: Alison Quirion
    • Associate Product Manager: Greg Donovan
    • Publicity: Liz Pieri, Kathy Mendoza
    • Creative Services: Howard Liebeskind, Kirk Somdal
    • Instruction Manual: Alan Barasch
    • Lead Tester: Greg Manley
    • Testers: Josh Austin, Morgon Clark, Ryan Datry, Dan Deleon, Gearge Erwin, Cristopher Gonzalez, AJ Hernandez, Erik Hernandez, Ban Koontz, Scott Mainster, Tim Oole, Brian Turner, Mark Yance, Shaun Wharton
    Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.
    • Sound Design: Joey Kuras
    • Music Composed By: Tommy Tallarico, Todd Dennis, Chris Rickwood, Jack Wall
    • Orchestrator: Steve Salani
    • Recorded in Budapest, Hungary by the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra and the Budafok Chamber Choir
    • Conductor: Imre Kollar
    • Recording Engineers: Istvan Biller, Balint Biller
    • Music Produced By : Tommy Tallarico, Forte Music, Los Angeles
    • Audio Production Coordinator: Thomas V. Tallarico
    • Renaissance Pictures: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, George Strayton, Ali Rasul, David Pallison, Sue Binder
    • Digital Banshee: Special Visual Effects
    • Inferno Compositing: Renee Chamblin
    Method Studios Inferno System & Post-Production Services
    • System Administration: Scott Taylor
    WAM!NET
    Voices
    • Ash / Evil Ash: Bruce Campbell
    • Abdul Alzeez: Ron Jones
    • Father Allard / Troop Leader: Steve Brodie
    • Jenny: Erin Ashe
    • Annie Knowby / Grammy: Lani Minella
    • Merchant: Ryan Drummond
    • Guild Members: Frank Caesar, Dan Castle, Ron Jones
    • Professor Knowby: Chris Wilcox
    • Deadites: Marc Biagi, Steve Brodie, Lani Minella
    • Special Thanks: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell, Brian Farrell, Jeff Lopin, Michael Rubinelli, Germaine Gioia, Leslie Brown, Peter Dille, Alison Lacke, Tiffany Ternan, Jeremy Barnes, Jack Suzuki, Trent Ganino, See Un Lee, Sohn Cocke, Matthew O'Callaghan, Pete Anderson, Colin Walter, Hana Lui, Kirby Smith, Vinegrettes, Kristin Prylow, Ken Reinstein
    Source:
    US manual
    Evildead dc us manual.pdf
    [10]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Evil Dead: Hail to the King/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #137: "December 2000" (2000-10-30)
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    Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #19: "May 2001" (2001-04-05)
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    Print advert in Hyper (AU) #92: "June 2001" (2001-04-25)
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    Physical scans

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    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    576 Konzol (HU)
    85
    [11]
    Ação Games (BR)
    65
    [12]
    Consoles + (FR)
    80
    [13]
    Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    42
    [8]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    45
    [14]
    Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
    81
    [15]
    Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
    58
    [16]
    GamePlay RPG (FR) NTSC-U
    61
    [17]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    55
    [18]
    Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
    39
    [19]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    37
    [20]
    Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
    25
    [21]
    Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    50
    [22]
    Play (PL)
    59
    [23]
    Power Unlimited (NL)
    40
    [24]
    Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
    40
    [25]
    Sega Dreamcast
    54
    Based on
    16 reviews

    Evil Dead: Hail to the King

    Dreamcast, US
    EvilDead DC US Box Back.jpgEvilDead DC US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Evildead dc us manual.pdf
    Manual
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    Inlay
    Dreamcast, FR
    EvilDead DC FR Box Back.jpgEvilDead DC FR Box Front.jpg
    Cover
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    Disc
    Dreamcast, FR/DE
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    Cover
    Dreamcast, UK/ES
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    Cover
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    Disc
    EvilDead DC UK regcard.pdf
    Reg Card

    Technical information

    Main article: Evil Dead: Hail to the King/Technical information.

    External links

    References

    1. http://www.ebworld.com:80/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-13 17:23)
    2. http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=18991 (Wayback Machine: 2002-10-30 12:42)
    3. http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/557792/ref=vg_brbx_c_1_1/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-28 02:00)
    4. http://www.amazon.de:80/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YSSM (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-28 00:30)
    5. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=4449 (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-30 17:37)
    6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300720/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-03 10:58)
    7. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 59
    8. 8.0 8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 23" (UK; 2001-06-14), page 52
    9. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=17154&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-10 21:53)
    10. File:Evildead dc us manual.pdf, page 25
    11. 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
    12. Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
    13. Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 116
    14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113
    15. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 68
    16. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 73
    17. GamePlay RPG, "Janvier 2001" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 39
    18. GamePro, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 93
    19. Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 79
    20. MAN!AC, "09/2001" (DE; 2001-08-01), page 50
    21. Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 85
    22. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2001" (UK; 2001-06-21), page 58
    23. Play, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
    24. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 6, Juni 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 57
    25. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Junio 2001" (ES; 2001-05-25), page 44


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