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2005 · Cranky Pants Games · Action · Adventure

Evil Dead: Regeneration

Evil Dead: Regeneration takes over where the film Evil Dead 2 left off. You can play as Ash, who has been committed to an insane asylum where a mad scientist is doing experiments with the Necronomican. With the help of some firepower and your new sidekick, a 3-foot tall "deadite," you can battle the scientist's unholy creations and save civilization.

Released
13 September 2005
Platforms
PlayStation 2WindowsXbox
Genres
ActionAdventureBeat 'em upHorror
Developers
Cranky Pants Games
Publishers
THQ
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionHorrorComedy
Engine
RenderWare
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 18ESRB M
Languages
English
Time to beat
6hmain story6hwith extras7hcompletionist

About

Evil Dead: Regeneration is an action hack and slash video game developed by American studio Cranky Pants Games, published by THQ, and released for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is based on The Evil Dead series. It is unconnected to the previous video game Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick. The game takes place in an alternate reality from the original trilogy where the film Army of Darkness never took place, depicting what would have happened if Ash did not get sent back in time at the end of the film Evil Dead II.

Keywords

  • vampire
  • death
  • doctor
  • based on - movie
  • dark humor
  • easter egg
  • bink video
  • demon invasion
  • non-player character
  • extreme violence
  • secret area
  • weapons swap

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The gameplay mostly consists of hack and slash with small conveniently placed puzzles. The player takes the role of Ash Williams as he fights off hordes of Deadites. The player can find different kinds of weapons in levels which find use in different situations. Early on in the game Ash receives his sidekick Sam who fights along with him in battle.

Unlike other games where killing a friend ingame is taboo at best, Sam actually comically dies many times in the game. The player can kick Sam into openings to open doors or onto enemies to pop their heads off. The player can also possess Sam to get through small openings; the purpose is to open a door or a switch. At times, Sam is controlled by the computer and destroys adversaries without assistance.

Story

Ash Williams (voiced by Bruce Campbell) is locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane, as a result of the events that took place in The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. Convinced the world thinks he is crazy, the truth is much more nefarious. His doctor, Dr. Reinhard, somehow in possession of Professor Raymond Knowby's diary and the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, plans on using the books to bring about his ascension to power. In the process he releases an army of Deadites on the unsuspecting world and it is Ash's job to stop the doctor and put the Deadites back where they belong.

The game begins in Sunny Meadows, the asylum Ash is committed to. Ash is briefly visited by his lawyer, Sally Bowline who mentions how she found Professor Knowby's diary and believes Ash's story about the Necronomicon and the cabin. Ash thanks Sally for her efforts and awkwardly flirts with her. Just after Sally leaves, Reinhard accidentally unleashes the dead through the Necronomicon.

Reception

Evil Dead: Regeneration received "average" reviews on all platforms, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Adam Dodd of Bloody Disgusting wrote that it is "probably the best full-scope console game out there in terms of mechanics" but criticized it for its "addition of an obnoxious sidekick and way too many tedious escort missions".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 213 September 2005North America · Europe 30 September 2005 · Korea 17 November 2005 · Australia 31 December 2005
Xbox13 September 2005North America · Europe 30 September 2005 · Australia 31 December 2005
Windows30 September 2005Europe · North America 12 October 2005

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation 2SCES-53457Europe—
SLES-53457Europe—
SLKA-25306Korea—
SLUS-21048North America—
XboxTQ-037North America—

Box artone per regional release we hold art for

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