It doesn’t take long to discover why user reviews for Voyage of the Dead are overwhelmingly negative – it’s a light-gun shooter on a system currently without a light-gun.
CCG Writes - "The story mode supports up to four players and is an on-rails shooter. Your goal is to shoot down as many zombies as possible while protecting the innocents on the ill-fated cruise ship. You’ll get to change out your weapon to pistols, machine guns, and shot guns. Be sure to keep an eye on your ammo levels and reload early and often! There are many different types of zombies and some have the ability to hurl projectiles at you so be sure to take those ones out first. At the end of each level, you’ll be shown your stats and can compare against other players (if available)."
Light gun shooters used to be all the rage back in the 1990s. One of the most popular arcade shooters was House of the Dead. Voyage of the Dead desperately tries to mimic Sega’s classic series, but the results are decidedly mixed.
Pure PlayStation: Voyage of the Dead is easily the best MARS launch title for the majority of gamers. It has a familiar premise with familiar mechanics and as a game pulls it off near flawlessly. The real issues come courtesy of endurance waning to gravity and no save points for the story. Luckily, any frustration experienced, both inside and out of the digital title, from the story can be relieved in the extra modes. Which are quite fun, and I'm surprised weren't in more light gun arcade games of old. If you need any convincing to actually pick up the MARS system, Voyage of the Dead will most likely be it.
You'd like to think developers and publishers would think of this before releasing a game
Man, I forgot I had this preordered!