The House of the Dead III Arcade

In a post-apocalyptic 2019, retired AMS agent Thomas Rogan and his team of military commandos raid the EFI Research Facility for the source of humanity's downfall.
The raid is botched; the entire team is killed, leaving only Rogan and team captain Dan Taylor alive. As they find the source in a laboratory, Death, a behemoth in a security guard uniform, kills Taylor and injures Rogan. An unknown figure approaches Rogan before all contact is lost.

The House of the Dead III retains the gameplay of its predecessors: as the camera travels a predefined path, players shoot enemies to avoid the loss of lives through damage. Barrels and other objects can be destroyed to reveal bonus items, which will either increase the player's score or award extra lives.

III introduces pump-action shotguns as the standard weapons. They can hold up to 6 bullets before reloading and can hit multiple enemies at once, especially those approaching close together or in a line.
The arcade has physical shotguns which must be pumped to reload.

Instead of civilians, there are "partner rescue" sequences where one player character will be isolated and trapped by creatures, requiring the other to save them. The most dangerous creatures are highlighted in red before the event begins.
Success results in a bonus life; failure does not, although there is no life penalty if a trapped partner is attacked or accidentally shot. In multiplayer games, the captured player's weapon will be disabled during the sequences. Successfully finishing all "partner rescue" events unlocks a secret stash of bonus items at the end of the game.

Boss battles now have a smaller meter beneath their health bars. This meter must be emptied via repeated shots to boss weak points so that their attacks are disrupted. Some bosses also appear in the middle of levels, rather than at the end.

Other features III introduced to the series include:

-An End of Level Ranking System
-A total of four endings
-Being prompted to choose your own path.

There are four possible endings to the game. If the player clears the game in under three credits, one of three endings is played based on which of the three selectable levels was chosen last.

The default "normal" ending is achieved by Beat the game with three or more credits used.

Outside, Daniel pauses to face the EFI building and bid his father farewell. Swearing to not let his father's efforts go to waste, Daniel promises to return if "[humans] go down the wrong path again." He and Lisa then leave.

Bad Ending: Beat the game in under three credits, and choose the Information Systems Department last.

Daniel loses the will to move on and acts erratically. His voice turns deep and monstrous, and a close-up of his face reveals that he has become a creature. Lisa screams in the background.

Joke Ending: Beat the game in under three credits, and choose the BIO Lab last.

Lisa sees her car drive away, yet Rogan and G are behind her. It is revealed that a creature is behind the wheel. Lisa and Daniel give pursuit, with the former shouting "Hey, that's my car you slimy bastards! Say your prayers!" while the two agents watch.

Canon/True Ending: Beat the game in under three credits, and choose the DBR Institute or EFI Genome Ward last.

An unknown man in a business suit limps into Wheel of Fate's laboratory to retrieve Daniel's genes. He mutters, "It appears that [Curien] didn't understand its true purpose," and laughs.
It is being confermed to be Thornheart, the main antagonist of House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn.


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