The first volley in a series of "hardcore" games which is coming soon for the Wii, launches today with the release of SEGA's revival zombie rail-shooter House of the Dead: Overkill. Self-described as "the hardcore you've been waiting for," early reviews thus far have been relatively favorable to the Headstrong-developed light gun shooter. Find out for yourself -- the game ships today.

I, for one, have this queued up on the ol' rental service as I had a blast with 2007's Umbrella Chronicles with the little bro. But then again, question its replayability not only of this title, but of the entire genre. However, at the very minimum, you can dust off your Wii-mote plastic gun chassis and go to town quelling yet another undead uprising.

House of the Dead: Overkill Launch Trailer