Evil Dead: Hail to the King is a 2000 survival horror video game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ. It was the second video game released to be based on the Evil Dead film franchise, following the 1984 title The Evil Dead, and the first to be developed by Heavy Iron Studios.

The Story Behind Evil Dead - Hail to the King

Upon arriving, Ash and Jenny discover to their horror that they've arrived in a version of Dearborn, Michigan that is ruled by the Dark Ones. Ash finally catches up with Bad Ash, who intends to let Jenny be consumed by the Dark Ones and cross over into this world while Bad Ash will kill Ash and use him as a 'calling card'. Upon consulting Father Allard at his church, Ash departs to gather the five missing pages from the Necronomicon and the Kandarian Dagger, the latter of which he obtains from a possessed Annie Knowby in the cabin's fruit cellar.

After reading some of Professor Knowby's notes, Ash learns of a priest named Father Allard, whom Knowby was working with to decipher the Necronomicon and send the evil back to where it came. Wanting to help him, Jenny decides to take Ash back to Professor Knowby's old cabin to help him face his demons. The two fight, with Bad Ash transforming into a giant scorpion-like deadite.

How Evil Dead - Hail to the King Plays

After awakening, Ash quickly goes out to the workshed and reassembles his chainsaw-hand before going out to stop the Necronomicon and save Jenny. The game takes place eight years after the events of Army of Darkness. Evil Dead: Hail to the King is a 2000 survival horror video game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ.

However, shortly after arriving, Ash's possessed severed hand appears and plays Knowby's old cassette containing the Necronomicon's incantation once again. After the two come across a possessed Jenny, Father Allard uses the pages and the dagger to create a portal and exorcise the demon from Jenny's body. Evil Dead: Hail to the King functions much like a Resident Evil game, containing similar features such as pre-rendered backgrounds and semi-fixed camera angles, as well as limited ammunition and fuel for the chainsaw.

Why Players Still Load It Up

It was the second video game released to be based on the Evil Dead film franchise, following the 1984 title The Evil Dead, and the first to be developed by Heavy Iron Studios. The game takes place eight years after the events of Army of Darkness. The PlayStation version of Evil Dead: Hail to the King received "mixed" reviews, while the Dreamcast and PC versions received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

However, Allard then reveals himself to be Bad Ash in disguise, who promptly kidnaps Jenny and jumps into the portal with Ash in hot pursuit, the two arriving in an Arabian village in the 9th century. The two fight, with Bad Ash transforming into a giant scorpion-like deadite. After reading some of Professor Knowby's notes, Ash learns of a priest named Father Allard, whom Knowby was working with to decipher the Necronomicon and send the evil back to where it came.

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