Aside from the arcade mode, The House of the Dead 2 also features “original mode” based on the home ports of the game. In this mode, player’s can select up to two items from their inventory before starting the game (which include a variety of new weapons, health and continues). These items are collected throughout the game, given by rescued civilians or found hidden, which are then stored in the player’s inventory for future games. It also includes a boss mode in which any boss from the game can be battled. The House of the Dead 2 also has a training mode, a set of minigames designed to increase the player’s speed and accuracy.