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10 Scariest Video Games
Scare the pants off friends and family with these spine-tingling PC and video games.
October 28, 2008 | by Adam Dioria

In his recent review of cinematic adaptation “Max Payne,” Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore states that video games are “emotionally inferior to movies… Nobody ever shed a tear over an [in-game] character’s death.”

We can only assume that Mr. Moore has never been chased through a peasant village by a horde of frothing, pitchfork-wielding madmen capable of sprinting at inhuman speeds and their best friend, a chainsaw-waving Leatherface clone using a burlap sack for a mask. Nor has he survived a three-hour marathon session wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland subsisting on human corpses only to discover a hidden cache of food and portable nukes only to have it all wiped out in a single, heartbreaking second when an irate spouse suddenly pulls the plug on the Xbox 360. But we digress.

With all due respect to Mr. Moore, dating as far back as 1982’s Haunted House for Atari 2600, games have been able to stir at least one convincing sensation in viewers – abject terror. Including that is, the palpable discomfiture and, yes, sometimes even tear-jerking angst and horror that comes right along with it. Whether living in mortal fear of an impending grounding (to a 16 year-old, two weeks away from the Super Nintendo was like doing a year in Guantanamo) or drizzling your shorts at the sight of the original Alone in the Dark’s polygonal ghoulies, be honest. Over the course of their virtual career, anyone who considers themselves a bona fide gamer has experienced at least one shock courtesy of electronic entertainment. 

With Halloween just around the corner, the time seems ripe to offer a quick peek at the latest crop of simulated shockers vying to send a chill up your spine. While they may not move jaded souls like Mr. Moore to tears, or even a raised eyebrow, we remain confident that these titles will leave more open-minded viewers doing a double-take. Because while none may be as scary as Hollywood’s recent output (Beverly Hills Chihuahua? Now that’s frightening…) we’re not afraid to go out on a limb and give each of the following two severed thumbs up.

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Posted by kyozz  on  12/03/08  at  01:29 AM

I was so hooked up with resident evil before, maybe it was late 90’s when i was still playing it, but now I’m not actually playing rpg’s anymore..
I’m just playing with something using female libido supplement its fun anyways.

Posted by OVC  on  11/01/08  at  10:55 AM

This list is scary. No Resident Evil, or the original Alone in the Dark. Eternal Darkness was also scary and creepy. But I think Superman 64 gets the prize.

Posted by John Smith  on  10/30/08  at  11:02 PM

I thought Myth was very scary.  These turn-based puzzle games just add that extra something…

Maybe Wii Cooking Mama should be considered, too.

Posted by Aaron  on  10/28/08  at  08:56 AM

The video game that scared me the most was Eternal Darkness. Playing that game late at night, not enough sleep, and the thing starts messing around with you? It gets in your head, and freaks you out.

Also, I have cried when video game characters died before. FF7 is a great example. Everyone I know got choked up when one of the main chars dies in that one.

I hate film critic snobs anyway, they think their media is the best and anyone else could go fly… so in the spirit of Bioshock, Mr. Moore, would you kindly shut up?



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