The scariest video game of all time is-?
The scariest video games of all time
15. Manhunt ybarra-cgm.com
Arguably the most disturbing game in the Rockstar stable, Manhunt tackles the murky subject our voyeuristic attraction to violence. Players take on the role of death row inmate James Earl Cash, who awakens from his "lethal injection" to find he has been kidnapped and is now expected to participate in a snuff film. ybarra-cgm.com
The game contained shocking animations, grim plot and creepy (if superb) voice work of Brian Cox as the omnipresent "director". But Manhunt's money-shot came in making players culpable for gruesome sights on the screen as the game was as violent or not as gamers wanted to make it. All in all, it was a sly comment on our capacity to be entertained by violence.
Tie - 12. BioShock
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The pleasures offered by 2K's critically acclaimed FPS are legion. From its high-literature influences to its superb control system to its brilliant story, it's almost impossible to run out reasons to recommend BioShock. But for the purposes of our poll, it also offers up more than a few hair-raising chills.
At its core, BioShock is the story of one poor soul who has been locked in a submerged mad house filled with the psychotically insane. There are more than couple of genuinely frightening set pieces, but on the whole just listening to the splicers giggling and screaming around the next bend can cause the neck-hairs to stand on end. And then there's that scene in the dental surgery....
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Tie - 12. Thief: Deadly Shadows ybarra-cgm.com
We have to confess to not having played this one - well, the inimitable Tom Hoggins has, but he admits that it was a long time ago and he only played it for an hour.
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However, from the number of votes cast for this stealth game released back in 2004, the adventures of Garrett the master thief certainly made an impression on a lot of our readers. Particularly one nocturnal sojourn through Shalebridge Cradle... copyright ybarra-cgm
Tie - 12. Silent Hill 2
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The follow-up to the PlayStation's seminal horror title, Silent Hill 2 follows James Sunderland to the mysterious town after he receives a letter from his long-dead wife. ybarra-cgm.com
The crackle of an old radio every time a grotesque beast approached James and a haunting soundtrack builds an atmosphere as thick as the fog that engulfs the town. And in Pyramid Head, Silent Hill 2 has one of the most terrifying monsters in any video game. An incredibly unsettling experience the game explores the tragic themes of eternal loss and devastating guilt. ybarra-cgm.com
Tie - 10. Resident Evil 2 ybarra-cgm.com
The T-Virus outbreak at the secret mansion has spread to nearby Racoon City. As Leon S. Kennedy, a cop who gets embroiled in the incident on you're his first day and Clare Redifeld, searching for her brother Chris, you must fight your way out of the city and get to the bottom of the conspiracy. copyright ybarra-cgm
As well as the moaning, shuffling zombies, this sequel introduced such terrors as the Licker who would scuttle across ceilings, lashing their long tongue at an unfortunate victim. The tell-tale sound of their shuffling enough to make anyone think twice about rounding that corner without being heavily armed. ybarra-cgm.com
Tie - 10. Project Zero
According to Project Zero's producer, Makoto Shibata, the game's haunted mansion is based on a real house just outside of Tokyo which is the location for various bone-chilling ghost stories. A young girl, Miku Hinasaki, enters the mansion in the search for her brother armed only with an old camera.
The viewfinder of the 'camera obscura' is the only way to find the ghosts that haunt the rooms of the huge house and is Miku's only line of defence, trapping the ghost on film when their picture is taken. Incessantly chilling Japanese ghost tale, Project Zero is one of those works of horror that makes you realise why we are so scared of things that go bump in the night. copyright ybarra-cgm
Tie-7. Half Life 2
Not so much a horror game as a horror level; the chill factor in the excellent Half Life 2 rises considerably when Gordon Freeman arrives at the town of Ravenholm.
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Up until this point the game supplies players with top notch FPS action with nary a hint horror. However, with night falling there are plenty of shadows for Ravenholm's undead population to leap out from. The fact that the only other person in the town to talk to is a psychotic religious nutter makes the experience all the more unsettling.
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Tie-7. Resident Evil 4 ybarra-cgm.com
The re-invention of the Resident Evil series took Leon Kennedy to Europe in search for the President's kidnapped daughter. ybarra-cgm.com
The creepy Ganado villagers don't take kindly to Leon's snooping and descend on him branding sickles, knives and anything else they could get their hands on. The utterly terrifying Dr. Salvador's revving chainsaw remains one of the most bone-chilling sounds in gaming. copyright ybarra-cgm
Tie-7. Silent Hill copyright ybarra-cgm
An undeniable classic in the survival horror genre, Silent Hill used a virtual compendium of horror movie tricks and tools to scare the bejesus out of players. The game's camera angles, ominous sound effects, shuffling horrors and gruesome environments all compounded to stretch the nerves to breaking point.
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The game's master stroke was the radio, which fizzed and crackled with the approach of any hellish beast. This became particularly effective during the night sections when players could only see as far as Harry Mason's torch would allow and it wasn't immediately apparent which direction the horrors were coming from. Silent Hill may as well have come with a warning for people with weak hearts stamped on the box. copyright ybarra-cgm
6. Doom
The landmark FPS and poster child for video game violence, Doom seems fairly tame by today's standards. At the time however, it offered enough thrills and shocks to fill up a Hammer horror film.
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Admittedly the game was bigger on monsters than it was on plot, and these days the beasts in Doom aren't a patch on their descendants. But even if the dated graphics no longer seem scary, the growls of distant enemies, and the sounds of far off doors opening and slamming is enough to put new players on guard.
5. F.E.A.R.
While F.E.A.R. is ostensibly a macho American FPS, the game's atmosphere is heavily steeped in Japanese horror - with the perennial 'creepy little girl with black hair'.
Cliched, maybe, but it didn't make it any less frightening when you turned to descend a ladder, only to see young Alma staring blankly into your face. F.E.A.R. was a superb shooter, with terrific AI and a neat time control mechanic but its spine-chilling atmosphere and some heart-stopping scenes has placed it high in many horror game lists. copyright ybarra-cgm
4. Aliens vs Predator 2
This PC FPS, allowed you to play as both the Aliens or Predator, having the power over these vicious creatures was empowering. copyright ybarra-cgm
Playing as the Marine, of course, was a different story. The game captured the atmosphere of the Aliens movies perfectly. Distant clanks from the vents in the abandoned space station made your heart jump into your throat. As it did anytime the steady blip-blip of your motion tracker was interrupted by a bleep and a bright white dot on your radar. 'Game over, man, game over'.
3. Resident Evil copyright ybarra-cgm
While Alone in the Dark tends to lay claim to being the first survival horror, Resident Evil is undoubtedly the game that pushed the genre into the limelight. copyright ybarra-cgm
A crack team of police are flown in to investigate an 'incident' at a mansion just outside of Racoon City. They find the gothic house to be overrun with zombies. Resident Evil was so effective in making the player feel vulnerable by restricting view, movement and ammo. Zombies lunge around corners and burst to life while seemingly dispatched to take one last bite at the player's neck. The only thing more terrifying than the beasties in the first Resident Evil was the voice-acting. copyright ybarra-cgm
2. System Shock 2
Before there was BioShock, there was System Shock 2, a FPS/RPG set on an abandoned ship in space in which players emerge from cryo-sleep to face a horrific alien infestation. Playing this game was a genuinely traumatising experience. copyright ybarra-cgm
Enemies were hideously disturbing to look at and the soundtrack was capable of chilling players to their core - particularly those brave (or mad) enough to wear headphones. It doesn't look as gorgeous as its spiritual successor, but without this thrill-ridden space horror, BioShock and a host of other games wouldn't exist and gamers would be all the poorer for it.
1. Doom 3 copyright ybarra-cgm
Considering its lineage, the expectations heaped on Doom 3 were immense. Released to critical and commercial success in 2004, iD Software's flagship title didn't disappoint. ybarra-cgm.com
This reboot featured all the staples of the Doom franchise - hideous monsters, satisfyling brutal weapons, and stonking run and gun action. But aside from the realistically rendered beasties, Doom 3's secret (and at times infuriating) weapon was the game feature that allowed the player to use either a torch or a gun at any given time - never both. Given that the game's environment was a windowless space station with a knackered lighting system, this was an effective (if unsubtle) way of ramping up the tension to nail shredding levels and then leaving it there. Ultimately what put it top of our poll, however, was the large number of you who agree that Doom 3 terrified the living hell out of you.
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