GameSpot Announces its List of the Scariest Video Games for Halloween
GameSpot Breaks Down its List of Scary Videos into Different Flavors of Fear
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the years, video game developers have tried to "one-up" each other on their video game scare tactics, making titles more gory, bloody, frightening, or just plain weird. To commemorate Halloween, GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading source for trusted gaming information and a property of CBS Interactive, gives the fans of fright a rundown of the best titles to play this October 31 for consoles and PC.
"While horror movies have been a longtime staple of the Halloween season, we also realize that games have the potential to match and even surpass them," said Ricardo Torres, Editor in Chief at GameSpot. "Besides offering the scares of a movie, games offer an interactive experience that can't be beat when done right."
GameSpot editors have structured the titles in categories, highlighting the different flavors of fear for any game fanatic. Be warned, you shouldn't play alone.
ABRUPT SCARES (games that make you jump out of your seat with a sudden scare)
Doom 3 (PC, Mac, Xbox)
Resident Evil (PS, SAT, PC)
Resident Evil 2 (GC, PS, N64, PC, DC)
ATMOSPHERIC TENSION (games with excellently tense, spooky atmosphere)
BioShock (PC, 360, PS3)
System Shock 2 (PC)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)
The Thing (PS2, PC, Xbox)
Alone in the Dark (PC)
GROSSOUT HORROR (horror-themed games that are just super-disgusting)
Silent Hill 2 (PS2, PC)
Dead Space (X360, PS3, PC)
Clive Barker's Jericho (X360, PS3, PC)
Silent Hill: Homecoming (X360, PS3, PC)
ADRENALINE RUSH (horror-themed games with fast-paced action elements)
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