Totally AWESOME. Amazingly creepy, oppresive and claustrophobic. CULT horror game.
Silent Hill 2
on PS2
(2001) Certificate:
Fans of the original will know that Silent Hill world is not a pleasant place. This is survival horror in its purest form. Forget Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil. Those games are for wimps compared to this!Silent Hill 2 is set in an abandoned and boarded up mental institute. There is no light ..read more »
Silent Hill 3
on PS2
(2003) Certificate:
A seemingly innocent trip to a shopping centre takes a macabre twist as Silent Hill 3 - we just knew that the grisly series would come again for a third lunge - creaks and groans its way to the PS2. It's just like we've never been apart?
In a Dawn of the Dead-type scenario, ..read more »
Messes with your head! This is the hardest game of the series, but hugely enjoyable.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
on PS2
(2004) Certificate:
Though Resident Evil is the game considered responsible for bringing the survival horror game into the mainstream, there are far more hardcore and graphic offerings available, just waiting to give their punters a fright. The most disturbed of which probably comes in the form of Silent Hill, a game ..read more »
Not up to the standards of the earlier S.H games, but a good attempt.
Silent Hill Origins
on PS2
(2007) Certificate:
Travis Grady is alone in his solitary trucker lifestyle. He's content to live his life one mile at a time, making as few connections as possible. It's not that he doesn't have a personal history, but he's much rather leave his past in the rearview mirror.His latest delivery stop takes him past a ..read more »
Silent Hill: Homecoming
on Xbox 360
Certificate:
The sixth installment in the classic videogames series, Silent Hill: Homecoming introduces another protagonist to the mythos. The story follows Alex Shepherd, returning to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to Silent Hill, ..read more »
The creme de la creme of the R.E series. HUGE game - awesome!
Resident Evil 4
on GameCube
(2005) Certificate:
Back in the early days of the PlayStation, Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan) was a must-have game. A forerunner of the survival horror genre, it aimed to give players the experience of a video game that delivered the frights and intense atmosphere of a horror movie. The gameplay involved ..read more »
Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly
on PS2
(2004) Certificate:
Survival Horror games that don't go by the name of Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark or Silent Hill can often struggle to make a name for themselves in a genre with such an overwhelming series of games. So it's really our job tell you when there's something you're all missing. And in 2002, many of ..read more »
Project Zero 3: The Tormented
on PS2
(2006) Certificate:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Tecmo Ltd. Announce Project Zero 3TM: The Tormented
Battle Rei Kurosawa's Nightmares and Unravel the Sinister Mysteries of The 'House Of Sleep' In the Terrifying Third Instalment of the Critically Acclaimed Horror Series
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The oldest of the Zero series, and my least enjoyable. But still a good one.
Project Zero
on PS2
(2002) Certificate:
One of the scariest survival horror games yet, Project Zero throws central character Miku into a supernatural world of horror after her brother mysteriously vanishes when he visits a spooky mansion on the outskirts of a small town. Sound familiar? No, it's not Resident Evil, and here's why.Project ..read more »
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
on Xbox 360
Certificate:
Beginning shortly before the ending of F.E.A.R., a Special Forces squad is on a routine mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon the city and thrown it into chaos. Tension builds as ..read more »