Tag Archives: PS2

Everything I know about The X-Files I learned from a survival horror video game

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Daniel

I have to admit, I never watched The X-Files when it aired in the 90s. Those were my prime clubbing years, I was going to college, and I was working two jobs, so I was out all the time. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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Back to the days of survival horror inspired by J-horror movies

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Daniel

Kuon is reminiscent of Fatal Frame, with a female character wandering Asian architectural structures while being attacked by ghosts and other creepy, angry entities, but instead of fighting with a camera, you use magic and a melee weapon. The game … Continue reading →

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PS2 Playthrough: Hunter The Reckoning Wayward

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Daniel

The sequel to Hunter The Reckoning, which could support up to four players on Xbox, this sequel was a PS2 exclusive that only supports two players. I got through it with a friend two decades ago, but this time I … Continue reading →

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I went ghost hunting on the PS2 one last time

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Daniel

I continue to revisit all the horror games from my old game systems (still chipping away at the PlayStation 2 games), and this time it was Ghosthunter. I don’t even know how I managed to get through it the first … Continue reading →

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You’ll have to pry the PS2 controller from my cold, dead hands

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Daniel

It’s a double feature video game marathon of survival horror titles for PS2 that take place in the snow. Brrrrr! Was revisiting these games fun for me? EXTERMINATION Bringing the survival horror genre into the bitter, snowy cold before the … Continue reading →

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Do doggie companions make survival horror more fun?

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Daniel

As I continue my endeavor to replay all my horror games I haven’t covered on Boys, Bears & Scares yet, I take on Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose, two games in which the protagonist is joined on her horror … Continue reading →

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A look back at the Evil Dead trilogy—of video games!

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Daniel

I dug out the old Dreamcast and Playstation 2 game systems, hooked them up to my big ass widescreen HD TV, and delved into three games based on the Evil Dead movies, all featuring Ash voiced by Bruce Campbell: Evil Dead: Hail to … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil light!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Daniel

It’s time to take on the Resident Evil “light gun” games! At least, the ones that got a U.S. release. RESIDENT EVIL SURVIVOR First there is Resident Evil Survivor, the game people love to hate from way back in the … Continue reading →

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Vanquish those vamps…with a gun…

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Daniel

Arcade game turned Playstation 2 light gun game Vampire Night is pretty much House of the Dead with “vampires.” The vampires are simply all kinds of different monsters that leap, fly, run at you, roll at you, toss shit at … Continue reading →

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How is it possible for a video game to be Obscure twice?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Daniel

Half a decade ago, a survival horror game called Obscure was released for the PS2 and Xbox. A simple takeoff on the original Resident Evil formula and 4-years ahead of the re-vamped Resident Evil series in that it was two … Continue reading →

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