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

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?

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!

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!

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…

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?

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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