10 Scariest Video Games

By Adam Dioria

In his recent review of cinematic adaptation “Max Payne,” Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore states that video games are “emotionally inferior to movies… Nobody ever shed a tear over an [in-game] character’s death.”

We can only assume that Mr. Moore has never been chased through a peasant village by a horde of frothing, pitchfork-wielding madmen capable of sprinting at inhuman speeds and their best friend, a chainsaw-waving Leatherface clone using a burlap sack for a mask.



With all due respect to Mr. Moore, dating as far back as 1982’s Haunted House for Atari 2600, games have been able to stir at least one convincing sensation in viewers – abject terror.

With Halloween just around the corner, the time seems ripe to offer a quick peek at the latest crop of simulated shockers vying to send a chill up your spine. While they may not move jaded souls like Mr. Moore to tears, or even a raised eyebrow, we remain confident that these titles will leave more open-minded viewers doing a double-take. Because while none may be as scary as Hollywood’s recent output (Beverly Hills Chihuahua? Now that’s frightening…) we’re not afraid to go out on a limb and give each of the following two severed thumbs up.

For more, check out
[Link: electronichouse.com]