All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, core, horror' on The Great Games Experiment All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, core, horror' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, core, horror' on The Great Games Experiment en-us Clive Barker's Undying To put it simply, Clive Barker's Undying is a first-person horror shooter. The game uses the Unreal Tournament engine along with a lot of new technology to create an immersive single-player experience full of people, environments, and enemies that will absolutely terrify you.

Gameplay is classic shooter style... fast enemies, powerful weapons, and obstructions that require exploration in order to progress. There isn't much in the way of jump puzzles, even though you'll have to watch your footing plenty of times. Puzzle elements are also fairly light, with the majority being solved by finding the correct lever, defeating the right monster, or talking to the appropriate NPC.

Eye candy is cranked to the max, for the most part due to an incredible particle effects engine and skeletal animation for the characters. Character detail is unbelievable, without a polygon to be seen. Environments are also gorgeous with very detailed texturing, great and moody lighting, and extreme attention to detail. In-engine cutscenes explain the detailed story and all it's twists and turns, helped along by a generous number of scripted conversations and events.

The monsters? Well, they'll scare you to death. It's hard to argue with almost thirty enemies and a whopping six bosses! For added gruesome effect, each and every creature has a unique cutscene that will play, showing what they do to you if your aim or your nerve fails...

You've got a great arsenal to deal with them, though. Everything from weapons to spells and even powerful and destructive inventory items. The 8 offensive weapons range from real-world items that take different types of ammo, to projectile and melee fantasy weapons that can affect you as much as they affect your opponents. Undying includes 9 spells which range from chattering skulls that streak towards your enemies and explode in balls of flame, to a mystic shield that will protect your front side from harm.

You'll find that despite all the great parts of Undying listed above, the single most impressive aspect of the game is the fear it instills. Not for the weak.
]]> 14 Feb 2007 06:31:05 F.E.A.R. In F.E.A.R. you aren't a soldier -- you are a weapon. A paramilitary force infiltrates a multi billion dollar aerospace compound taking hostages, but issuing no demands. The government responds by sending in its best special operations teams, only to have them obliterated. Live footage of the massacre is cut short by an unexpected wave of destruction that leaves military leaders stunned and in disbelief. With no other option, they send in the ultimate warrior: You.


The multiplayer part of the game, titled F.E.A.R. Combat, can be downloaded and played for free.
]]> 22 Nov 2006 10:16:30 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Call of Cthulhu -- Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:18:28 The 11th Hour In this sequel to The 7th Guest, it has been nearly 70 years since maniacal toy and puzzle maker Henry Stauf murdered six guests at his Mansion. All of the horror seemed long past until ace tv report Robin Morales is sent on assignment to investigate the old Stauf Mansion, only to vanish without a trace.

You assume the role of Robin's boyfriend Carl Dennings who has just received a game book in the mail directing him to come to Stauf Mansion. With little but the mysterious book in hand, you set out to solve a new set of Stauf puzzles in the evil residence in your quest to rescue Robin and forever destroy the wicked Stauf legacy.


Additional Game Features:

  • Treasure hunt with a similar puzzle-based game strategy of the former game, but much darker and mature atmosphere in comparison with the first game.

  • Highly animated puzzles and lots of full motion video enhance the adventure.

  • Graphically creepy Stauf Mansion with lots of detail revealing its decayed decor.

  • Features the music of George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Team Fat.

  • Rendered with the "Groovie" engine.

Developer: Trilobyte
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Released: 1995

System Requirements
486DX2/66, 8MB RAM, 4MB hard drive space, 2xCD-ROM, DOS 5.0+, Local bus video, soundcard, mouse.

Trivia! An R-rated version was planned, including sex and more graphical violence, and the script for this version was included in the official hint manual. The developers denied that this version was ever filmed, but rumors persist that an R-rated version exists.
]]> 31 Dec 2006 07:57:51 Typing of the Dead The Typing of the Dead is an arcade game released in 2000 based on The House of the Dead 2. While the latter is a fairly standard light gun shooter, Typing replaces the gun with the keyboard.

The levels of the two games are close to identical, but instead of simply gunning down hordes of onrushing zombies the player has to type the word or short phrase in front of each enemy to kill it. A typing tutorial for beginners and several mini-game drills designed to improve typing skills are also included.
]]> 07 Mar 2007 02:52:27 Missing: Since Janurary Journalist, Jack Lorski, and his companion disappear while investigating a string of gruesome murders. Soon after their disappearance, Jack’s agency receives a disturbing CD-ROM containing footage he captured during his investigation. More than just a CD, this disc is in-fact the beginning of a terrifying game with a maniacal killer known only as “The Phoenix.â€
]]> 04 Apr 2007 11:23:21 Missing: The 13th Victim Exactly one year after the Jack Lorski case, our agency is confronted again by the serial killer Phoenix, who kidnapped our collaborator and his partner Karen Gijman. We recently received a new CD-ROM, similar to the one we received from the Phoenix last year. Why did the Phoenix suddenly choose to resurface after all these months of silence, by sending us a new CD-ROM? We are persuaded that the release of this new piece of evidence to the greatest number of people will make it possible to advance the investigation. We thank you for your help, in any form possible, to put an end to the Phoenix’s murderous scheme.
]]> 04 Apr 2007 11:48:47 Missing: Game of The Year Edition Also includes the 13th Victim Expansion Pack and Bonus CD-ROM with the making of and behind the scenes video

While investigating a string of gruesome serial murders committed by a maniacal killer known only as “The Phoenix,â€
]]> 05 Apr 2007 12:00:21 Aliens Versus Predator What do you get when you cross two intense action movies? ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, that's what. In this hybrid of the two blockbuster films, you play the role of a Predator that has descended on the planet Vega 4 in order to pursue your favorite pastime: hunting humans. But instead of people, you discover hordes of nasty Aliens that are just as determined as you are to destroy all life forms. So the hunt begins as you go up against Alien drones, warriors, chest-bursters, and face-huggers on your new quest to kill the Alien Queen. You'll have to utilize all the advanced Predator technology at your disposal as you fight your way through wave after wave of Aliens on your way to your ultimate prize.

From IGN
]]> 08 Feb 2007 07:03:22 Survival Crisis Z Survival Crisis Z is an open ended intense survival experience that is nearly as much RPG as it is arcade. Make money or steal it. Buy weapons or pick them off a fresh corpse. Work for the leaders of the post-apocalyptic ruin or have them working for you.

Marauders, terrorists, merchants and heroes are all equals here. They are all either one of us or one of them, warm-blooded or cold, survivors or monsters.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 12:58:23 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil The gripping expansion pack for DOOM 3 takes your even further into the the DOOM universe. Two years following the unexplained disaster on Mars, the UAC returns to the abandoned facility to investigate a mysterious beacon buried deep in the ruins of the ancient civilization.
]]> 15 Jan 2007 01:55:25 Phantasmagoria Made during the height of the "interactive movie" boom in the computer game industry, Phantasmagoria is notable for being one of the first adventure games to use a human being as an on-screen avatar. Actress Victoria Morsell spent months in front of a bluescreen filming the hundreds of actions players could direct her character to perform. The game was released on seven CDs to accommodate the massive amount of video generated by this process. Today it still stands as a record of sorts for the largest number of media cuts used in a game, though several other games including an adventure game based on The X-Files television series have matched it in the sheer number of CDs used. However, if it were to use modern day video compression codecs while keeping the same resolution, the game could probably have shipped on as little as one or two discs. On the other hand, however, the seven discs were used to highlight the seven days, during which the story takes place - the game could easily fit about five discs, even without the advanced video compression. Also, it is worth mentioning that large portions of data were repeated on each CD, to avoid disk swapping when playing the game.

The game script was about 400 pages long, four times the size of a regular movie script, and an additional 100 pages of storyboards set the style for the over 800 scenes in the game. The game required four months of filming alone and over 200 persons were involved in the production, not counting the Gregorian choir of 135 persons that was used for parts of the music in the game.

Source: Wikipedia Article
]]> 14 Apr 2007 12:45:09 Darkest Island Darkest Island is the story of a man named Daniel who wakes up in a bloody hospital bed on a remote island with no knowledge of how he got there. A girl's voice echoes in his mind, begging for him to come and rescue her, and promising to help him get off the island. Daniel finds that this hospital is actually a research facility, and the inhabitants are no longer human. These zombie-like creatures are not the only enemies that Daniel makes. Soon he has armed soldiers hunting him as well. The story of the facility unfolds as Daniel makes his way into the dark center of the island.
]]> 12 Feb 2007 02:07:22 Doom 3 A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's(UAC) Mars Research Facility leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, you struggle with shock and fear as you fight your way to hell and back, in an epic clash against pure evil. Built on ID's revolutionary new 3D graphics engine Doom 3 draws you into the most frightening and gripping 3D gaming experience ever created.
]]> 14 Jan 2007 11:34:43 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Playstation World said,
...the baddest, goriest, most hardcore action game on the PlayStation to date. Highly recommended to everyone bar the squeamish

Join Jill Valentine, the heroine and amazing survivor of the notorious disaster at the mansion, as her nightmare continues in the next terrifying drama from the blockbuster Resident Evil Series, and picks up just hours before the events from Resident Evil 2.

After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City, but it's not going to be easy. As events overtake her she suddenly finds herself trapped by hordes of flesh eating zombies, hideous mutants, and a relentless new Nemesis. Once again she must rely on cunning and brute force to escape. What she soon discovers is the evil created by the Umbrella Corporation is even more horrifying than she ever imagined.

Additional Game Features:

  • Single player 3D third person action adventure of the survival horror genre in a unique new drama which reveals more details of Umbrella Corporation's devious activities from the Resident Evil series.

  • More zombies, more terror and more evil.

  • More challenging enemies that come back to life at any time and face off against the most terrifying mutations stalking the streets of Raccoon City.

  • More detailed character actions, try the dodge move to avoid an enemy attack.

  • Interact with the environment like never before, use background objects defensively.

  • Contains "Live Selection" where players make decisions which effect the story outcome. Act fast though, before the choice is made for you.

  • PC version includes 3 unique features: a hidden mini game "Mercenaries", costume changes via keybind, and mouse cursor desktop accessories.

  • Soundtrack music for Resident Evil 3 (available on a soundtrack CD) was composed by Masami Ueda & Saori Maeda.

  • Ammo creation system lets you decide how to use your limited resources by choosing differing combinations of available gun powder and ammo in combination with a reloading tool to better supply your weapons of choice.

  • Supports gamepad (Microsoft Sidewinder recommended).

Developer: Capcom production studio 4
Publishers: Capcom, Eidos Interactive
Released: 1999 release on PS, 2000 for PC and Dreamcast, 2003 for the Gamecube

PC Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98

Pentium200MHz, 48MB RAM, 20MB Hard drive space minimum, 250 or more recommended, 640x480 or higher display, keyboard and

gamepad, DirectX6.1,X7, Sound Card : Direct Sound supporting board, Video Card : DirectDraw supporting & 3D

List of the supportiing 3D video cards.
  • 3dfxVoodoo series
  • nVidiaRIVA series
  • ATI 3D RagePro
  • ATI 3D Rage128
  • Intel740
  • S3Savege4Pro
  • Matrox MilleniumG200 or MilleniumG400

    • Trivia: The storyline for this game was later adapted for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
    ]]>     22 Jan 2007 11:48:00     F.E.A.R. Extraction Point F.E.A.R. Extraction Point kicks off where the original game ended -- with a bang. The First Encounter Assault Recon Team (F.E.A.R.) returns to battle the now free Alma and her paranormal minions across a destroyed city. New locations, weaponry and enemies combine to take the F.E.A.R. franchise to new levels of action and suspense.
    ]]>     06 Dec 2006 06:50:18     Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh In 1996, Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh by Lorelei Shannon was released. Though still enormous in size coming on five separate CDs it was in no way as large as its predecessor.

    Dropping the unique adventure game style interaction in favor of an interactive movie format, A Puzzle of Flesh was more expensive to produce and less popular with audiences tiring of video clip-driven games. Though some concluded that it was a substantial improvement over the original in several areas, others dismissed the game, criticizing it for its completely different atmosphere, lack of creativity, interactivity and excessive violence.

    The plot of the second game in the series revolves around the character of Curtis Craig, a 30-year-old man working in a company managed by the enigmatic Paul Warner. Curtis' mysterious and traumatic past is a key element in the plot, as he pieces together his experience to form a picture of his soul, one whose discovery might lead to his demise. Harassed by quasi-delusions which seem all too real, Curtis aims to uncover the truth about his family, co-workers and most importantly, his own existence. As his delusions become more and more real and begin to have an enormous, terrible impact on his surroundings, Curtis must confront his fears or risk getting devoured by what lives within him.

    A Puzzle of Flesh has a fairly standard interface, with the cursor shaped into the distinctive logo of WynTech

    Source: Wikipedia entry
    ]]>     14 Apr 2007 12:48:40     Manhunt They just killed Cash. Now, they want to kill him again.

    America is full of run down, broken rust-belt towns where nobody cares and anything goes. In Manhunt's Carcer City, nothing matters anymore and all that's left are cheap thrills. The ultimate rush is the power to grant life and take it away, for sport. This time, James Earl Cash, you are the sport. They gave you your life back. Now, they are going to hunt you down.

    You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. You must run, hide, and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
    ]]>     01 Dec 2006 11:22:28     Evidence In this PC CD-ROM game the notorious serial killer “The Phoenixâ€
    ]]>     05 Apr 2007 12:07:47     Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi You play the brother of a bride to be who is to be wed to a wealthy Romanian Count. Little do you know, that the Count has held your sister and your family prisoner inside his castle? It's up to you to rescue your friends and family from his clutches and the evil hordes that await you.

    Visually Nosferatu is both horrific and gorgeous at the same time. Using a dirty film technique brought on by the Silent Hill series, the game strives at revealing as little light and recognizable images as possible.
    ]]>     10 Feb 2007 02:28:50