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The Top 10 Most Violent Videogames Ever
Some of us gamers out there look for that special
thrill in games that involve the spilling of blood
and/or generally darker and more violent material. The
messier it is, the more appealing it can be to those of
us out there that play what's intended for older
audiences. Let's look at which ones really stand out in
the history of gaming...
#10: Mortal Kombat (ARC)
This is what everyone thinks about when they hear the
term "violent videogames". Expected to be a short-lived
project, Mortal Kombat was one of the first
top-grossing games involving excessive violence,
resulting in a huge fanbase and many sequels to follow
which still run today. The first of the classic entries
partly introduced the use of live actors for character
sprites, giving it a very surreal effect, and with many
vibrant and distinguishable characters with unique
powers, but above all, the gruesome fatality system.
Who couldn't describe the first time they saw Sub-Zero
dismembering someone's head with their spine dangling
off it or Kano ripping the still-beating heart right
from his foe's chest as anything other than
breath-taking, mind-blowing and eye-popping? Definitely
one for the books.
#9: Splatterhouse (ARC)
Four years before the release of MK above,
Splatterhouse, the birth of survival-horror games,
graced the arcades and later early home consoles with
side-scroll, beat-em-up, gore-filled action. The game
revolved around a murdered parapsychology student who
was revived by an artifact known as the Terror Mask,
who then journeys further into the very mansion he was
killed in to save his girlfriend. Many significant
weapons were available for use, and various hideous
creatures would attack the player, threatening a second
gruesome death should they fail to fend them off.
Without Splatterhouse, games like Resident Evil and
Silent Hill would never be.
#8: The Punisher (PS2, XBOX)
This game, while significantly better than it's movie
counterpart (thankfully barely based upon it), retells
the adventures of Marvel Comics' merciless anti-hero
with no supernatural powers - merely the pinaccle of
human ability and a wide arsenal of firearms. However,
it is Frank Castle's rationale which separates him from
the cliche vengeance-seeking vigilante - he defines his
actions as punishment, with no limit to what he will
do, as shown in this game. The Punisher uses whatever
he can to threaten crooks with a gruesome death if they
don't cough up information. ESRB required that these
executions be partially censored by briefly going black
and white, but the sound effects, voices and portrayal
of the cruel torment is more than convincing.
#7: Hitman: Blood Money (PS2, XBOX)
The latest entry in the Hitman series is filled with
many more killing opportunities than it's predecessors.
Agent 47, our favorite killer for hire, disguises
himself in various different ways and resorts to
endless amounts of weapons to get the job done, no
matter how nastily. The game even involves hiding the
corpses from the naked eye as well as resulting effects
based on the brutality of the killing. Very realistic
concepts and with an extra helping of violence thrown
in.
#6: Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2, XBOX, GC)
It was a tie for it's sequel Mortal Kombat: Armageddon,
which includes a super-interactive but halfway
disappointing Kreate-A-Fatality system, but Deception
takes the gold. Though we all know it is impossible,
bloodthirsty gamers will definitely be able to feed
their hunger when a gallon of blood pours from their
victim's face when receiving an uppercut, causing it to
flow and drip down their entire body. The sound effects
and voice acting sound painfully real with every blow
delivered between the fighters, and players will not be
disappointed. This had probably the most gruesome
fatalities among the MK fighters - including quite
creative ones for MK's ninja pioneers Scorpion and
Sub-Zero, in which their victim loses limbs and
actually begs for mercy before their life is taken - as
well as agonizing death traps surrounding the
environment.
#5: Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (PS2, XBOX)
Released in 2005, Shaolin Monks was MK's sole
successful action/adventure game, and quite possibly
the best MK game to date. Huge splashes of blood were
accompanied with every single hit, and the intense boss
fights included fatalities for both victories and
losses, each one having grossly painful scenarios and
quite cinematic execution which led to an exhilirating
and satisfying experience. However, the more generic
fatalities outside of boss fights were quite tormenting
as well - Liu Kang crippling his foe with his bare
hands, Kung Lao using his hat as a buzzsaw and pulling
his enemy's legs to slice them in half, are just tiny
bits of what's in store for whoever plays this.
#4: God of War (PS2)
This game, standing on it's pedestal as one of the best
and most entertaining PS2 titles, is not only addictive
and fun, but wholly gory. The cinematics especially are
probably some of the grossest and most violent ones
ever included within a videogame, and the many
different kills Kratos can sport among the varieties of
enemies he fights can make you quiver. Being able to
swing the Blades of Chaos on chains branded to Kratos's
skin allowed the spilling of blood to surround the
environment since he could slash from so far away, but
perhaps the most jaw-dropping feats were how Kratos
would finish gigantic bosses.
#3: Gears of War (X360)
Many people judge their games by how realistic the
graphics are. Gears of War displays beautifully crips
and believable environments, but is also full of
extremely graphic depictions that nearly cross the line
to how much people can take. The huge amounts of blood
that splatter onto your screen when chainsawing someone
apart alone is reason enough to place the game this
high on the list. The loss of limbs and several other
painful fates that the characters can experience and
still keep going all the while calls for something
ugly. This game will definitely treat you to a bloody,
messy time.
#2: Manhunt (PS2)
This is the kind of game that makes you feel bad when
you play it. Following the horrifying experiences of a
ressurected individual that must survive the ones
stalking him, the player is forced to use common,
everyday objects to kill their enemies, even forced to
apply more to their efforts as they struggle. From
suffocating someone with a plastic bag and actually see
them struggle to breathe as you persevere to stop their
heart to the blood-curdling monstrosities you can
commit with but a simple shard of glass, Manhunt is
filled with many a violent and gruesome escapade that
just sticks into your mind.
#1: Thrill Kill (PS)
Has playing a videogame ever made you throw up in
disgust? If not, this one should do the trick. Thrill
Kill is indeed the most violent game you can find out
there. Just thinking about it makes my heart leap to my
throat. The game revolves around eight psychotic
killers that die and go to hell and are given a chance
to return to the mortal plane should they fight each
other. This results in 30 second beatings that leave
the victim but a red smear on the ground, shoving
cowprods inside people's throats, brutal dismemberment,
mutilation of the body and various other horrible fates
that may make you scream just watching them. If Quentin
Tarantino ever played videogames, this would probably
be his favorite. Originally rated AO, the game was
ultimately cancelled and released on the internet. That
alone is proof enough that the content in this game is
serious business.
There they are - the bloodiest games you can find. Have
fun should you find any of them, and make sure you
don't gross your friends, family, or yourself out!
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