Saw II: Flesh & Blood review

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:12:00 +1300

Over the last ten or so years the horror genre has made some mighty leaps and bounds: The Resident Evil series creates tension by forcing the player to treasure every resource available while Silent Hill challenges the psyche with monstrosities heavily loaded in symbolism. Then there are the likes of Eternal Darkness, a game that sets out to disorient the player, and Dead Space which simply throws some of gaming’s scariest abominations the player's way.

Just like the films, Saw’s presence in the gaming’s horror landscape is unlike any other. Arguably, one of the reasons why Saw continues to be so popular (along with its cousin Hostel) is because of the gore factor. It’s the same bloodlust that compels us to slow down and stare at a car crash: you know you shouldn’t and you know you may not like what you see, but you simply can’t help yourself.

It’s just a shame that Saw II: Flesh & Blood banks so heavily on the films’ defining characteristic of gore porn that the rest of the game simply falls to the wayside.

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Saw II: Flesh & Blood review