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Best action game this year!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Just got my copy today and so far I have not been able to put down the controller! This is one amazingly good game. Highly recommended, but not for anyone under 17 due to language.

Right...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, i live and breathe Silent hill. And the main thing I've been seeing in these reviews are people knocking SH. Stop it!

Secondly, this game is not all that. And the flaws go well beyond comparing to RE or SH, it goes to the controls. Which suck. To turn around to face a creature behind you takes far too long for a vid game of this Genre, even when you turn the sensitivity to the max level.

Now, let's talk about the length. Now SH2&3 also were very short games. But they provided memorable characters with real emotions and disturbing twists. This game offers you characters which talk about how they wish there were in the hood other than this prision and curse farrrrrr too much for a survival (or action) horror game.

Last is the good. Which is the atmosphere. This game lives and breathes it. And of course the action, which is stylish, but yet sadly enough I never found myself wanting for anything more than the duel revolvers.

So, rent it for a weekend and you'll be more than pleased

best horror game made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i loved this game! the grafics were great also, and it was very frightening. iam definately gunna buy the 2nd 1!

Come play with us Torque...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is very different to all the other horror games out there. This is because you can choose your own path - evil, good or neutral. I'm always evil lol, (he is mutating in mine lol with is so cool)

Torque isn't that bad either, he's a bishonen in his own way and the great thing is, in the 2nd game (The Suffering Ties that Bind) it will continue compared to which path you chose in the first one - evil, good or neutral.

The game uses both analog sticks to control his movement (so those of you hate that kind of control, you can't change it so sorry) and it uses most of the buttons to pull off different moves. He even has a transformation to make him the ultimate killing machine.

Get this game if you love blood cos shooting enemies will cause Torque to get covered it in and slowly dry off.

Its fantastic. I can't wait for 2.

Almost...but no cigar!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: May 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My thoughts on this game is that the game isnt truly that scary to be honest. The only "true scare" would be the "flashbacks" that Torque has through out the game, which, i can understand because it catches you off guard.
The good thing about this game, is that you have at least enough ammo and guns and medicine to live, which is good, because some games dont offer that. The game has cool graphics and not to sloppy controls at times. However, this game does have very poor camera angles that makes it hard to hit your target at times. It has good gameplay, a nice odd story line and its bloody (which now kids today are going for). However, it is refreshing that there are no "zombies" which is true, but, the game with no "scare" cannot be in the same section as say Resident Evil or Silent Hill.
The creatures to where somewhat lame. For example, here are my veiws on the creatures:
1. Horace- sometimes helpful..but only towards the middle of the game
2. Hermes - Very cool villian
3. Dr. Killjoy- "Killjoy"?..what a stupid name for a villian
4. Inferna- Very cool creature, but can be a pain in the butt to kill
5. Fester- Lame creature, it looks like they "rip it off" from another game
6. Burrower- Another lame creature, but, tough to kill at times.
7. Nooseman- Very, very lame creature..why didnt they just call it "Spiderman"?
8. Mainliner- Very hard and very fustrating creature to kill.
9. Marksman- Very cool creature and are very easy to kill.
10. Slayer- Very lame, very boring, easy kills.
11. Torque- Why does he look like Wolverine???
Anyways those are my veiws on the game. If you want the game i would rent it first, if you like, then buy it. To Midway, almost..but no cigar!.

Who is really suffering here? Probably the gamer.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: March 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I saw the box for this one and thought it looked like it had potential. I mean, how can you go wrong with a cool title and a haunted prison? I soon found out.
Your character, Torque, has just been condemned to death row, and as the game starts you find yourself checking out the comforts of your new cell. After lots of cussing from the other inmates, the power goes on the blink and then everyone starts getting killed. I thought the violence and profanity was over the top; it seemed painfully obvious the makers of this game were going hard for the "M" rating. Anyway, you then start on your quest to get out of this haunted prison. Problem is, the gameplay suffers tremendously from sluggish controls and bad camera views. I got bored with it within about a half hour---most of my time was spent roaming around finding flashlight batteries and looking for the one door out of 5 that was unlocked. Oh yeah, you hear monsters moaning in the background too. Yawn.
Long story short, just skip this one. I don't think I would even rent it. The only redemption on this game is the documentary on haunted prisons found in the extras/bonus section.

Leads to places your mind could not think of

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This was another one of my favorite games this year, as well as The Chronicles of Riddick. This game was awesome. Knowing that most of today's made games pretty much sucked when you expect them to be good like "Tenchu" really stupid game, Manhunt "really stupid game about sum guy named cash that well.....nvm this is different." I thought The Suffering was going to be a stupid silent hill game (resident evil rocks!) but it turned out this game was hella scary, fun and cool all at the same time, omg I chickend out at night because I was so damn scared, that I thought my house was cursed because the power went off the next day lol! This game delivered me the entertaiment that I needed, and Im happy to say that well... maybe not 50.00 would be worth the real deal, unless you take really long on video games, but renting is definitly worth the cost! Overall Rating Graphics:ok Gameplay:great Story:excellent and it makes you want more and more, blood. Plus the the bonus footage of the pentitentury jailhouse was amazing, go try it out!

Okay Game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 26
Date: December 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My favorite genre of games are survival horror. This game isn't as good as Silent Hill three. Plus it won't sell good because many parents won't let their kids buy this game. The Suffering is also scary, but not like Silent Hill 3. The graphics aren't great and it's too gory. Their is a lot of pointless gore. They tried to make it like a Grand Theft Auto with more Gore. If you want a better game check out Fatal Frame 2 or Silent Hill 3. These are better games.

The Suffering rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wow, I knew that this game was supposed to be creepy and action packed, but this exceeded all of my expectations!

The prison setting alone is enough to make it really scary, but throwing in voices in the main character's head, insanely twisted monsters and weird happenings...I had to turn the lights back on!

Nice job by Surreal and Midway in putting together a winner...I score this a 9 out of 10.

A Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hello all my name is Matt and ill help you decide wether too buy this game or not. As you know you are waiting too go to deathrow when all of a sudden something strange happens...this is where you come in. this game has a really creepy feeling too it, like when your outside the prison and its pitch black then suddenly your surrounded by ghosts. this game in my opinion deserves five stars because of the way its atmosphere is, like for one as i mentioned above outside of the prison. i bought this game when it came out and am very pleased with it, midway has pulled of yet another outstanding game.

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