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This Game Kicks Ass!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: May 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'll be honest with you, I didn't think I would like it that much when I first played it, but then I put it in, and now I'm addicted to it! One of the things I like is that the creatures aren't all out to kill you. Don't get me wrong, they still want to kill you, but when you see 2 different kinds together and they don't see you, they attack each other instead of you. I also like the fact that the game reflects executions. For example:

1.Slayer - Decapitation (or dismemberment)
2.Marksman - Firing Squad (my personal favorite creature)
3.Mainliner - Lethal Injection
4.Nooseman - Hanging
5.Burrower - Buried Alive

other creatures include Fester, who are Slave Traders (it's a long story), Inferna (I hate them cause they're hard as hell to kill), and who can forget the 3 ghosts that help/don't help you

1. Dr.Killjoy (lousy name, but he's the doctor who ran the asylum and he appears via film projector)
2. Horace (haunts the prison and it was obvious he was electrocuted)

3.Hermes (I like this guy cause he has that stalker voice and he appears through gas used in the gas chamber, which is also the way he died)

You'll also have choices to make when you meet guards or inmates. You'll hear 2 voices everytime, a demon then your dead wife, but it's up to you who to believe.

Overall, it's a great game and I highly recommend it. But one other thing, play it in the dark!!

"RATED M" HEAVEN

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After banging out Manhunt (Rockstar Games) a couple of weeks ago, I've been coasting while waiting for a couple of upcoming releases. That all changed the other day when I ran across this game. I'm back in "rated M" heaven. It's cool that the haunted Carnate Island (with it's long and storied past) is set off the coast of Maryland. Coming on the heels of Manhunt, this game (by Midway) is a cross between Doom and a horror movie. Truely creepy. So turn down the lights, pop this disc in, turn up the sound, and hopefully I'll see you at one of the three possible endings (if you survive). Good luck.

Insane Game - A Bloody Success!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

"The Suffering" is a game I will enjoy for a long time. Four different levels (easy, medium, hard, insane) for the shooter enthusiast to choose from. A "mature" rating with good reason. Graphics are excellent, though the upclose shots of the characters/creatures are a bit blocky. I must tip my hat to Midway for going above and beyond the call with the creature designs... bringing in 4-time Academy Award winner Stan Winston. The voices you hear are excellent. Not only the main character Torque, but the creature's grunts and growling, the voices inside Torques head (the good one being his dead wife, the other that of pure evil), the slashes of knives and gun fire, all the way down to the pitter-patter of Torque's bare feet running on the cold wet cement. The story line follows Torque in a maximum security prison. He escapes his cell and now he's trying to find his way around the building to gain his freedom. 9 levels to go through - Torque encounters all kinds of hellish creatures. Killjoy, Horace, Hermes, Burrower, Nooseman, Slayer, Mainliner and a cast of others who in turn try to end Torque's life in a variety of ways. You can probably guess as to how each foe met their own doom - the gas chamber, electric chair, firing squad, dismemberment, buried alive, etc. Some are more lame than others (some hard to kill, some not), but still cool to deal with. "The Suffering" relies heavily on the element of surprise. Sure there's lots of brutal assaults and lots of blood, but the surprise factor is what really got me here. Windows breaking with creatures jumping in; watching helpful security guards that are walking with you get dismembered in a slue of ways by surprise creature attacks, etc. Another cool thing is to fill the "Rage Meter" and hit the insanity button and watch Torque morph into a huge creature where he dominates and usually wastes anything in his path. The language is excessive with F-bombs and S-bombs galore. Don't play this with young and impressionable kids around - if the language doesn't get to them, the violence and probably will. Only drawback is that I wish the movement of Torque was easier; you have to look left and right with one thumb, and move forward and back with the other, not to mention slashing or firing with the other. In the heat of battle (let alone surprise), this can become cumbersome. Graphics, sound, story, puzzle/maze, characters and foes, and the creativity are all top notch for a game that is no longer the full PS2 price. You can pick it up "The Suffering" now for the low-low price of a case of domestic beer. Great game in 2004.

Sick, Twisted, and Gory.. I Love it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wow, the atmosphere of this game alone is enough to warrent a paragraph about the "mood" of this great Game! I have looked for something like this for a Very long time. (thought I had found it with Rockstar's Manhunt or Manhunt 2 due out 7/30/07) its truly amazing! you start off in a prison cell, and after a few minutes you realize, something is horribly wrong! all the other inmates have vanished and theres blood everywhere. you must explore and be prepared to jump (there is a part that got me even better then RE #1 did with the "dogs through the windows" scene) this is a 3rd person adventure type game with tons of shooting and puzzle solving. Tons of killing, blood and gore! it (aside from the gore) really gives you the "feel" of being in prison and not a wink of help in sight. the sense of desperation only grows throughout the game. and the "creatures" are inspired by their varied criminal acts! right down to "bodily fluids" pooling beneath hanging or fallen bodies! this game is brilliant. its really rare a game with this much violence and gore (till you hurl!) turns out so well when so many turn out so poorly. Buy this Now while you still can but I would avoide the sequal as it has many bugs that will freeze the game up. The Suffering is almost art in its sickness! part 2 however is graphicly as pleasing with better deaths etc but considering you will get 50% to 75% through it then have it perma freeze ugh. Cant say Anything bad about this title though. its simply perfect!

Graphics: 4 1/2 stars nothing Uber ground breaking but some of the "mood" graphics work really well hence the xtra point and a half.

Sound: 5 Stars! freaky and Superb! you will have nightmares! lol.

Fun Factor: 5 Star Swetness. Kill aha!

overall: 5 stars for a) sickest game and B) most fun sick game!

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The Suffering

This game rocks!!! This is not a survival horror game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am sick of people comparing this to Silent Hill 3 or Res Evil. It is totally different. It is more like a horror Half Life or Max Payne than these games. The controls are identical to Halo creating an incredible creepy sense of immersion that you dont get in traditional survival horror games.

The action is awesome and some and the creatures are fast and most importantly NOT ZOMBIES. It great to see a developer take risks on new creative creatures.

This game is simply one of the best games on the PS2 ever!

Why get bored with this game?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sorry, I know everyone has their own opionions and that, but I've played every survival horror game their is, and they were all generally boring. What's important in this game is the story. Between the clues you collect and killing the monsters, you learn more of the story. I thought the story for each section had been great, something you don't normally see in video games but will appreciate if you have your average morbid book reading tendencies. To me, it just gets better as it goes along. Maybe I just don't care about dazzling graphics and movie length jump scenes.
PS, the 'story' in the 45-minute Max Payne 2 was distilled pulp, very derrivitive, with pretty graphics. But then again, I'm a morbid person.

a disturbing action hit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

the suffereing is based on a man by the name of Torque, who has jus been convicted of killing boht his wife and child. As he enters his cell block, he briefly meets his fellow inmates, before soemthing goes terribly wrong. The lights go out, and a horrific clicking noise fills the cells, followed by blood curdled screams, and then just plain blood, and now the action starts.

The suffereing really isn't one genre for sure, it's several. At one moment it takes the form of a great sction shooter, then the ambience takes over and puts you in mind of a survival horror title. Then you find out you can switch to first person shooter, and it becomes an FPS! That really is the charm of the suffering, its not one thing its many. Its packed with extras, action, and just plain ol' shooting fun.

As for the controls, they are what is to be expected from an action title, with primary use of the analog sticks and shoulder buttons. I did, however, find that doing a 180 degree turn was somewhat difficult, and often resulted in losing some health. When the game changes to an FPS, the transition is done so very well, with just one tap of the buton, you have changed your action title into a first person shooter, a great innovation that would be a welcome addition to many games these days.

The storyline is excellent since its outcome heavily relies on what you as player do. If your the type that loves to kill to get a laugh ina video game, then don't count on getting the good ending. This game has several situation in which you have the chance to help someone. Whether you help that person or not is up to you, but just keep in mind that whether you are good or bad will ultimately decide in the end whether you killed you wife and son or not!

The greatest part of this game that sets it apart from many others is the great ambience. The sound is great (especially if you have your system hooked up through a set of stereo speakers.) The graphics are amazong, and add that much more to the eerie setting.

In conclusion, the suffering is a very wel thought out game, but is a bit on the simple side. I am a fan of all survival horror genres, Resident evil, Silent hill, Fatal frame, it doesn't matter. While this game follows the framework of a survival horror game in no way shape or form, itstill manages to get that scare factor across quite well. If you feel like a change from the usual survival horror action, but still want to be scared in the same way, rent it, believe me thats all the time you'll need to beat it.

The greatest thing ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: February 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok i have noticed most people arent liking my reviews of things so hopefully i can better myself with this one. Alright for starters the main characters name is torque and he has been accused of murdering his family and is in the Abbot state penitentary on Carnate island. Ok so thats out of the way. Now the gameplay.It is incredible this is the greatest thing ever controlling torque is easy and fun the story is pretty good and the characters are great. also check out resident evil,silent hill, and the odd one of the bunch metal gear solid

Do not play at night

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've never played a game that actually scared me before. I mean: really scared. I actually dropped the controller at one point. My pulse was pounding hard!!! I don't want to say anything that would ruin the surprises, but you're going to wonder how they did a lot of the things they did in this game. Do yourself a favor though, and skip the movie intro. The voice actors are terrible. Don't let it taint the way you see the rest of the game, which is blissy.

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!

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