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Top 10 Spooky Ghost Hunting Video Games


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counting down our picks for the top 10
spooky ghost hunting video games before
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content for games have been all over the
massive reef fears focusing on
everything from monsters in the dark to
deeds from health but there’s still
nothing that can get those goosebumps
tingling like a well told ghost story
well some of the scariest games enjoy
taking weapons a way to lead gamers
fending for themselves this list is
going to focus on the titles that allow
you to fight back against the spooky
specters and hunt them down one by one
number 10 ghost hunter
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a strange hybrid of 1st and 3rd person
action this PlayStation 2 title may be
better remembered first impressive
graphics at the time but behind the
artistic lighting in crisp protectors
lies a compelling ghost story taken
control of rookie cop Wanderers Joe
gamers are on call to deal with these
paranormal happenings of Detroit by
capturing the creepy supernatural
residents that roam the streets don’t be
fooled by the rapid gunfire this
definitely isn’t your run-of-the-mill
shooter and features searing
environments and plenty of spirits to
lobule to capture Rene
number nine devilry at its core a
classic haunted house affair this indie
fried fest puts you in a house in the
dead of night and tasked with protecting
your family from the ghosts stomping
around the corners blending atmospheric
tension and action together
there’s using UV light to track movement
throughout the house and to use a
variety of household items to lay traps
for the paranormal home invader while
there’s nothing really stopping you from
bludgeoning the ghosts down the game
encourages you to get a little more
creative your solutions and figure out
all the possibilities with your game
plan number 8 Ghost Trick phantom
detective a fun twist on the genre and a
great representation of the quirky DF
catalog this story-driven puzzler has
our hero sizzle recently discovered that
he has been murdered don’t you just hate
it when that happened taking control of
his ghost players must draw the
attention of the houses town’s folk and
put together the pieces of the crime to
uncover the memories leading up to that
fateful moment while definitely not it
goes hunter in the traditional sense of
the gaming industry you are a ghost and
you are hunting for your killers so
that’s gotta count for something right
number seven ghosts and goblins if
you’re looking for the perfect
representation of eighties camp in
horror gaming then the search can stop
here at Capcom’s famed arcade offerings
while ghosts are definitely not the only
baddie you hack and slash your way
through to save princess print print
they do make up a hefty number of the
body count and will routinely be in
nuisance as you try to platform your way
through the levels after a long
difficult slog consisting of tons of
lives and potentially hundreds of
quarters the game rewards you with the
privilege of doing it all again from
scratch
oh the floor number six Ghostbusters the
video game one of the biggest franchises
of its time found its way to consult in
the late 2000 to remind everyone who
they should be calling bring back the
original cast to do all-new voice work
for the game story this is the first
Ghostbusters title to really bring the
excellence of the film’s to the gaming
community on the run come on let’s go
Peter playing as a new recruit to the
team the players must blast their way
through fan-favorite location armed with
their trusty proton packs a far cry from
other shameless movie tie-in cash grabs
this is one licensed title that managed
to live up to its lofty expectations a
truly strange accomplishment in the
gaming neighborhood
number five Clive Barker’s undying the
master of literary horror is no stranger
to being consulted for horror video game
and a first-person shooter is perhaps
one of the best players get all the
tropes they’d expect from creepy horror
games called occult books that curse the
family secluded estate mansions and a
Lovecraftian journey through space and
time to destroy the already deceased
family members want sprawl
holy
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the combination of both magical weapons
and conventional firearms should have
made us feel safe but no matter how many
hellhounds we gunned down on our quest
we can never quite shake that unsettling
feeling number 4 fear this sequel
spawning surprise hit has a story more
compelling than one might expect from an
FPS where you’re in charge of a Special
Forces team you may be tempted to run
and on your way through each level the
lingering paranoia the game’s surround
you in will make you hesitate around
every corner oh and did we mention the
creepiest ghost child in gaming history
Alma monolith productions is spine
chiller mixed both haunting firefights
and nightmare inducing atmosphere to
create a heart-stopping paranormal
adventure number three pac-man the
quintessential ghost hunting superstar
that arguably brought gaming to the
mainstream Ataris brown yellow pellet
gobbler is the first videogame icon that
todd gamers had to fight back against a
serial spoof everywhere in deep inky
blinky and Clyde don’t look too
intimidating but when you’re caught on
the wrong side of the maze desperately
trying to make your way back to that one
last power pellet it’s the whole other
ballgame they did get the better of us
more than we’d like to admit but that
just makes it all the sweeter when they
start flashing blue and you get to hunt
them right on back number 2 Luigi’s
Mansion dark moon
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the original GameCube title may have
given Luigi’s and nerves he needed to
face you for adventure but the 3ds
follow-up cemented the formula and
perfected the handling of the finicky
poultry up three thousand or excuse me
should we take five thousands of time
around
fans were too keen on the shorter
mission structure and separate mansions
but with them came a greater variety of
locations better puzzles pork ghosts
types more interesting bounces and that
oh so satisfying sound when discussed
the specter up into your otherworldly
vacuum it may have Evie ate it up state
from the tall frightened plumbers
original 4-h ghost hunting but the
newest suit best is unquestionably
better than ever
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number one fatal frame to crimson
butterfly when it comes to ghosts in the
gaming scene there’s no bigger name than
fatal frame arguably the best out of the
entire series this entry combines
terrifying Japanese ghosts with an
intriguing story and haunting atmosphere
that stays with you long after you’re
gone so that turned off taking control
of me like a modem you and your twin
sister my you exercise the paranormal
inhabitants of an abandoned village
using the camera obscura ops the odd
weapon of choice forces gamers to get up
close and personal with the undead
spirit and cements it as the best most
terrifying ghost hunting video game do
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