SURVIVING THE AFTERMATH XBOX REVIEW PSP

When you're investigating the spooky frat house you'll see computers you'll have to hack in order to open certain rooms, so clearly you're going to need Mei (a nerdy Asian girl with l33t hacking skills) to solve this puzzle. It's obvious from the get-go that the levels are designed around each player's set of skills.

SURVIVING THE AFTERMATH XBOX REVIEW PSP

assuming they have a PSP and a copy of the game.In total there are six playable characters, each with their own back stories and unique skills. Players can quickly switch between characters simply by pushing a button and you can even bring a second person in on the action. Early on the game will be very particular about who you are paired up with, but before long you'll be able to pick and choose the people you want at your side. While many games in this genre are limited to one character at a time, Obscure: The Aftermath almost always has you paired up with a second player. The scope of the adventure is definitely bigger in this sequel, even if the core of the game is you fighting baddies in a haunted school. On top of the college, the game will take you to a creepy hospital, on a dark road, through a spooky damn and even back to the depths of Leafmore High. The good news is that the game does take you away from the school long enough to get some fresh air and feel like you aren't just repeating the story of the first Obscure. Much of this is done in the confines of the university campus, which means that this is, for better or worse, another game where you're stuck in a creepy school avoiding certain doom. Much like the first game, the students of Fallcreek University are forced to investigate the terrible happenings at their college, battle creepy characters that are out for blood and ultimately get to the bottom of the mystery (uncovering deep dark secrets that add better clarity to the first game). If you're a PSP owner looking for a solid (albeit not perfect) scary game to celebrate Halloween, you could certainly do a lot worse than Obscure II. However, my reaction to this horror game was mostly positive. The game is littered with problems that many gamers won't be able to look past.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm definitely not saying that Obscure: The Aftermath is something you need to rush out and buy right now, because it's nowhere near the top of the must-own list this year. But what I found was a mostly enjoyable survival horror game that was on par with your standard Hollywood horror flick. I worried that this port would be nothing more than a cash-grab an attempt to recoup the money it cost to make the game and maybe even turn a profit. And to make matters worse, the game came out a year and a half ago on the Wii and PlayStation 2, earning mostly negative scores from the critics. For one thing this is a sequel to a middling Resident Evil knock-off with a small cult following. It's easy to be hesitant about Obscure: The Aftermath.

Surviving the aftermath xbox review