"First things first, the game is intense!

Started up the game, and the first thing I noticed was the sound. The sound design in the game is unbelievably frightening. I'm not sure how they do it, but they managed to make a stereo TV sound as if it was surround. I noticed that right off the bat when the Disc Channel loaded. It's even more apparent in the game. You can hear some screams and random noises from the speaker.

After saving, you're sent to the title screen which gives you 4 optio..."

"Maybe it's just a slow lead-in. I'm guessing that the idea here is to lure in the casual Wii audience and get them playing a horror title. So the first level is mostly there for tutorial purposes -- how to move around and interact with the world. Thus far, the use of the Wiimote controls seems well-done. You use the motion sensing to move your flashlight up and down and scan the room. It looks very natural on screen, as the sensitivity is set low enough that your character doesn't wildly swin..."

"Our biggest complaint yesterday was something we discovered almost immediately after taking control of the first playable character. Fatal Frame doesn't make use of pointer controls for your flashlight and viewpoint, opting instead for motion-based controls. This control scheme was selected consciously following various tests, the game's producer said in a recent interview, as he believes it more accurately represents the feel of actually holding a flashlight.

We're hopeful that this is an..."

"The Fatal Frame series has successfully delivered some of the best scares across the survival horror genre and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse effectively takes up the reigns. The game oozes atmosphere from the moment you start playing, partly because you're never quite sure what lies in store, either around the next corner or for your main characters, who seem disposable. Take, for example, that Misaki and Madoka introduce the first chapter and while are we aren't completely convinced, both appear..."

"Summertime, and the living dead are restless.

Little specific information has been revealed about the scenario you’ll face in this latest game, although it once again centers on exploration and exorcism of haunted environments while equipped with little more than a camera. Zero on Wii handles in much the same way as Resident Evil 4, using the Nunchuk to move and the Remote to direct the camera, giving an over-the-shoulder perspective. You’re no Leon Kennedy, however, and as in previous Zer..."

"Details are slowly starting to emerge on Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen, the Japanese version of the Wii entry in the Fatal Frame series. And thank goodness for that! A Japanese release is set for July 31, so it's about time for an update!
Previous updates have revealed a storyline that leads Misaki and Madoka, two of five girls who were involved in an abduction in their youth, to Rougetsu Island, the scene of the incident. Ruka Minazuki, one of the main characters, follows.

Famitsu has a few n..."

"Better known as Project Zero over here, the Fatal Frame games have established themselves as the byword for suspense-filled horror.
There are no showers of blood or shotguns, no hideous demons with heads attached to their backsides, and definitely no musclebound heroes called Jack.

Instead, you play as a fragile-looking Japanese schoolgirl and are only ever armed with a flashlight and a special camera that can exorcise the ghosts that haunt whatever spooky location it is that you find yo..."

"The Fatal Frame games have established themselves as the byword for suspense-filled horror. There are no showers of blood or shotguns, no hideous demons with heads attached to their backsides, and definitely no muscle-bound heroes called Jack. Instead, you play as a fragile-looking Japanese schoolgirl and are only ever armed with a flashlight and a special camera that can exorcise the ghosts that haunt whatever spooky location it is that you find yourself in. The games are superb.

The scan..."