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Eurogamer reviews Siren: Blood Curse ... Gives it 9/10

Gothic Girl | July 13, 2008 | Reviews | Playstation 3 
Eurogamer has got their hands on the first 3 chapters of the PS3's upcoming horror Siren: Blood Curse and they were impressed, giving the first third of the game a 9/10. Let's hope the rest of the chapters are just as great. Go to the source for full review of the chapters.

(Eurogamer's review of the full game will be up soon)
Graphically, the game is nothing short of stunning. Eschewing the clean, crisp look that many other HD games - including present PS3 poster boy MGS4 - have opted for, Blood Curse demonstrates ably how to achieve the gritty, murky look that works so well for survival-horror.

Even combat is more fun. Siren 2 showed that the developers had learned that players don't always want to run and hide from the evil creatures that stalk them - sometimes, you really want to fight back. That won't always be the best option in Blood Curse, but with some characters, picking up a blunt object or firearm gives you a chance to rid yourself of your undead foes, at least for a while.

So even if Americanised remakes leave you screaming and running for the hills (for all the wrong reasons), Blood Curse comes with a strong recommendation. For a fiver, we're struggling to think of any reason why you shouldn't try out the first three chapters of what will, at this rate, turn out to be a superb game overall. Look out for our full review of the 20-quid whole closer to its 24th July release.

9/10


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    Seeker X | July 13, 2008 | reply
    Homecoming does not stand a chance against this, Resident Evil 5 being an Action/Shooter, Siren is pretty much the only horror game I've seen this gen that really REALLY catches my eye.

    (Totally has nothing to do with the fact that I'm extremely biased towards Siren in general).
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    BlackLabel | July 13, 2008 | reply
    Holy shit did i die, am i in heaven did Eurogamer actually give a PS3 game a rating they usually only exclusively use on Xbox 360 games, wow this game must be good.
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      Subzer0 | July 13, 2008 | reply
      Exactly my thoughts. Man, I'm going to have to try this one. I've been craving for a good horror game.
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        Red 9 | July 14, 2008 | reply
        The demo's pretty good. Not a "make you jump off your seat" kind of demo, but it's got a great atmosphere.
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    Marshal Loss | July 14, 2008 | reply
    Demo is pretty impressive, but overall I am not really excited.
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    Gillies2006 | July 15, 2008 | reply
    I played the demo but I just plain like playing horror games co-op if you know what I mean.

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