For those who don’t yet have Move controls, all games reviewed here (except UFC) can be played without it, but this one still depends solely on the joy-pad. With Halloween season, what better way to get into the swing of things than with this 2nd video game chapter of the popular horror movie franchise. For third person survival horror junkies and fans of the movies, this grisly, dark and creepy game will certainly satisfy. Set between the first and second movies, you’re in the unfortunate shoes of Michael (son of cop David Tapp from the first movie), trying to get to the bottom of his father’s death. This dumps him in the Jigsaw Killer’s sights. Clues and specific control combinations are hidden and hinted at throughout the game, as it kicks off where you wake up in a room, addressed by the TV puppet, needing to get out of a crushing head trap – the key sewn into your eye socket and a scalpel on the table… From here you’re part of Jigsaw’s meticulous game as you traverse your way through the decayed, dank and miserable building with its innovative and deadly traps. Naturally, this game has an 18 for violence, gore and language. Fans of the movie series will be glad to know that a DVD box set of the entire series is being released, and will feature at the HorrorFest late-October – www.horrorfest.info
REVIEW: Paul Blom
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