Halloween 2006: Gaming's Best Scares

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Publisher: Sega
Developer: Monolith Productions

Are you the hunter or the hunted? In Condemned, you'll be both, Se7en-style, as you try to chase down a violent serial killer through an atmospheric series of urban levels. Brilliant graphics and eerily effective sound both bring this horrific scenario straight into your living room -- perfect for a quiet Halloween night in.

Although it may have the look of a shooter, rely on its guns and you'll end up dead, fast. Instead, you'll have to improvise your own hand-to-hand weapons from your surroundings. Electrical conduit, two-by-fours, crowbars; they're all fair game. But, as if you hadn't guessed, this gruesome, violent thriller isn't one for the kids.

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Resident Evil 4

Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom

A real departure for the series, the fourth Resident Evil game turned out to be one of the best of all. It ditched the zombies, sure, but replaced them with equally creepy and anonymous European villagers. It also ditched the traditional cheesy Resident Evil puzzles, making up for it with piles and piles of delightful gunplay and atmospheric boss battles.

Tipped by many as the best game of 2005, this survival horror treat shouldn't be missed -- but if it all sounds a little too different from the Resident Evil games you remember, try the authentically horrifying DS release of the original PlayStation Resident Evil game, too.

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