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[Playstation Network] Blood-splattered episodes of this Japanese Survival Horror are available as downloads, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the next episode arrives. The story follows a TV crew from America, who has journeyed to research and film an exposé on the urban myth of Hanuda, the Vanished Village. Frozen in the 1970s and surrounded by a red sea, it is said that an ancient curse has been set upon this town. The introduction of western characters to Siren Blood Curse brings a new dimension to the series and, in order to survive, they must defend themselves from the vicious Shibito, the living dead, and other terrifying monsters. Throughout the game you play each of the visitors to the village, while the game's unique Sight-Jack System enables you to switch seamlessly between the visions of the hunted and the hunters. As the plot thickens you discover you are stuck in a time loop in which events eternally repeat and change. [Sony]
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Games Master UK
A hugely atmospheric horror experience that combines old cliches with a new perspective. [Oct 2008, p.70]
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Jolt Online Gaming UK
Even with new chapters set to join Blood Curse's current package further down the line, what's already here is a sophisticated re-imagining of the ethics the series was founded on, providing the PlayStation Network with a cash cow that delivers dividends of entertainment to anyone who is willing to take a punt.
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Playstation Official Magazine UK
It's genuinely unsettling. [Aug 2008, p.94]
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PSM3 Magazine UK
Some episodes are a bit short, but Siren's tense horror is ace. [Sept 2008, p.70]
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Edge Magazine
While the game remains focused on atmosphere and aesthetics, concessions have been made to a more dynamic style of play. [Sept 2008, p.86]
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Genuine Asian horror contains everything you'd expect from this genre: disgusting little girls, abominable monsters and incomprehensible cultural habits. The only flaw on this excellent genre-mixture game is a very short life span. [Sept 2008]
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The game’s faults intermittently make themselves known but are easy to ignore in such an engrossing and skilfully directed game. [Oct 2008, p.117]
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The average user rating for this game is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes Sergio P. gave it a9: wow lame gave it a0: Aramis G. gave it an8: Alcades gave it a9: Steve G. gave it a7: Cas F. gave it a10: |
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