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Fatal Frame

Fatal Frame (XSX) game cover art
Platform: PlayStation 2
Tags: Action, Horror
Developer: Tecmo
More Platforms: Xbox
AKA: Project Zero (EU), Zero (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
02/27/2002
EU
08/30/2002
JP
12/13/2001

Reader Reviews

Fatal Frame review

Reviewed July 30, 2008

bloomer says: "The Project Zero series (Fatal Frame to Americans) takes survival horror into Ju-on / Ringu territory, pitting the player against vengeful Japanese ghosts and dark familial curses from the past. The films which inspired the series depict a world in which ghosts are all around us, if only we'd make the effort to look for them. To attempt to help a ghost find peace involves engagement with it, but this is also the way of greatest danger. The scene in which a character finally locks e..."
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Fatal Frame review

Reviewed January 02, 2003

jill says: "Overview: "
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Fatal Frame review

Reviewed May 18, 2008

sashanan says: "Challenging a player, and challenging them at just the right level, is at the core of any game. For a horror title, however, just challenging the player is not enough; they must be scared, first. There are psychological tricks for this, and Fatal Frame employs them to good effect. At other times, however, shaky aspects of the gameplay make things harder than they need to be, threatening to annoy you more than frighten you. As such, Fatal Frame walks a fine line between fear and frustration. "
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Fatal Frame review

Reviewed December 15, 2009

zippdementia says: "Most games are meant to entertain. Some are also meant to help us relax. Games like golf, for instance, are said to be amazing stress relievers. Supposedly it has something to do with hitting little balls while wearing baggy pants in the great outdoors. And then there’s Fatal Frame which, as far as I can tell, people play to give themselves heart attacks. It has little to do with the great outdoors and the only baggy pants involved are filled with the shit that was scared out of you ..."
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Fatal Frame Reviews Around the Internet

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AVG
8.3

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Rating
4/5
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