GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Great license! Sigh...
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Will remind you of good FPS games
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It's "cheap"
Cons
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Still not worth the price
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Ugly
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with a bad framerate
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Tedious gameplay
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Dec 18, 2007
If a work is created from within the fandom, then surely that mixture of expertise, passion and knowledge will craft a masterpiece, right? Some hope. But that’s unfair, because this Lovecraft-derived storyline of an investigator who descends into madness is fairly engrossing. Still, the writers probably should have got pros to design the game itself, because the storytelling is interspersed with some of the most bitterly tedious FPS sections ever devised.
More info
| Genre | Shooter |
| Description | Definitive proof that H.P. Lovecraft's creation does NOT make for a good videogame. |
| Platform | PC |
| UK censor rating | 18+ |
| Release date | (US), 21 July 2007 (UK) |
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