10 Scariest Retro Video Game Moments That Still Terrify Us Today

9. Cyborg Midwife Encounter In System Shock 2

Given that System Shock 2 has managed to retain about 80% of its effectiveness in the 16 years since it was released, it's safe to say that it will remain a powerful horror experience forever. The graphics may be showing their age, but a combination of dark, clever lighting and harrowing sound effects have ensured that it continues to be traumatise us to this day. At no point is this better illustrated than when you come face-to-face with a cyborg midwife. More lethal than the standard hybrids, midwifes are cyborg women brutally disfigured by mechanical components, with metallic Bambi legs, bloodied torsos, and glaring, bulgy eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxbB9K9TjTo Midwifes sneak up on you suddenly, and you're likely to attacked by one in a poorly lit corridor while she robotically talks maniacally about her "little ones". Thankfully, the social services long since took her kids away from her, but that probably makes the embittered bitch all the more hell-bent on eviscerating you with a laser.