10 Scariest Video Game Enemies That Stalk You
6. Hunter - Dead Space
Dead Space teaches you one thing very early on. You need to dismember the truly horrifying creatures that roam the space station if you have any hope of survival. While most games teach you to aim for the head, Dead Space hopes that you'll cut off arms, legs or torsos in an effort to slow down the grotesque beasts.
Then you meet the Hunter.
The Hunter changes the rules completely and can completely regenerate its limbs within seconds. Everything you've learned up to this point is thrown out the window as the foe does exactly as he states he will -- hunt.
An early encounter with the Hunter leads you into a false sense of security as you're led to believe you've frozen it. Dead Space remains adamant that you don't have that security blanket for too long as it returns again, and again, and again.
With no means to permanently put it down, you're left with many situations involving you being consistently stalked by this ravenous beast that resembles a creature from John Carpenter's The Thing. It's a terrifying pursuit that ensures the rules of Dead Space are not always set in stone.