These Horror Video Games SUCK!

With the recent announcement of a brand new and might I add, rather saucy looking entry into the Evil Dead video game library, tongues were wagging like a dog in heat and heads were turning like the Excorcist has rolled into town to face this beloved franchise once more.

It's hoped that this new title will not only capture the horror and over the top silliness of the films, but also quite possibly look to finally wash the utter garbage juice taste that was Evil Dead: Hail To The King from our mouths, as that game was an absolute dirty dick.

Arriving way too late in the day for its Resident Evil control scheme to be cute, Hail To The King quickly became the Court Jester laughing stock of the genre thanks to its abysmal visuals and equally grubby gameplay. Whereas most horror titles will use combat as a means to teach the player about resource management or how completely overpowered the enemies in the game are, Evil Dead treads a different path by giving you multiple weapons from the off making you feel like an absolute badass.

That is until it comes time to actually use them. As there's no dodging mechanic and most of the enemies pop out of the ground right in front of you, you're basically going to have the same fight over and over, namely standing still and mashing the buttons until your fingers bleed before the game decides one of you has had enough and the victor remains standing.

Making matters worse is that most enemies drop health, meaning that the tension of said fight is removed entirely as now you've just healed up the damage you've lost. Combat isn't the only brown note of this title either as the puzzles are so offensively simple that you have to wonder whether they were only included to try and pad out the runtime further making for a slow as erosion experience that's about as fun as a car crash.

In fact, the only redeeming feature of this title is the fact that there's a dedicated "one-liner" button which will see Ash spout some smarmy dialogue. To be honest this is a feature that more games need and it's a shame that it's been thoroughly wasted here. Hail to the Chimp more like.