Classic Console Magazine #1 2014 | Page 27

Right: Alone in the Dark (1992) Far Right: Hell awaits. Left: House of the Dead (1997) Far Left: Monsters await when you are Alone in the Dark your way through a mansion filled full of hordes of monsters. Next on our list is the first game in the 3D survival horror genre. Alone in the Dark, released in 1992 was the first in a long line of similar games such as Resident Evil. This game does a great job of setting the creepy atmosphere. You wake up in the attic of a haunted mansion and must escape without being killed by ghosts, zombies and giant rats. The game did well enough to spawn various sequels and a 2005 movie featuring Christian Slater. DOOM (1993) merged the world of spooky horror and first person shooters. This game took the world by storm and took the gameplay started by Wolfenstein 3D to a next level of awesomeness. Battle through different levels of hell, shooting various monsters and demons. Like many on this list, it had it's share of critics, especially t