5 Most Brutal Deaths in Gaming
In recent years, the beat-em-up’s creators
apparently decided blood and er… Dragons weren’t
enough, and implemented x-ray moves, allowing
you to see the impact of every punch, kick and
headbutt on the human (or inhuman) body.
Sniper Elite v2 - X-Ray
Death Galore!
Another game that utilises the wonders of x-ray
simulation, Sniper Elite v2 revels in letting its
audience shatter bones and puncture organs.
Sniper kills treat you to a slow-mo kill that follows
a bullet into an unwitting soldier, providing a closeup of the point of entry, the mess it makes inside,
and its subsequent exit - usually through the rear
of the skull if you’re a crackshot.
Towards the end of Isaac’s second adventure,
he discovers that he’s under the influence of the
Marker, a monolithic structure that gives life to the
Necromorphs. Of course, the only remedy to this
is using a machine to pierce his iris and cleanse his
mind. However, if you fail this gripping sequence,
Isaac’s face is promptly made hollow by the
machine in very detailed fashion. Make sure you
use a licensed Optician folks.
Resident Evil 5 - Excella
Gionne Becomes a Blob
Ok, so this one isn’t exactly gory, but it is a
memorable scene, and an example of the David
Lynch inspired body-horror. Resident Evil 5 sees
the conclusion of the age-old battle between the
steroid-infused Chris Redfield and his nemesis If you treat yourself to Sniper Elite’s DLC, you can Albert Wesker. It seems Wesker was never a very
even put your marksman skills to the test against level-headed guy, proving this by attempting to
Hitler. Our advice would be to go for the groin.
unleash his Uroboros contagion across the United
States to infect its population with every virus
Dead Space 2 - Eye Spy
under the sun.
Isaac Clarke’s an unlucky fellow. Not only does he
frequently find himself having to singlehandedly
fend off an alien species that would eat Xenomorphs
for breakfast, he also has to risk his life with some
impromptu eye surgery.
To achieve this goal, Wesker’s operation is funded
and researched by the Umbre… sorry, TriCell
corporation - headed by Excella Gionne - in return
for the potential goldmine of manufacturing a
vaccine for a premium. But, such grand schemes
never go to plan, and Wesker betrays Excella,
injecting her with a giant dose of the Uroboros
virus. What follows is a eye-wateringly grotesque
mutation that sees a woman become a giant black
blob with orange tentacles as a substitute for limbs.
Don’t worry though, Chris and his partner Sheva
make quick work of the monstrosity with an orbital
laser.
Joe Pring
Issue 50 • December 2013
15 • GameOn Magazine