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09-23-2011, 08:40 AM
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During a visit to NanaOn-Sha's Tokyo headquarters, I had the opportunity to try Haunt (http://joystiq.com/game/haunt), the company's new XBLA Kinect game. And despite the superficial, high-level similarity to Rise of Nightmares (http://joystiq.com/game/rise-of-nightmares) -- both are "scary" Kinect games in which you can walk around freely -- Haunt couldn't be a more different experience. NanaOn-Sha founder Masaya Matsuura classified it as more of a "haunted house" experience. Think Casper. Think profoundly charming.
The Haunt demo begins on rails, on a cart guided down a railway like a haunted house ride, but that's just to ease you into the game. And, like any good haunted house, as you're slowly clack-clacking your way through the halls, spooooooky ghosts and skellingtons jump out to scare you. You dodge and avoid taking damage by moving your body to one side.Gallery: Haunt (TGS 2011) (http://www.joystiq.com/photos/haunt-tgs-2011/)
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During a visit to NanaOn-Sha's Tokyo headquarters, I had the opportunity to try Haunt (http://joystiq.com/game/haunt), the company's new XBLA Kinect game. And despite the superficial, high-level similarity to Rise of Nightmares (http://joystiq.com/game/rise-of-nightmares) -- both are "scary" Kinect games in which you can walk around freely -- Haunt couldn't be a more different experience. NanaOn-Sha founder Masaya Matsuura classified it as more of a "haunted house" experience. Think Casper. Think profoundly charming.
The Haunt demo begins on rails, on a cart guided down a railway like a haunted house ride, but that's just to ease you into the game. And, like any good haunted house, as you're slowly clack-clacking your way through the halls, spooooooky ghosts and skellingtons jump out to scare you. You dodge and avoid taking damage by moving your body to one side.Gallery: Haunt (TGS 2011) (http://www.joystiq.com/photos/haunt-tgs-2011/)
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