| Nobody really likes being scared, well at least not | | | | Most people, if not everyone likes to have fun, of |
| many people. So why are scary games so | | | | course. Being scared is usually not very nice at |
| popular all over the world? The story is similar in | | | | the time but after the experience it can be quite |
| the world of horror films, this market is massive, | | | | funny and on the whole exciting. This may be |
| so what exactly makes them so popular with | | | | why we play such games as these. We can all |
| many of the consumers in the world. At any | | | | relate to being in a scary situation so when |
| given time there is probably at least one horror | | | | confronted with this in a horror game, the relation |
| game in the top 10 best selling games at that | | | | between you and the character involved grows. |
| time. The popularity of this genre is undisputed. | | | | This leads to you becoming a larger part of the |
| But why is it so? | | | | game. |
| Old horror games such as the Doom series paved | | | | This then puts you into the action, generating the |
| the way for today's games of the genre. The | | | | same levels of adrenalin provided from being in a |
| popularity of these games in turn ensured that | | | | frightening situation itself. Only when playing scary |
| the genre would still be going strong decades | | | | games, if it gets too much, you can plainly turn it |
| after it began. Nowadays, modern games such as | | | | off and sit down with a pleasant book to read or |
| Fear followed by Fear 2 and also Bioshock prove | | | | something. |
| that this genre still has a firm place on the game | | | | Finally, I believe the main reason as to why we |
| purchase list for a long time to come still. The | | | | play horror games is simple this; they provide |
| increase in technology of recent times will lead to | | | | hours of fun and a level of excitement not felt |
| an influx of even more horrifying games being | | | | with any other genre. Everybody likes to have |
| developed. | | | | fun and horror games can supply this for ages. |