There was a time, not so long ago, when all a video game had to do was be violent in order to cause mass controversy. Times have changed now, of course, and these days a violent video game is seen as rather quaint and silly.
But, given that controversy is also publicity, video games previously aimed to be as violent as possible, simply to gather mass free advertising. So, it need not be said that there is a long list of extremely violent old video games, some so graphic as to be bordering on the ridiculous. Thankfully, if this is not your cup of tea there is plenty of other entertainment to enjoy, such as the online blackjack Canada has to offer, where there’s no gore or horror.
Let’s take a look at some of the most violent games in video game history.
Soldier Of Fortune 2
The Soldier Of Fortune series was short lived, having only three parts in the franchise. But given that the title was most commonly known for being absurdly violent, it isn’t exactly a surprise that the games stopped being relevant some time ago.
Soldier Of Fortune 2: Double Helix is where the series peaked, pushing the violence to such an extent that many could hardly believe their eyes. The game implemented a detailed head deforming system, meaning that the heads of enemies could be shot apart, piece by piece, revealing skull, brain, eyeballs, and everything else you’d expect to find in a head.
It was excessive, completely unwarranted, and enough to earn Soldier Of Fortune 2 the title of one of the most graphic video games in history. It wasn’t a bad shooter either, but few remember the game for that aspect, which just goes to show that the excessive violence really did backfire.
Mortal Kombat Franchise
It’s pretty well known that Mortal Kombat gained mass attention simply due to being violent. Back in the day, the first game caused a storm of outrage, although looking at the game in hindsight one can hardly imagine why.
But as the franchise progressed it kept the tradition of being unreasonably violent, though treating the violence more as a tongue in cheek joke, more than anything else. The most recent game in the franchise, Mortal Kombat X, is riddled with outlandish, gory kills, each more brutal than the last, and executed with graphics a great deal more realistic.
Hotline Miami
Created in retro pixel-art, Hotline Miami is an astonishingly violent game, perhaps more so than every other game on this list. But, Hotline gets away with it, simply because it has graphics about as convincing as a twenty year old NES game.
Either way, stop and think about what you’re actually doing in Hotline Miami for too long, and you might just lose your lunch.
Mad World
Released for the Nintendo Wii, and often overlooked, Mad World is another game that gets away with its violence due to being retro in it’s art style, and tongue in cheek about the grisly content. If ramming stop sighs down people’s throats and out their anuses is your thing, though, be sure to give this one a look.
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