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    Obscure

    Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Apr 06, 2005

    Obscure is a survival horror game set in an American high school with such notable features as two player co-op and the ability to combine items.

    svilius's Obscure (PlayStation 2) review

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    Obscure Review (PS2)

    Obscure is one of those few games which were forgotten even though they were just as good (if not better) than their competitors. In Obscure you control one of five students (another is controled by your friend or CPU) and try to find your friend Kenny who dissapeared after a late basketball practice at school. Offcourse it would be easy to find a missing friend in a school you know and hate. However, Kenny wasn't the first one who dissapeared, so these five students try to unwrap the secrets of the school and find the one responsible for missing students while killing many monster - zombies along the way.... Even though Obscure's story didn't win any awards it keeps you motivated throughout your whole adventure even if you will find out where did the monsters come from and why they are here early in the game...

    Even though graphics aren't very detailed they get their job done - they make Leafmore highschool look creepy. Game's soundtrack is surprisingly good, everything from random screams, collapses and monster growls to musical background (performed by children chorus) helps to set the scary, yet andventurous mood. I haven't much to say about game's controls - they are just fine. Just like in every other horror game there are puzzles, however they are simple ones and don't require much strategy or logic, however they make gameplay a bit more varied. Just as mentioned before you can play with a friend - that's the way this game was meant to be played and I strongly recommend to play it cooperatively

    Every student has it's own special ability: Stan can break locks faster than anyone else, Shannon will always give you an advice, Josh will always tell you whether there are any more items in the room or not, Kenny can sprint fast and Ashley has some kind of special attack I never used.

    Obscure is a Survival - Horror game which shouldn't be overlooked by anyone. It's fun, it's creepy, It's ObsCure.

    Graphics3/5
    Sound5/5
    Controls4/5
    Gameplay4/5

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