One of the challenges of an action game is creating a villain that you, the player, will want to destroy. Some games, like Killzone 3, end up crafting bad guys so cool and awesome, you're rooting for them instead of the so-called heroes. Then there are games that just get it right, making an entire army of bastards you just want to punch in the face.
Thanks to a mixture of visual design, atmosphere and writing, some games go beyond even that, and are able to craft an entire race of enemies that are simply despicable to behold. They're ugly, they're disgusting, and they garner absolutely zero sympathy. Those are the truly successful baddies in videogames, and now we rightly pay tribute...
The Facehuggers from the Alien films are the archetypal enemies that scuttle and jump at your face. If these scuttling, jumping-at-your-face enemies had never been invented, video games would probably have 100% less scuttling enemies launching themselves in the general direction of your face area. Thankfully, not all the gaming imitations of these baby xenomorphs insert an embryo-laying proboscis down a protagonist's throat. Which just seems intrusive and not very hygienic. And a bit like unsavoury alien sex.
Here's a list consisting of seven enemies that scuttle and jump at your face. (But deliberately not including Facehuggers because they were made in movie land. Not game land).
Once again, E3 is here to fill our hearts and souls with dreams of amazing games we’ll get to play at some point in the distant future. And once again the horrifying potential for tragedy exists – these games may actually not be fantastic. So, once again we’ve stepped up and tapped into the future to determine what scores these games will ultimately get. So don’t worry – just read on. We guarantee beyond all shadow of a doubt that these scores are 100% accurate. To within 10 points, at least...
Games we demand to hear about in 2011, DC Universe Online, and trivia questions from the community that'll boggle the mind...
Love’s a funny old thing, ain’t it? It inspires great works of art. It knows no boundaries, conquering race, creed and geography. And it totally forces you to fork out for cheap-ass chocolates on anniversaries. While love affairs can end a bit messily in real life, we’ve yet to see a couple with romantic woes commit international espionage or murderise a series of skyscraper-sized monsters for each other. But in video games? Hell, its normal practice for digital Cupid’s arrows. So, in the spirit of being a week late for Valentine’s Day, we thought it was high time to celebrate some of gaming’s most ruinous romances.
Ever wonder what it would be like to get swallowed whole by a huge creature? We think we know...
Dozens of interesting new releases are on the horizon, but which have the villains we're most excited to attack? Check out our collection of intriguing bad guys coming soon to a console near you...
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Isaac Clarke, Raiden, Rayman, and The Prophet are just a few stars lining up for February's new release schedule. See why consoles, handhelds, and PCs will be feeling the love this month in our jam-packed peak at the games of February 2013...
Video games have been lying to us about how cool it would be to travel through space for years, and its time GamesRadar set the record straight on some of these wild inaccuracies...
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