Clock Tower 3

"The latest installment in the Clock Tower series earns high horror marks for its relentless terror and gore. Unfortunately, it loses marks for annoying gameplay."

"Clock Tower 3 is certainly a game worth playing. Best played in the dark with the sound turned up, it is a game that does well to inspire fear and paranoia in players for the time they are playing the game. And in the end that is what a lot of players will be looking for in this sort of game - the chance to feel fear, and this game certainly achieves that, with few steps being taken without some apprehension. The story is an interesting one, and is worth following to its conclusion. Although the game does not last very long several items can be unlocked upon completion, including an expert difficulty mode. Recommended."

"Clock Tower 3's movie portions are stronger than the gameplay that underpins them, and the result is a game that you'll probably want to finish more for its storyline than for the fun you'll have actually playing it."

"Rough around the edges in terms of gameplay (especially when fighting against bosses) and a little on the short side, it's still one of the scariest things we've played in quite some time. It's the perfect example of atmosphere making up for mechanics really, as Capcom's revitalization of the franchise gives plenty of hope to those of us who only see Resident Evil and Silent Hill as the true ambassadors of terror."

"Games like Clock Tower 3 will be the death of adventure games with their r*tarded console mentality. Save points and end-bosses are not conducive to a good game and are instead the result of lazy programming. The graphics, especially the cut-scenes, are splendid and the music is top-notch, but what does it matter if the game veers so far off course simply because companies would rather attempt to appeal to action gamers by including a few ridiculously hard fighting sequences. The end result is a badly produced hybrid that appeals to very few gamers.