Obscure II hands-on
Teen survival is fun with a friend
Graphically, the game is highly accomplished with detailed character models and moody lighting, all running smoothly in varied environments around the college campus. You'll be taking control of the survivors of the first game as they attempt to start a normal life in college after the terrors of high school. As you'd expect from the teen cast, there's plenty of sexual frustration and angst amidst the bloodshed. It's well done and we laughed out loud at several points during our time with the game - and for the right reasons too.
The game will be a budget title on PS2 and PC, which is surprising considering the high production values. The Wii version will be full-price, although the advanced control might justify that. We'll see. We only saw the PS2 version, as the Wii iteration isn't finished enough to be shown, but we're expecting its light-hearted take on horror to fit the Nintendo platform perfectly. The PC version is the same as the PS2 game, but with sharper looks, as you'd expect.
Above: The players share an inventory, so you can grab a weapon from yourpartner at any time
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.