Violent Games - The Top 5 by Johny Rider

5. Mortal Kombat

The one that started it all. While it may seem pixelated and dated now, it was undoubtedly the most violent video game of its time. Spawning a huge fanbase, a movie, and a plethora of sequels, most of us have probably played Mortal Kombat in at least one form of another.

Who can forget pulling in a victim with Scorpions snapping beak; "Get over here!" while following it up with a gruesome uppercut. The game used real life actors and mapped their faces onto sprites, creating a pretty strange yet realistic effect which made it all the more awesome when Sub Zero ripped someones head off, leaving their spine dangling below. Fatality!

4. Carmageddon

Originally released in 1997, this is an oldie but goldie. It's still a thoroughly enjoyable game and was a breakthrough in its time with video scenes from inside the car and real world physics.

Think Mad Max on steroids and you'll start to get a feel for Carmageddon which is set in a post apocalyptic world where the car rules. The idea is to race against a handful of other modified death cars through various levels, including deserts, industrial areas and populated cities, all to the tune of Fear Factories Demanufacture album (hell yes!). However, if you don't feel like racing you can hunt down and destroy your enemies one by one until you're the only survivor. Amongst all this, not only can you run over pedestrians, but you're actively encouraged to do so, gaining extra time and credits for combo bonuses and "artist impressions" (which you get by utterly mangling a pedestrian).

Carmageddon caused media scandal when it first launched and in most countries a "safe" version was released with zombies, robots or aliens instead of people. In some countries the game was banned completely. None of this stops it from being an absolute classic and the first go-anywhere 3D driving game which spawned 2 successful sequels.

3. Thrill Kill

Originally called S & M for Slaughter and Mutilation, Thrill Kill for PlayStation was never released, it was axed 2 weeks before it was due to go out. EA said that they didn't want to "publish such a senselessly violent game" and stated it was so offensive that they wouldn't sell the game to another publisher either. Fortunately for us former employees of EA released it onto the internet which are still available.

Incredibly simple, Thrill Kill consisted of only a single room where up to 4 opponents fight to the death. The usual life bar is replaced with a kill meter, which grows as you do more damage to your opponent, eventually you're able to activate Thrill Kills which were always awesomely brutal, sometimes sexual, moves like dismemberment, mutilation, cattle prods down the throat or crushing skulls with stilts. Oh yes. One of Cleetus' lethal finishing moves was to tear the head off his opponent and drink the blood that leaked out of his victim's severed neck. The story goes that the 8 characters all led devious lives and died in various ways, have gone to hell. A modern day hell which reflects todays real life. Marukka, the God of Secrets has pitted them against each other, promising to give rebirth to the one survivor. Each character is battling for self-preservation and the hope to be born again.

Cleetus, for example, is a redneck cannibal. The only victim that he didn't eat escaped minus a leg, which Cleetus carries around for good luck (and occasionally uses as a weapon). Dr. Faustus, a master surgeon, died from an infection after installing his stainless steel jaws, made from a bear trap.

Oddball was a top FBI agent who hunted down serial killers. He began to admire them and slowly slipped into insanity. Oddball is extremely intelligent, cunning, and without remorse. Pity, sympathy, and compassion have no meaning to him. Although his arms are bound in his cozy little straight jacket, he has learned to adapt, as any good predator should.

2. Postal 2

One feature in Postal 2 is the ability to pick up cats as an inventory item. When used, the player shoves the barrel of the currently equipped firearm into the cat's anus, as a 'silencer'. Every time a shot is fired, the cat meows in apparent agony, and the gunshot is muffled. After several shots the cat will be killed and will fly from the end of the weapon.

Any game where you can use a cat as a silencer has to be worth mentioning. Highly violent, both Postal and Postal 2 met with much protest from various activist groups. However, the Running With Scissors software company who created the series responded by saying that the amount of violence in the game is entirely dependent upon the player. In fact, it's actually possible (though very difficult) to complete the entire game without harming anyone.

The game is split from Monday to Friday and the tasks are simple things on a to-do list like 'Cash Paycheck', 'Confess sins', 'Get milk', etc. To accomplish these seemingly simple tasks, the player can chose to be peaceful or utterly, all out violent with unique gameplay changes for each choice.Some violent features include the ability to decapitate people with shovels, and then kick their heads around or play fetch with a dog, cops who beat innocent NPCs to death with batons, even if the NPC surrenders and begs for mercy and setting fire to people with gasoline, matches, napalm and moltov cocktails.Not content with just being violent, Postal 2 is also pretty disgusting. You have the ability to urinate on people, causing them to vomit in disgust. You can also urinate on food items which are then eaten and regurgitated by cops. Using an Antrhax-filled cow's head as a weapon causes victims to vomit blood. Oh and you can also stun gun people til they cower in fear and urinate themselves..Featuring ATF, SWAT, the National Guard, psycho butchers, religious cults, the Taliban and Gary Coleman, Postal 2 has earned itself a violent and revolting reputation and is illegal in at least 3 countries.

1. Manhunt

Quite possibly the most violent game in the list, Manhunt revolves around James Earl Cash who has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. His injection is replaced with a sedative and Cash is abducted by a wealthy Hollywood director. The director has a thing for Snuff flicks and sets up Cash as his latest star, butchering local gangs on film in the most violent and horrific ways possible.

The director communicates with Cash via an earpiece and security cameras record his murders. For extra points the player must carry out more gruesome kills. These range from suffocation by plastic bag, decapitation, jamming a crowbar in the enemys skull, etc.

Manhunt was banned outright in several countries when it was launched and later in the UK the game was linked to an actual murder case of a 14 year old, Stefan Pakeerah by a 17 year old, Warren Leblanc. Stefans mother claimed that Leblanc had been obsessed with Manhunt after he pleaded guilty in court and as such most vendors in the UK removed Manhunt from their stocks. This led to a significant increased demand from other retailers and internet auction sites. Police denied any link, but it still strikes a chilling cord. Especially when you consider that Leblanc murdered his friend by stabbing him with a claw hammer, identical to an execution shown in Manhunt.



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Finding More Free Games Online

Finding free online games to play online is both fun and easy to do. Check out these latest games that you can play online absolutely free of charge!

Check out Samurai Warrior, you can play it for free online. Banzai! Straight out of the Mortal Combat and the popular, Street Fighter genres, Samurai Warrior is quite simple, small and a boring game, that does not have anything to offer except, six characters, having varying statistics, at the most even if you did want to play the game, it would take you 15 minutes to play, the 36 different combinations you can play with. Samurai Warrior’s graphics, which are good, are wasted because of its extinct game play. You get three locations, as a backdrop, to fight in. Samurai Warrior also has a training level, where you can try out your moves, but again it goes wasted, since the game does not offer any kind of amusement at all.

Jacks Bar is also another great game you can enjoy online. “Give that man, a beer!” - Jack’s Bar, although not a new concept, the game does offer some fun. Jacks Bar has a plausible and a fast paced game play. The original bar tender and owner, has left you in charge for the next five minutes. Customers come and go, in four rows, you have to serve them and catch the empty glasses that they throw back. Jacks Bar’s game play although effortless, is fast paced; you have to be on your feet. If you are not able to catch a single empty mug of beer or for that matter cannot serve a full one, to one of your customer’s, you lose and the game is over. Jacks Bar is more of a strategy cum arcade game, you do have to strategize, about whom are you going to serve next and whom are you going pick up the tab from, next. Making these decisions may seem easy, but making them at a lightning speed, is a little confusing and you being human are bound to drop a mug or two.

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Free Online Flash And Shockwave Games - An Overview

Experiencing exponential growth and refinement, hand in hand with the popularity and prevalence of Internet and computers all over the world - free online games present themselves as a happening industry, which is tempting, exciting and addictive at the user end.

The free online games are either flash or shockwave based, to allow instant play access to a user online. The user can also choose to download the games at his / her discretion, to suit his / her convenience and preference. These free games are equally enjoyable online at a click’s instance, as they are after being downloaded on the hard disk of a user’s system.

The industry, offering free flash and shockwave online games on multitude of websites, has evolved to an extent that the variety and themes of the games are almost exhaustive. The superior quality of bright and colorful graphics, in combination with matching sound effects, renders the game mind-boggling and thrilling.

A first time visitor feels so enthralled to witness the wide expanse of these games, closing in at many of his/ her choicest of themes. So much so that he/ she cannot resist going through an absorbing experience of trying at least one of the games, and an eventual promise to return back many more times, in the faithful pursuit of passion for interactive entertainment.

Most of the people find these free of cost online flash and shockwave games so engrossing that they deliberately end up locking themselves within the lazy confines of their home or internet café to play these games without disturbance for hours together, eyes glued to their computer screens and hands undetachable from the keyboard/ mouse.

What's more, the widespread appeal of these games touches all age groups, right from the budding toddlers to the well-groomed adults. Many players tend to spend days and nights hooked-on to these flash and shockwave games, as these avail an unparalleled opportunity to play all the regular parlor games plus some new ones, sitting at home, costing only the Internet connection and electricity bill.

The wide variety of free online flash and shockwave games available on net may be broadly classified into action and adventure games, arcade games, board games, card games, casino games, puzzle games, word games, strategy games, sports games, detective theme based games, shooting games et al.

Though shooting games can be clubbed with action and adventure games, their distinct popularity commands them specific mention. Further, while all types of online games have their own share of patrons and fans, the most popular are the board games, which are basically online versions of certain traditional board games, including Chess, Literati, Dominoes and Monopoly. What is more, a surfeit of websites specializes in casino-based games to constitute a separate commercial entity, popularly termed as the 'Online Casino Industry'.

These games have a magical influence on the players, as the realistic graphics and sound stimuli absorb the players in their own world, be it a Hollywood show or a casino in Las Vegas or a deck of the sunken Titanic. Most of these online games boast of being multi-player games that add a taste of virtual competition to the entire ambiance of the game in question. The competition element renders the playing experience much more exciting and enjoyable.

The online flash and shockwave games are also believed to be beneficial for the players, as these enhance competitive spirit, sportsmanship and inculcate some indispensable qualities, like ability to work hard, patience and perseverance. Certain games also improve the reflexes of the player. Strategy games help in developing thinking.

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Nintendo Wii Freeloader - Quickly And Easily Play Your Gamecube

Any hard core gamers knows that many of the best games - or at
least the most unique games, come right out of Japan. Most of
these games never see the light of day in the United States or
Europe and gamers are left wanting and drooling for games
they'll never have the chance to play. At least that was the
case with the Gamecube and now also with the Nintendo Wii. Then
along came a little disc called the Freeloader, that allowed any
Gamecube to play any Japanese game with ease, with no mod chip
required and no need to open your console.

Why do I mention Gamecube and Wii playing import games? Simply
because the Nintendo Wii is also compatible with every single
Gamecube Game, including the FreeLoader disc. Because the
Nintendo Wii can boot Gamecube Discs / games, you can also load
the Freeloader and finally take advantage of all of the great
Import games on the market. The Nintendo Wii Freeloader is a
disc, that allows any Wii owner to play import Gamecube games
without a mod chip. As you may have guessed, the Freeloader was
not actually manufactured for the Nintendo Wii, but was instead
a product that has been out for several years (with various
updates) for the Nintendo Gamecube. Since the Wii can play
Gamecube games and is backwards compatible, it will also load
the FreeLoader on any Wii console allowing you to play any
region Gamecube game with ease.

Now, if this were just any kind of disc, I wouldn't write a
review on it. And often times, when I talk about import games,
people ask me why I would want to play games that are all in
Japanese and can't be played anyway. Or ask me what the big
deal is with these games from Japan. The fact of the matter is,
over 60% of Japanese import games can be played with no problem.

I'm a big fan or racing games and some of the BEST racing games
for Gamecube have only been released in Japan. The same would
go for first person shooters. But more than that, some of the
games are just so very unique, so well designed, that you must
try them. You'll immediately become an import game fan once you
do.

Regardless of the genre of games you like. By being able to
play import games, you're actually expanding your software
library, or at least the available selection by thousands of
additional games. Many of these games you won't hear about at
your local Blockbuster, or in magazine. But online review sites
like IGN.com or GameSpot.com have entire sections devoted to
import games and import gaming, because there are a tremendous
amount of great games available.

This brings us back to the Freeloader. The Freeloader was
developed by Datel as a means to cut out the need for installing
a mod chip in your Gamecube console to have access, and the
ability to play these games. Before the Freeloader, you would
need to install a Gamecube Mod Chip like the Xeno Gamecube or
the Viper Gamecube chip to play your import and personally
backed up games. While the Freeloader won't let you play backup
games, it will effortlessly allow you to play Import games from
any region on any Gamecube.

I want to also say that this is NOT an article to promote the
Freeloader as the next best thing since sliced The Legend Of
Zelda for the Gamecube or Nintendo Wii. If you're not into
Japanese games, or import games in general, and have no interest
in them, then the Freeloader is not for you. It doesn't offer
any extras or advantages for any Nintendo Wii or Gamecube owner
who is happy to just play the offering of games available in
their own country. Its sole purpose is to allow gamers like
myself, and tens of thousands of others, to enable the playing
of Import games. While I am stressing just Japanese games in
this article as they are my own personal favorite. European
gamers can also play the latest games released only in the USA
on their PAL Gamecube or Nintendo Wii systems as well. Gamecube
import games are not just from Japan. If you're a fan or Rally
racing games, many of the best games in that genre are released
in the UK and Europe.

Just how do you use the Gamecube Freeloader on the Nintendo
Wii? First of all, think of it as a Nintendo Wii Freeloader.
Insert the disc into your Nintendo Wii just as you would your
Gamecube, and then select it from your Wii Dashboard. It'll
load up, and you'll be greeted by the Freeloader main menu,
where you'll have several selections. While it isn't loaded
with features that'll blow you away - that is exactly the reason
it's so easy to use. I suppose there aren't really a slew of
features you could pack in to software that is intended to do
just one thing - play import video games. We can thank the
simplicity and ease of use due to the few options it has.

The Freeloader is easy to use, both on the Gamecube and the
Nintendo Wii console. You simply put the disc in the Gamecube
or your Nintendo Wii, wait for it to load and then pick the map
representing the region you want to play. You'll then have to
eject the disc from your Nintendo Wii, or open the Gamecube lid,
and take out the Freeloader, put in the game you want to play
and it will just load for you. It couldn't get any easier
really.

In closing, the Freeloader for the Gamecube or Nintendo Wii is
meant to do one thing, and one thing only. It does it with ease
and work perfectly each and every time. It's not intended to do
anything else. Comparing it to other software or add ons for
either the Gamecube or the Nintendo Wii would be pointless. If
you want to start getting the latest import games without having
to wait until the hit the local market - if they ever do at all,
then the Freeloader is the easiest and cheapest way to get you
started.

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