I've kind of been lazy lately, I could have done this review anytime within the last two weeks, but just forgot about it. Timing wise it's not bad doing it now since the terrible 6th installment of Saw is coming out soon.

Here it goes:

In Saw: The Video Game you play as Detective David Tapp (Danny Glover's character from the first film). Jigsaw has removed the bullet lodged in your chest, replaced it with a key, and has locked you in an insane asylum filled with booby traps. You are not alone, and that is where the key in your chest comes into play. There are several others locked in the building with you, and the key in your chest is the key to their survival.


I want to play....a video game?


The game itself actually looks pretty decent (as far as dirty rundown insane asylums are concerned). If you're a fan of Survival Horror games like Alone in The Dark, then this is your type of game. It's not focused on a ton of combat, and you don't have lots of "jump scares". Mainly the strength of the game comes with it's decent puzzles, and non stop tension. Things like broken glass, and trip wires connected to shotguns will keep you on alert through out. There are some combat situations where you will encounter the other people in the building, the combat is clunky and unresponsive. Luckily once you figure out Det. Tapp has a sick jab, you can pretty much punch any AI foe to death (since they are so slow when attacking).


I want to ride a tricycle...

The main thing besides the annoying combat system that I did not like is that the creators got lazy. Instead of creating more challenging puzzles for you to work through, they just start putting you in situations where you have to solve several tough (but familiar) puzzles with a time constraint (bombs in the room). It gets annoying when instead of having something where you have to think, your just having more and more puzzles piled on, but with less time to solve them.


One of the members of Slipknot makes a cameo.

Overall the game isn't that great, with better combat and more variety of puzzles it could have been a decent game. I wouldn't recommend spending any money on it, probably not even worth a rental unless you are desperate. Too many good games coming out soon to bother with this one.

NEXT UP: Brutal Legend

AFTER THAT: Borderlands

Later.