This was definitely one of my all-time favorite video games - well produced, innovative and a piece of history that should definitely be archived! I had the original, and I found nothing objectionable about it. That was back when special interests were competing to become founders on the regulation bandwagon - funny how as soon as an ESRB was established, games were allowed to be excessively grotesque for the sake of being the bloodiest thing out there (so long as it had the 'M' rating on it) and the film industry silently followed in their footsteps shortly thereafter - no longer must art work to build suspense and fear, now it's a matter of who can simulate the goriest in-your-face image. Spooky, huh? What was the big controversy really all about? It wasn't violence nor nudity...it was the suggestion of violence. The "augers" (henchmen of the family that needed blood to survive) had these devices that they would hook around their victim's neck (somewhat like the canes that would pull old vaudeville actors off stage) and a pointy little bit would spin as it began to (suggestively) drill in. That is what the big controversy was about...well that and the fact that the victims were your typical scantily clad young ladies (in nightgowns and other slumber party type attire). There was no meat, limbs, blood, torture or other imagery that we would typically see bypass sensors for today's network television.
What was the game like? The best! You were in control of all of the traps throughout the house, which you were monitoring through video surveillance - you would switch cameras to see what's going on...you'd notice a couple of augers going towards an entryway from outside, but you'd have to switch to the living room to gather critical information before switching back to the entry where you would open the trap door to drop the augers in - pretty much that's the gist of it.
What was the best part of the game? The creepy look of the compressed video gave it an authentic surveillance feel. Also, when nothing was happening outside, the chirping of the crickets was absolutely the best - you definitely wanted to play this game at night after hours to add to the ambiance. Trying to keep up between the family, the girls and the augers always kept the action moving. I still remember Dana Plato's character saying "Megan! No!!!" as Megan struggled with an auger at each of her arms...that was one of the trickiest traps to pull - I would hit it either too early or too late, then that's probably one of the reasons I remember it so well. There was one trap the was a bed that flipped the augers out the window. I think there was one at the bottom of the stairs. There were all kinds of fun traps. You didn't really catch on to the family's creepy secret until towards the end, but that's just good composition.
What a game! To win it was to get rid of the bad guys with no harm done to the girls. Lose a girl - lose the game, plain and simple. Played to completion it was a 'G' rated game all the way. Without completing your mission it was what we'd probably consider a 'PG-13' at worst.
Very clean fun. Very classic...and one more snapshot in the tragically short life of actress Dana Plato. Every member of the "Night Trap" cast played their role with incredible results, creating an experience that although shared with only a small portion of the population, not only deserves to be looked back upon as both an historical document but as a legacy in home entertainment as well!
What was the game like? The best! You were in control of all of the traps throughout the house, which you were monitoring through video surveillance - you would switch cameras to see what's going on...you'd notice a couple of augers going towards an entryway from outside, but you'd have to switch to the living room to gather critical information before switching back to the entry where you would open the trap door to drop the augers in - pretty much that's the gist of it.
What was the best part of the game? The creepy look of the compressed video gave it an authentic surveillance feel. Also, when nothing was happening outside, the chirping of the crickets was absolutely the best - you definitely wanted to play this game at night after hours to add to the ambiance. Trying to keep up between the family, the girls and the augers always kept the action moving. I still remember Dana Plato's character saying "Megan! No!!!" as Megan struggled with an auger at each of her arms...that was one of the trickiest traps to pull - I would hit it either too early or too late, then that's probably one of the reasons I remember it so well. There was one trap the was a bed that flipped the augers out the window. I think there was one at the bottom of the stairs. There were all kinds of fun traps. You didn't really catch on to the family's creepy secret until towards the end, but that's just good composition.
What a game! To win it was to get rid of the bad guys with no harm done to the girls. Lose a girl - lose the game, plain and simple. Played to completion it was a 'G' rated game all the way. Without completing your mission it was what we'd probably consider a 'PG-13' at worst.
Very clean fun. Very classic...and one more snapshot in the tragically short life of actress Dana Plato. Every member of the "Night Trap" cast played their role with incredible results, creating an experience that although shared with only a small portion of the population, not only deserves to be looked back upon as both an historical document but as a legacy in home entertainment as well!