Coraline, PS2: i don't have a nose review (Halloween Special)

It’s Halloween! And you know what that means? That’s right – another scarily terrible licensed game… or is it? Having delved into the world of child-friendly horror titles before, I had high hopes for this release. Games such as The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge and Disney’s The Haunted Mansion are unflinching in their conveyance of a dark and foreboding atmosphere in spite of their surprisingly lenient age rating (The Haunted Mansion especially – this game would surely be traumatic for a seven-year-old). Based on Neil Gaiman’s novella, Laika’s debut stop-motion feature sees the eponymous Coraline tire of her mundane life and venture into the unknown as she discovers a mysterious door to an alternate world, in which everything is suspiciously idealistic. As her intrigue compels her to return, she eventually (and quite literally) becomes entangled in a web of deceit, as she comes to realise that this alternate world is not as it seems. Naturally, since the movie boasts a dark theme and some indisputably nightmarish imagery, one would assume that the game would follow suit. So the question presents itself: is this a scarily good game, or just a complete and utter nightmare?

It’s good to be back again so soon! Hope you enjoy, guys!

Thanks to Noah Harris for the request!

Additional Credits:
Cheering SFX - Music and Sounds Effect Library:    • Cheering sound effect free copyright  
Confetti Cannon - Paul Hill:    • Confetti Cannon V2 4K 60fps with matte  

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