$20 game of the week: Suffering – Ties that bind

In 2004, Midway released ‘The Suffering’ a refreshing take on the survival horror genre.� It was a lot more action focused than the Resident Evils and SIlent Hills, in which it was less about solving puzzless so much as it was about blowing away hideous creatures.� It was basically a combination of SIlent Hill and Max Pane.� Players took the role of Torque, a grim man scentenced to Death Row for the murder of his wife and children, but here was the twist – weather or not he actually committed the crimes depended on how you played the game, giving you one of three endings.� A year later, Midway followed it up with this sequel.� WHile it delivered more of the same action, it was moved to a different setting.� Players with an old save game can load up and get a different starting sequence based on how they finished teh game last time.� You fight against Blackmore and his henchmen, including dozens of new monsters, each based on real life horrors.� Once again your ending differs based on how you play the game.� Although this game’s big plot twist will seem familiar to anyone who has seen Fight club, Midway/surreal has crafted a brand of survival horror that can very well end up being America’s equivalent to Resident Evil.