Clock Tower
- Clock Tower (1995 on SNES, 1997 on Windows, PlayStation...)
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Originally titled Clock Tower II, this game is a sequel to Clock Tower. You must stop a disfigured mass murderer named Scissorman who has been terrorising the citizens of Norway in this full 3D point and click adventure, but watch out: Scissorman will be after you!
The game is spread across three scenarios (including a prologue at the start). Through the course of the game, people are being killed one by one by the notorious Scissorman. Once Scissorman shows up, you will have to find a hiding place or something to knock the Scissorman out with. Between levels, there is also an intermission in which the player can take a look around the town before going onto the next level.
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- クロックタワーセカンド - Japanese (alternate) spelling
- クロックタワー2 - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 68% (based on 20 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 25 ratings with 7 reviews)
The Good
Scissor Man is one scary guy. in the game he will
constantly pay unexpected visit to your character which
would make you rattle in your boots if your in the dark
home alone.
The Bad
Everything. great music, great enemy, and great cast of
characters.
The Bottom Line
One of the most successful games since Resident Evil.
would make a good birthday present, and Christmas present.
PlayStation · by GameGod (8) · 2007
Hot and cold horror adventure.
The Good
Clock Tower basically revolves around the mayhem caused by the mass murdering butcher known only as Scissorman. A horror game about a serial killer is sure to send shivers up the spine and at its most frantic moments Clock Tower is as pulse pounding as they come. The first scenario in a university is pure terror. You run down the dark corridors and claustrophobic rooms all the while listening for the mashing sound of scissormans relentless murder weapon which he opens and shuts with every step he takes. You have no weapons so all you can do is run and hide. The puzzles in parts are quite well done and the multiple pathways through the game really enhance the replay value. Sound is decent and there are 10 endings to discover.
The Bad
The game is very short and can be finished in under 2 hours if you know what you're doing. While the first scenario was good, the others get progressively worse until the game loses its scare factor. Clock tower has a feature which stops you from stuffing the whole game up but unfortunately this is poorly implemented. If there is something in a room you need to (or in some cases don't need to) look at then you will not be allowed to leave the room until you look at it. This is plain annoying. As for the endings, 10 may be a lot but around half of them involve you dying so the point is defeated somewhat.
The Bottom Line
Clock Tower is at times thrilling but overall tiresome. Big fans of horror games should take a look but that's it really. A game with immense potential but lacking in most vital areas. Clock Tower 3 is on the way for PS2 and is being done by Capcom. Hopefully they'll make something really special.
PlayStation · by Sycada (177) · 2001
BEST...ADVENTURE...GAME...EVER...EVER!!!!
The Good
Freaking everything! The presentation is great, the graphics while, not perfect, do set the mood, the music is catchy, and the sounds creepy and awesome. Scissorman is like the best evil villain around in a video game, the game is incredibly scary, without the huge amounts of blood and gore, don't get me wrong there is blood and gore in it, but not a whole lot. The controls couldn't be any simpler, use the directional pad to move the mouse, and the X-button to select stuff on the screen, so easy, even your little sister could do it. There is excellent re-play value, there are 10 endings, 5 for Jennifer, and 5 for Helen, there is 3 secondary characters to play as, Gotts, Nolan, and Barton for the prologue, plus scissorman is random, so you never know what he is up to next, my favorite thing about it.
The Bad
Well, there is one thing... VOICE ACTING! The voice acting is horrid, it is badly done, and to make matters even worst, there is barley even any in the game, only for certain moments, key moments, other moments your just reading big subtitles, but that isn't that bad, now is it.
The Bottom Line
This is the best adventure game you could ever play on the playstation, it may be slow paced at times, (the way I like it) but it is a really fun game, don't miss out!
PlayStation · by leon101 (44) · 2005
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Ever think that the story in Clock Tower seems like a sequel? Well, Clock Tower as we know it is known as Clock Tower 2 in Japan. The original Clock Tower: The First Fear was released in Japan only on the SNES and featured Jennifer, the traumatized girl from this game, in a creepy mansion with other teenagers trying to escape the clutches of the evil Scissorman. It was later ported to other platforms, but only in Japan.
Scissorman
While there isn't any official statement from the developers of the game, the Scissorman murderer of the Clock Tower series seems very influenced by the Scissorman character from "Struwwelpeter", a collection of rather morbid cautionary tales for children written by Heinrich Hoffman, a Victorian-era asylum doctor from Frankfurt who wrote and illustrated this collection of stories to educate his three year old son. The title has been often linked to cases of child trauma. The Scissorman is in the book the person who punishes naughty little kids that continue to suck their thumbs... with a pair of giant scissors.
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Game added by Grant McLellan.
PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita added by Fred VT.
Additional contributors: MAT, Sycada, //dbz:, Patrick Bregger, Monsieur B..
Game added April 6, 2001. Last modified March 19, 2024.