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Description
You play the role of Torque, a death row inmate with an ambiguous past who has been imprisoned for slaying his ex-wife and children. Shortly after being interred in a new prison on Carnate Island, an earthquake appears to release demonic creatures based on the many modes of execution used in the sordid history of the island. These creatures proceed to eliminate much of the prison population, leaving only you and a scant few other inmates and guards to eliminate the horde and find out what has happened.Screenshots
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Alternate Titles
- "劫难" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
Part of the Following Groups
- 3D Engine: RIOT
- BPjS / BPjM indexed games
- Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
- Theme: Prison
- The Suffering series
User Reviews
An superb first-/third-person horror shooter packed with atmosphere | Windows | Katakis | カタキス (42788) |
Silent Hill 2 meets Max Payne. And, against all odds, it works. | Windows | Slug Camargo (589) |
A really good atmospheric horror game to enjoy. | PlayStation 2 | Reborn_Demon (136) |
Tight horror-shooter that's better than it looks | Windows | Chase Dahl (6) |
Survive the terror! | Windows | Perfil Falso (3310) |
Critic Reviews
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks | Windows | Jul, 2004 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Game Freaks 365 | PlayStation 2 | Mar 15, 2004 | 9.5 out of 10 | 95 |
IGN | Windows | Jun 16, 2004 | 8.5 out of 10 | 85 |
IGN | Xbox | Mar 05, 2004 | 8.5 out of 10 | 85 |
Next Level Gaming | Xbox | Mar 09, 2004 | 84 out of 100 | 84 |
GamePro (US) | Xbox | Mar 26, 2004 | 4 out of 5 | 80 |
ActionTrip | Windows | Jun 16, 2004 | 78 out of 100 | 78 |
Factornews | PlayStation 2 | May 24, 2004 | 7 out of 10 | 70 |
Jeuxvideo.com | PlayStation 2 | May 17, 2004 | 14 out of 20 | 70 |
Games TM | PlayStation 2 | May 20, 2004 | 4 out of 10 | 40 |
Forums
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What's your excuse for not playing this NOW? >:( | 14 | PolloDiablo (16872) Nov 26, 2008 |
Trivia
Cancelled Port
A GameCube version was already planned, but was cancelled because previous Midway titles sold poorly on the platform.Development
The creatures and characters in The Suffering were designed by movie special effects master Stan Winston (designer of the Terminator exoskeleton, the Predator, the Alien Queen and the Jurassic Park dinos). The prison of Abbott State Penitentiary in the game was partially inspired by Alcatraz; Alcatraz was originally a military prison and the prison in the game was built from the remains of a WW2 army base.German version
There are a number of changes in the German version:- The making of feature and a trailer were removed.
- There are no mutilated humans to be found.
- Several cutscenes were cut. In some just the blood was removed, a few scenes are completely darkened out.
- In the PlayStation 2 version, an instrument of torture was removed from a dead guard.
- All swastikas were removed (this applies to every version except US)
Re-release
The PC version was released as freeware on September 25, 2008.Awards
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2004 - Runner-up to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay as Unsung Hero Game of the Year
Related Web Sites
- The Suffering (Official Website)
- The Suffering (Download the Windows version for free.)
Xbox Credits (210 people)
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