Haunting Ground

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: May 10, 2005
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 128
  3. Negative: 5 out of 128
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  1. thadeara
    Dec 7, 2022
    4
    As JW says, for a game (or any other piece of media/fiction/art) to keep the player interested, there should've been some (sense of) reward(ing) after long, stressful (like it happens in horror a lot) or/and difficult sequences, and this game doesn't have much of it at all. I'm going to be honest, and say that I didn't completely finish it (I got in a looping sequence right at the end andAs JW says, for a game (or any other piece of media/fiction/art) to keep the player interested, there should've been some (sense of) reward(ing) after long, stressful (like it happens in horror a lot) or/and difficult sequences, and this game doesn't have much of it at all. I'm going to be honest, and say that I didn't completely finish it (I got in a looping sequence right at the end and gave up), but there definitely was no real sense of reward for me in surviving or escaping the enemies. The story is not that good, nor is it explained in any sort of meaningful way. The main character is flat as a sheet of paper, and all the other characters (but the dog) are just very "insane" and abusive. It is a disturbing sort of game that supposedly wants to question the players' perspective while watching the main character being constantly hUnted as a sexual object...a minor sexual object. Anyway, as a woman, I don't need a game like this to tell me what my experiences and fears are. It just feels like those movies where women are gangraped...so the women can take revenge on the men after. Something that does not make a difference to the earlier violation itself. Hewie is alright...until he decides he doesn't want to help anymore.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#46 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#34 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33
  1. Pelaaja (Finland)
    70
    Even if Haunting Ground is visually great and is in many ways a refreshingly different representative of its genre, but does have its own set of problems. [May 2005, p.68]
  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    Some elements of story and gameplay are left disappointingly underdeveloped, and the grand environmental puzzles of the opening section become all but absent in the later locations - but when Belli's running for her life, you won't stop to notice.
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  3. Game Informer
    48
    An experience that is unquestionably less fun than doing one's taxes. [May 2005, p.116]
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