You have only a few seconds to 'shake' the creature away with the Wii Remote, and though the sequences are enjoyable, they're regrettably the height of the game's limited interactivity. Attack sequences are somewhat rare but are a bit more fun and spine-tingling, preceded by elaborate creature entrances and pulse-pounding music as a ghoul grabs you. You'll spot a lot of subtle horrors, like figures that dissipate when you approach or bloody handprints on the walls, that are much more chilling than the game's constant use of second-rate shocks unfortunately, they're not implemented well enough to truly spook you. Although the obvious scare tactics soon become tired and monotonous, they manage to be a little unnerving.

The bulk of the gameplay is composed of cheap thrills, such as hands that reach out of nowhere to grab you or figures that suddenly pop onscreen. The game begins with a tense sequence: You are investigating pitch-black areas in first-person view with nothing but a flashlight to protect you from the haunting monstrosities-at least until you run out of juice. There are a few good scares, but its harsh brevity, troublesome controls, and extraordinarily shallow gameplay mechanics thoroughly squash its potential.Įscape from the same nightmarish creatures you grew to love in the films. It uses the same hook found in the movies: cursed ghouls born of a violent death that consume all who enter their domain, including a victim's family. Touted as a haunted-house simulator, Ju-On: The Grudge is a no-frills horror game that capitalizes on the reasonably successful film series of the same name.

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