

You’ll work your way through five levels (factory, hospital, apartment, office & finally the grudge house), searching for keys, batteries & other items to help you escape. You play as various family members throughout the game (daughter, mother, son, father & then the daughter again) & try to help them survive the grudge that’s hunting them down. The story is what you’d expect if you’ve watched the movies: it follows a family who is trying to escape the grudge. Well, that’s all well & good, but what does it mean? Basically, the game is yourself starring in The Grudge. The box cover claims the game is a haunted house simulator. After dying within a minute of the game, I took over & played through it while she watched. And let me tell you, nothing kills a scary mood like watching someone wander around like they’re having a seizure every five seconds (the character on screen… not mom, just to clarify).

My mom hated the movie, so making her play the game was pure torturous joy for me. I rented this game as my first choice from Gamefly, mainly because I wanted to watch my parents play it. For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, Ju-on is the original Japanese horror movie that The Grudge was based off of. I thought for my first review, it would only make sense to start with the game I most recently finished.
