whats the most violent game you have ever played?

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Space Invaders

A game based solely on genocide before your world is destroyed.

At least Resident/GTA/MK lets you leave some behind.

 

[greygelgoog]

I didn't think Gears of War was particularly violent by the standards of FPS games.

The most violent game I did play is either God of War or Manhunt, and I can't decide which was "worse." God of War take refuge in audacity, the violence is more abundant and bloodier but at the same time is pretty over-the-top and impossible. Ripping off a guy's blade/arm and cutting his head off with his own limb isn't disturbing, it's awesome.

Manhunt, on the other hand, has far less gore but could also be accurately described as a "murder simulator." You're not button mashing to throw magic swords at mythological creatures, you're stalking people in alleys and doing dreadful things to them with hammers. Most of Manhunt's weaponry can be found in my garage. Manhunt feels more malicious as a result.

But then again God of War had a friend of mine shouting "FELLATE MY BLADE!" So, yeah.

EDIT: I should probably also mention Dead Rising, but for the same reasons as God of War. It was bloody and violent with household objects, but in a wacky and ridiculous way.

 

[Undead Dragon King]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Shadow of Rome yet. It was a low key game, but seriously, it was a bloodbath from start to finish. seriously, the blood effects in that game were some of the "best" I've ever seen. Limbs went flying, stumps were spraying blood, and don't even get me started on the chariot races.

Soldier of Fortune, Dead Rising, and the Condemned series are other honorable mentions.

 

[excessum ado]

The two manhunts by far. I finished both of them. They were both great and devilishly gorey.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

For realistic violence...
- Gears of War

For Silly over the top insane violence...
- Fallout (with Bloody Mess where you can detonate rodents with your FIST!)
- No More Heroes
- Dead Rising (charging into an elevator full of zombies with a pocket knife and taking a BLOOD SHOWER!)

 

[bobraj]

Manhunt or Condemned. Both of these games take violence to the next level.

 

[Weaver]

Manhunt, or maybe the first Postal game (I was pretty young when I played it!!!).... I can see carmageddon, but that was really too over the top for me to consider actual violence.

Whats up with all the Gears votes?

 

[bangtheDANCE]

Without hesitation, Ninja Gaiden, God of War and Ninja Gaiden 2(didn't come out yet but looks extremely violent)

 

[C-man101]

difinitely postal 2, one of the things you are supposed to do is get a carton of milk, you end up swinging a shovel at innocent bystanders as you chop of their heads and play football with it. (and you can piss all over them too).
but i recently purchased condemned 1: criminal origins, but havent had a chance to play it, but according to the almighty Yahtzee condemned is a nice and gory game too. im so looking forward to smashing skulls with pieces of old piping!

 

[KreacherOfbloodandRank]

Prey for the PC. Not only are you slaghtering hordes of alien creatures in a living alien biomass, but it portrays the violent deaths of Children for no reason whatsoever.

Really scary stuff.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Oh, I forgot to mention Resident Evil Four, I can't believe I forgot about it, there are so many ways to die in that game and they are all incredibly brutal (except for the few "generic ones) - puts a lot of other games to shame, just youtube it.

Also, why do people say GeOW is the goriest and most violent they have played? There are lots of games that have "Gibs" and "Chainsaws" in them, is there some kind of epicly disgusting and brutal thing that I missed out on in that game?

 

[Weaver]

Prey for the PC. Not only are you slaghtering hordes of alien creatures in a living alien biomass, but it portrays the violent deaths of Children for no reason whatsoever.

Really scary stuff.

I loved Prey, fantastic game.

 

[Copter400]

Shadow of Rome, where you can break your opponent's leg and beat him with someone's arm before cutting him in twain, in twain I tells ye, with a mighty swing from the halberd.

There's an option to turn the gallons of blood that issue forth from your enemies bright green. I nearly threw up.

 

[sanspec]

man hunt would be at least in the top 3

 

[edinflames]

Postal 2.

No other game lets you tazer a cop to the ground, pour gasoline on him, throw on a match, watch as the cop turns crispy and before he dies piss on him to put the flames out. Then cut his head off with a spade and kick it out of the window and into the crowded street below, all of whom panic and call the national guard, but before they can machine gun you down (and rightly so) you smoke a bowl of catnip, yell "Yeah baby, I am the lizard king" and start booting (duke style) your way through the crowd. Next you find a hiding spot in a convenience store. A sign tells you not to go through the back, but you do so anyway, fleeing the cops. Out back you are rushed by the store owners legion of wives (screaming 'Allallalala')...need I go on?

The game is only as violent as you make it, but there is next to no limit (apart from your own soul/sanity) as to the depravity and violence once you start to put a little thought into what you can do.

Heres waiting on Postal 3 and the Postal movie. Neither will live up to my expectations...but if they do i'll be a happy chappy indeed.

 

[Cooper42]

Defcon anyone?

Surely global genocide reaching deathcounts of billions beats the old plastic-bag over someone's head?

 

[assassin18]

Bloodrayne 2

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Bloodrayne 2

That one was pretty good for OTT violence. Nothing like impaling an enemy, lifting him into the air, and spinning him while holding up another blade, hacking off all of his limbs and leaving just the torso.

 

[ganpondorodf]

Killer7, purely for when you fight the guy who has dead children decorating his walls. Also, the first time you shotgun someone's face in Resident Evil 4 is brutal... not to mention incredibly awesome.