In case you don't follow the videogaming scene and have a life, Night Trap is the game that, when released in 1992, caused US senators to launch into tirades about the detrimental effects of videogames on our nation's hapless youth. Never mind that there is way less "violence" in Night Trap than on CNN; Night Trap is nothing but a spoof of B-grade horror movies, featuring nubile young women whose slumber party is rudely interrupted by creatures with a thirst for plasma.
You can now check out the game in all its uncut and uncensored glory on the recently released Night Trap: The Director's Cut. The gameplay, which was weak to begin with, hasn't aged gracefully. But the fun is in watching the story unfold, and Night Trap has an always bizarre, often hilarious, story. A lovely bonus is Dangerous Games, a documentary that chronicles the origins of Night Trap and its subsequent flaming.
It probably won't have the sphincter-clenching effect on you that it has on most politicians, but Night Trap: The Director's Cut is fun to watch and a milestone in interactive entertainment. Not a bad combo.
Night Trap: The Director's Cut PC CD-ROM: US$29.95. Digital Pictures Inc.: (800) 262 5020, +1 (415) 345 5300, on the Web at www.digipix.com.
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