The announcement of Ju-on: The Grudge – Haunted House Simulator arrived as a pretty damn exciting surprise. Ju-on: The Grudge – Haunted House Simulator is far from a successful endeavor, but it’s one that deserves attention for its messy ambition. Ju-on: The Grudge – Haunted House Simulator is a special exception to the rule because not only does it attempt to simulate that experience, but it tries to do so while steeping it all in “J-horror” elements.
There’s an inherent fun to these experiences because at their best it feels like you’re in a horror film and in “danger.” Video games create a similar experience by letting players control the game’s protagonist, but there are still a whole bunch of controls and rules that don’t make this feel like a simple journey through a haunted house. Haunted houses are amazing, unique bastions of horror.
We reflect on a highly unusual addition to the Wii’s library, an official game based on Ju-on: The Grudge that’s also a haunted house simulator.
