The Grudge on Nintendo Wii.

Formerly known as Feel, the newest Survival Horror game for the Wii is taken from the popular Japanese Horror, Ju-On (The Grudge).

The west has been waiting for Project Zero IV (Fatal Frame IV) for a while now and it looks like nothing is going to happen about it. Nintendo however have decided (in Japan anyway) to release a game that looks every bit Project Zero. Why wouldn't it really seeing that Project Zero is obviously influenced by Japanese horror films such as The Grudge and The Ring.

The game was first introduced as a game named Feel which was accompanied by a trailer showing the reactions of several Japanese gamers playing it (see below). A week later it was officially announced that the game was The Grudge and would be released in the USA on Halloween 2009. The UK and Europe still has to wait for a confirmation of a release date. However, the game was shown at the Movie Comic Media Expo which was in London so it should see a release in the UK.

The game is described as a "Haunted House simulator" and the game rates you based on how calm you stay throughout the game. Any flinch of your hand is recognised by the Wii-mote and lowers your score. You will finish the game no matter how low your score is but according to Rising Star, the games developer "it is those with a steady hand and nerves of steel that will have the most to gain from this experience."

Trailer Video

It would be boring if it was set in a house so luckily there are a few more locations you will get to look around including an abandoned warehouse, a dimly lit hospital and, the one I'm most looking forward to, a mannequin factory.

I'm a bit bitter that Nintendo are releasing this whilst at the same time giving Project Zero a complete brush off but this game does look scary. I'm also interested in seeing whether years of playing Survival Horrors has desensitised me at all.

Here are some links for you to find out more:

CVG.com
Official Website (Japanese)