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Survival horror is possibly the only video game genre that is defined primarily by '', '' Hungry Ghosts ''), and Text Adventure Game s ('' Kamaitachi No Yoru ''). Other games such as the '' Doom '' and '' Castlevania '' series include horror elements, but such games are not typically considered survival horror because horror is not the defining game play characteristic. However, the subjective nature of such discrepancies can make survival horror a difficult genre to classify. Some popular survival horror games include:
HISTORY The term ''Survival horror'' was first coined by '' Resident Evil '' ( 1996 ). The Japan ese version (''Biohazard'') was marketed under the previously non-existent ''Survival horror'' genre on the game's cover. A line of text also displayed the phrase "Enter the world of survival horror..." while the game was loading. However, most credit ''Alone in the Dark'' ( 1993 ) with the invention of the survival horror genre. A number of earlier horror-themed games (such as '' Halloween '' ( 1983 ) on the Atari 2600 , '' Friday The 13th '' ( 1985 ) and '' Ghost Hunters '' ( 1986 ) on the C64 , ''Transylvania'' ( 1986 ), on the Apple II , '' Splatterhouse '' ( 1988 on the Turbografx-16 ), and '' Sweet Home '' ( 1989 ) on the NES ) may have also helped form the genre. The survival horror genre was popularized by ''Resident Evil'' (1996) on the '' ( 1995 ) predates ''Resident Evil'', but it was only released in Japan and is not well known. '' D '' (1996) is perhaps the best known of a group of Point-and-click horror games produced in Japan in the mid 1990s . ''Clock Tower'' ( 1997 ) and ''Silent Hill'' ( 1999 ) created a group of survival horror games that focus on psychological terror rather than violence and gore. This category deemphasizes combat in order to increase the vulnerability of the protagonist and consequently build Tension . Similar titles include '' Fatal Frame '' and '' Siren ''. ADAPTATIONS A number of survival horror games have spawned adaptations in media outside of video games. '' Resident Evil '', Silent Hill and '' Alone In The Dark '' have been made into feature films. '' Silent Hill '' and ''Resident Evil'' Comic Books are also available. EXTERNAL LINKS
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