Good To Be Bad
If reality TV has taught us anything, it's that the nice guys are far less entertaining than bad ones. Which explains the recent spate of games that help the player get in touch with his/her dark side. Here's the Dime's rundown of that let you celebrate your inner-jerk.
Good To Be Bad
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God of WarKratos is quite possibly the most PO-ed videogame deity ever. Instead of being institutionalized, or hired as the manager of a major league baseball team, Kratos goes on a killing spree of mythic proportions.
Publisher: SCEA
Release Date: 2005.03.22
Platform: PlayStation 2, PSP
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25 To LifeThis high-tech version of cops and robbers encourages you to cap mofos for big points. Senators are already getting their neckties in a twist over the game, which means it'll sell like hotcakes.
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Release Date: 2006.01.17
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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Jade EmpireWhy be nice when being sadistic is so much more gratifying? Choose the "Way of the Closed Fist" by insulting everyone, then kung-fuing the riceballs out of them. Now, don't you feel better?
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 2005.04.12
Platform: PC, Xbox
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FableTake the moral low-road and watch your character grow horns as you fart loudly in public, cheat, steal, brawl, guzzle beer in the local taverns until you throw up all over yourself. In other words, it's like a Real World highlight reel, baby.
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Release Date: 2004.09.14
Platform: Xbox
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ManhuntSuffocate your hapless victims with plastic bags while punching them repeatedly in the face. If you spent your childhood decapitating Barbie dolls, this is the game for you, sicko.
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Date: 2003.11.18
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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GoldenEye: Rogue AgentTake enemies hostage, use them as human shields, or simply toss the chumps over the nearest balcony and watch them plummet to their deaths. All of these evil activities earn you "Rogue Bonuses." Mwahahahahaha!
Publisher: EA Games
Release Date: 2004.11.22
Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
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Hitman: ContractsDose a mark's borscht with laxative and put a bullet between his eyes while he's in the can with his skivvies around his ankles. Cold blooded, indeed.
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Release Date: 2004.04.20
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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The Suffering: Ties That BindYou know hard-timer Torque is a bad-ass because 1. he's convicted of murdering his family, and 2. he has bushy sideburns. And no, this sordid prison tale doesn't end with a feel-good football game between the guards and the inmates.
Publisher: Midway
Release Date: 2005.09.26
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsWe've always feared Darth Vader and always secretly wanted to be him. Here's your chance to lift some unsuspecting peon out of his penny loafers with your mighty Force Choke.
Publisher: LucasArts
Release Date: 2004.12.06
Platform: PC, Xbox
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Jaws UnleashedSnack on divers, bite chunks out of yachts and leave a trail of bloody limbs in your wake. It's not only safe to go in the water now, it's nutritious!
Publisher: Majesco Games
Release Date: 2006.05.23
Platform: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
