Wii Game Based on The Grudge Announced

Publishing house Xseed Games today announced that it will distribute the "haunted house simulator," Ju-On: The Grudge, based on the horror movie of the same name, for Wii. The game is in development and will be released stateside this October, according to the company.

In an official release, Xseed elaborated that the movie's original creator, Takashi Shimizu, is serving as a creative consultant on the project, and that "... accessibility and instant scares are given priority over all other game aspects."

Plot details below, verbatim, courtesy Xseed's release:

It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge, a curse is born. When an average housewife in Nerima, Japan, was murdered in a grisly fashion, it gave rise to a curse so powerful that it threatens to kill at a pace thought unimaginable before.

The curse manifests on those who encounter the curse by any means, such as entering the house or being in contact with somebody who was already cursed. Once Erika Yamada is exposed to the curse while searching for her dog in an abandoned warehouse, the entire Yamada family is put in grave danger as soon as she reunites with them at home. They must now face their individual challenges alone, and only by overcoming the curse together will their family truly be free again.


"Ever since I first heard about this unique concept, this is a game that I've been looking forward to," said Jun Iwasaki, President of Xseed Games. "JU-ON: The Grudge makes quick scares accessible to anyone with a Wii, players can even hand the Wii Remote to their mother and enjoy watching her play and get scared."
In Ju-On: The Grudge, players will use the WIi remote as a flashlight, move forward with the touch of a button and explore creepy locations like an abandoned warehouse, a dark hospital and the always-disturbing mannequin factory. "Much like a haunted house, the player must proceed forward even after being frightened and running away from the initial threat," the company clarified in its release.

The two will also feature a quasi-two-player mode in which the second player can grab an additional Wii remote and "push buttons to make in-game events happen immediately to make the player jump and hate you forever."

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