Originally published: May 29, 2006 @ 2:58am PST

A little while ago I posted a review of Fatal Frame (PS2 version) for the Playstation 2 and talked about one of the ghosts during the article. In this series, I’ll be bringing you every "Hatred Spirit" ghost in the game. The Hatred Spirits are the ones that you fight, basically the core of the game, outside of the back story, of course. I won’t be showing you all the ghosts at once, though, just one or two at a time, with some personal observations and comments of my own tucked in there. So, without further ado, here we go!

Ghost #1: The Bound Man

This is the first ghost you encounter in the prologue as Mafuyu. He’s somewhat easy to kill here, a trend that continues into Miku’s part of the story where he returns as a random enemy ghost (one of several to prod you along if you stall in one area for too long). The trickiest thing he does is to turn invisible for a few seconds as he approaches you (turning invisible just means you can’t aim until he reappears) but he does not use teleportation. In the game, he looks like he’s been tied up a bit but his arms are out… my guess is, maybe he’s one of Kirie’s victims (who tend to see and feel ropes wrap around their extremities before they die). As he comes after you he moans, "Forgive meeeee…"

Ghost #2: Female Head

This is an interesting one. This ghost is just a head that levitates towards you… when it lands a successful hit it looks to be trying to chew your face off. One of the first times I encountered this ghost I had Miku look through a hole in the floor. What I saw was just the regular floor of the hallway below, then suddenly an eye appeared in the hole… the Head pursued me right after that, but that was a little startling (especially since a previous hole didn’t have anything in it, other than the view). Battle-wise, she’s pretty easy. She floats towards you, staying visible and not teleporting around, until she reaches you or you blast her with the camera. Her first appearance in Night 1 is rather memorable… when you enter a room you see an object start bouncing UP the stairs in the room… this is her and after she reaches the top she comes towards you. The first time I saw this I laughed. It reminds me of a quip from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode of The Screaming Skull, when a skull rolls down the stairs and one of the guys sings, "Everyone knows it’s Slink-skull." She appears again a few battles later in the game, also, but not as frequently as other ghosts.

CLICK THIS link to continue to PART TWO of this Ghost List

(Editor’s note: Redhawk has also reviewed Fatal Frame for the Playstation 2 in a special double feature and you can find that by clicking these links: Part 1 or Part 2)

-- by Red Hawk of http://www.happyhorror.com

Tags: fatal frame, ghost list, hatred spirits, horror, ps2, video games

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