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OBSCURE

FORMAT PS2 / RELEASED 2004, 2007 / PUB MC2-MICROÏDS, PLAYLOGIC ENTERTAINMENT / DEV HYDRAVISION ENTERTAINMENT / GET IT NOW EBAY, £40-60

Oh, the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. There’s the acne, the dating, and, of course, the ever-present danger of getting your head bitten off by a mutated plant monster… wait, what?

The Obscure series consisted of a pair of games created by French developer Hydravision Entertainment. Obscure was released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC, while the sequel, Obscure II, arrived on PlayStation 2, PC, and Wii in 2007, then on PlayStation Portable two years later. (That game was known as Obscure: The Aftermath when it arrived in North America

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