The HorrorLand theme park has been a fixture of writer R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books since its first appearance in 1994's One Day at HorrorLand. Since then, "the scariest place on Earth" has been featured in numerous Goosebumps books, as well as a board game and a 1996 PC game, but Goosebumps HorrorLand on the Wii almost certainly represents the most bone-chilling, hair-raising, terrifying depiction of the park to date. The controls in this horror-themed minigame collection are so bad, it's scary!
The Good:
* Good sense of style
* A few of the attractions are fun.
The Bad:
* Controls for some games are broken
* Other games merely get old fast
* Too much aimless wandering
Despite a few fun excursions, the scariest thing about HorrorLand is its overwhelming mediocrity. It's a carnival-themed mini-game collection dressed up in a Halloween costume, and while its rare story elements and sense of humour amusingly echo the tone of the book series, its frequent control and camera issues add up to an experience that makes the taunts of the resident Horrors that "you'll never leave" all the more frightening.
Gamertell has posted a list of nine of the spookiest games being released October 2009 for various platforms.
A few of the games on the list include Undead Knights, Creepy Slots, Ju-on: The Grudge and Dreamkiller.
NoBSGamers: "The Wiiviewer tackles Goosebumps' Horrorland. "
