Night Trap

Night Trap is a video game released on October 15, 1992. It was released for the Sega CD and was later brought to the 3DO, Sega 32X, and PC (with higher-quality video). It was created by Digital Pictures and cost $1.5 million to make. It was originally titled Scene of the Crime and was developed for Hasbro's NEMO system, which used VHS tapes instead of ROM cartridges. However, Hasbro stopped production of the NEMO, and Night Trap was moved to the Sega CD console. The game uses live-action scenes in full-motion video.

Claim to fame

Night Trap is now fairly infamous because of its part in 1990s Congressional hearings on offensive video-game material. Night Trap and Mortal Kombat (1992) are often cited as primary factors in leading to the development of the ESRB game industry ratings system and other similar organizations in the mid 1990s. Despite its quality concerns and controversial controversies (the game hardly contains anything the public would deem offensive), Night Trap is considered a pioneering title in video game history, as it is one of the first successful games that incorporate gameplay with live action video.

Related Topics:
Mortal Kombat - ESRB game industry ratings system - 1990s

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The developer, Digital Pictures, was notable for their use of interactive live action video sequences in most of their games. Other noteworthy Digital Pictures games include Sewer Shark and Corpse Killer.

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Night Trap was also ranked the 12th "Worst Video Game of All-Time" in an Electronic Gaming Monthly article. http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/egm12.htm

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