Infamous detonator, along with Mortal Kombat, of the creation of the ESRB (the organization responsible for assigning age ratings in the video game industry). One of the first to showcase the appalling glory of Full Motion Video in all its splendor. Starring a Dana Plato in full descent into the abyss, and being considerably more boring than many seem to remember, Night Trap will have a totally undeserved resurrection, celebrating 25 years since its release. Leave the 90s alone!
You know the story because we've already told you about it at NeoTeo. With the arrival of CD-ROM in the world of video games, Full Motion Video games abounded. Interactive movies for the most part, cheap productions filmed on VHS, with the shoddy quality of 90s direct-to-video. You have plenty of examples in this article dedicated to the subject. A pioneer in the field of FMV was Night Trap, the game that brings us together, launched in 1992 for Sega-CD and 3DO.
With the stellar performance of Dana Plato, your mission in Night Trap was to protect five young sorority girls in a sleepover from the attack of terrible poorly-disguised vampires. The action is not, by far, as fun as it might seem. You are just a security guard behind a desk, with access to cameras in different places of the house. At all times things are happening in the different rooms, so your mission is to watch over the whole place.
When you detect a vampire, you must catch it. You achieve that by activating the traps of each room, pressing a button at the exact moment (and it must be EXACT!). That is, the game is a back-and-forth through the different rooms, noting the place and time where the monsters appear (which is always the same), having to replay the same scenes dozens of times, over and over. Only then, by catching all vampires, will you have access to the game's true ending.
Twenty-five years later, Night Trap will have a remasterization that, supposedly, will come out very soon and will be available for PS4, Xbox One (and very likely for PC). Developed by Screaming Villains, the remake will come with a facelift that will try to bring it up to date with the times (which I seriously doubt will be achieved). It will have remastered videos, a more intuitive interface, some extras, etc.
I think it's a terrible idea. Seriously, Night Trap is not fun in the slightest. As a game, at least. All the mystique that surrounds it is fascinating, yes, but playing it was already boring in 1992, I can't imagine the piece of garbage it might be today. My recommendation? Better watch the complete walkthrough on YouTube and save yourself the tedium.
