Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
System: Gamecube   Publisher: Nintendo   Developer: Silicon Knights   Genre: Action   Release Date: 06/23/02

The magic portion of the game begins after you find The Tome of Eternal Darkness; however then you must find spell scrolls, codices, and runes.  You use different combinations of these three things to come up with spells to cast that will either make you stronger in some way or your enemy weaker.  When you cast a spell make sure not to move until the spell has been finished or your magic will have just been wasted.  Find a place far enough from your enemies to do this. 

Your character comes with a sanity meter that will let you know how he/she is holding up to the stress of the environment.  When they see something that frightens them the sanity meter will start going down and you don’t want that.  When the sanity meter goes down all kinds of strange stuff starts happening and you can’t tell if it’s real or just the characters imagination.  Once the meter is really low when he/she sees a monster they will lose life.  To regain sanity finish off the enemies or use the spell for your sanity.

Eternal Darkness:  Sanity’s Requiem is best to play with the lights out and the volume up high.  If you’re over 21 grab a beer and some snacks, cuddle up with a blanket by yourself and prepare to be thoroughly creeped out.  This game is a step in the evolution of video games; there is no going back now.

Miranda Stites , HeroesOfGaming.com, 07/18/05