Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983-2022) Revisited – Horror Game Review

A new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie is set to be released through the Netflix streaming service this Friday, February 18th. In anticipation of this release, the new episode of our video series Playing with the Fear is taking a look at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre video games, from the one that was released by Charles Band’s company Wizard Video Games for the Atari 2600 back in 1983 to the game that Gun Interactive and Sumo Nottingham are currently developing. To hear all about the video game version of Leatherface, check out the video embedded above!

In the Atari 2600 Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game,

The player takes on the role of the movie’s chainsaw-wielding villain, Leatherface, and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding obstacles such as fences, wheelchairs, and cow skulls. The player controls the murderer with the objective to chase and kill victims. Each victim slain gives the player 1,000 points. The player receives additional fuel at every 5,000 points (5 victims). A life is lost when the player’s chainsaw runs out of gasoline. Gameplay ends when the last tank of gas is consumed.

Episodes in the Playing with Fear series take  

a look at the most impactful, successful, and scariest video games throughout the history of the medium and deciding if they’re still worth playing today.

Playing with Fear is Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Tyler Nichols, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Have you ever played the Atari Chainsaw game? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Some of the previous episodes of Playing with Fear can be seen below. To see more, and to take a look at the other video series we have to offer, head over to the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there!