PS2 rarity: For this horror game you have to pay for a fortune

Similar to Indiana Jones is rare artifacts, there is also rare treasures in the gaming world, behind which many fans are here. With the specimen we want to introduce you today, it is a rare PS2 horror game. His extremely high price hangs together with a controversy.

Rule of Rose: Collectors give off a fortune on eBay

In 2006, developer Punchline published the "Survival Horror" game Rule of Rose for the PlayStation 2. In this, you play Jennifer, who visits an orphanage and is homeed there from her past . Despite interesting and artistic history, the PS2 game of the gaming world is not remembered as a particularly good game (metascore of 59 at 44 reviews on Metacrictic), especially due to poor control. Nevertheless, it belongs today to the rarest PS2 games .

His rarity hangs together with his controversy . Although many PS2 horror games do not streak with brutal scenes, rule of rose came in public in public and mad at many politicians (mail online reported), especially because children are involved in the occurring violent scenes. The resulting debate for violence in video games forced the publishers to act, which decided to stop sales in many countries. For example, Rule of Rose appeared, among other things, in Japan, in the US and what Europe is concerned only in Italy and France . For this reason, there are very few game models.

Developer Punchline defended his game in an interview (via Gamasutra). Behind the game, according to him, is far from more than just the "sexuality prouping girl", at a higher level, it would rather be about "istrars and loyalty". To date, a certain fan community exists around the horror game, which analyzes it and also ready to spend not less on eBay for Rule of Rose than between 350 and 960 euros .

Can you survive the ultimate horror adventure?

Rule of Rose still remains a phenomenon that many players probably do not know. Of those who know it, some are ready to spend a fortune for the game as it belongs to the rarest PS2 titles of all time due to its controversy.