''McFarlane's Evil Prophecy'' is a PlayStation 2 action video game released in North America and Europe in 2004.

Story

In the 19th century, the dead are rising from their graves and other chaos is happening all over the world. People fear that the end of the world is coming. A book predicts that an eternal age of darkness on Earth is beginning. Dr. Hans Jaeger summons three of the best monster hunters in the world to fight the evil creatures: Logan the pirate, Delphine the gunslinger, and Sundano, a mystical African warrior. Among the monsters are Dracula,

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, the

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, the sea creature, and the voodoo queen.

Gameplay

Players battle creatures based on a line of

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's action figures including classic movie monsters such as Frankenstein's monster and Dracula. The gameplay is similar to that of the ''

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'' series. The visual presentation and monsters are fairly detailed, such as Frankenstein, who carries the corpse of his creator strapped to his back. Bonuses include an art gallery and interviews with creator Todd McFarlane.

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the

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'' listed the game among the worst horror games of all-time in 2008.

References

{{reflist 2004 video games Dark fantasy video games Konami games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Video games scored by Jesper Kyd Video games developed in the United States