You know how in some games they have a random story-oriented mini game that is based on using traps? Ever wonder what a whole game based around the concept of setting up traps would be like? Look no further! Trapt is precisely that, a game in which you (an exiled interestingly clad princess) set up various traps to dispense of pursuers. Released in 2005 on the PS2 this title is actually another entry in a series of booby trap based games that I was surprised to find out were all released on the previous Playstation.
Criticisms this game received was that the voice acting was bad, the stability was questionable, and the story is a little silly... but who cares! Honestly at the low price you can find this game for it is totally worth the sadistic pleasure that the game provides. Being allowed to set up elaborate traps to lure mindless soldiers into is awesome. Yes the AI is not great, yes they walk into rather obvious traps, and YES it still feels good when they do and you get to sit back and watch your dope-ass contraption at work as it mutilates, eviscerates, and obliterates a given soldier. Traps are divided up into 3 types: wall, ceiling, floor traps. You may only have 3 of each type with you per level, and it's been a while since I last played it but possibly only one of each type may be deployed at a time. That's ok though, those constraints just let you get creative. On top of that each level has various other well placed hazard objects based on the type of room, one of my favorite rooms to be in was the torture room =D.
This game even has it's share of secrets to be found and unlockables. Based on which ending you get (there are 3 main endings, and one "ending" that doesn't unlock anything but you need to do in order to get 100%) you may unlock one of the 3 secret traps. On top of that there are various special traps that are level specific. One of the first rooms you are in there is a MAN EATING MUSIC BOX. Yes, some poor soul gets pulled through a clockwork music box and it spits him back out after traversing various turning blades, interlocking gears, etc.
Really that is the gist of it all. Trapt is not that long of a game, but you will end up replaying it if you wanna unlock everything. No I would have recommended it for the initial retail price of $40, but yes the game presents an awesome outlet if you are so inclined to that sadistic glee of seeing AI with poor judgement become trapped in gruesome combos (yes there IS a combo system). The fact that I got this game for cheap made it totally worth it, Trapt provided a great deal of fun and to play it with friends is even better. You'll find yourselves high-fiving each other for constantly one-upping the last diabolical contraption that dispatched your would-be-killers.
Dropping a vase on someone's head? Check!
Deployment of banana peels? Check!
Magnet Wall? Check!
Pendulum? Check!
A spring loaded floor to launch someone? Check!
YUSSS this game rocks
\.../ Megalomaniac - KMFDM \.../
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You ever hear of PSX's Trap Gunner? Same basic concept, it was like a fighting game or Twisted Metal but with traps, and you squared off against other trap gunners who were f'ing hard to trick.
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