Scared me to death... loved every second of it...
The linear storyline and stage mapping was set up so that even the most inexperienced gamer wouldn't be frustrated with finding objectives. The graphics were superb, as well as the sound. Playing with a 5.1, 4 speaker surround sound system only added to the horror.
Must have jumped out of my seat every 10 seconds, even after I became wise as to when and where to expect enemies to jump out of or appear. I seriously had to mentally prepare myself before playing each time for the scares. It should definitely win an award for sound if not graphics.
While the only thing that bothered me was that you couldn't see anything while holding a gun, switching from flashlight to gun became a chore and resulted in many many deaths before I became fed up and yes... unfortunately downloaded a flashlight MOD for my guns. While it IS technically cheating, it still made the game scary as hell. Recommend to anyone without heart conditions, pregnant, etc.