

You have to liberate the twisted world by, er, shooting and hacking your way mercilessly through its enslaved inhabitants. Certainly, while Psycho Circus isn't a revolutionary title, it offers plenty to keep 3D shoot-em-up fans entertained.Īs in most shoot-em-ups, you play a heavily armed hero - or in this case a heavily armed member of KISS you take role of a different band member in each of the game's episodes. But, luckily for 3D shoot-em-up fans and computer-owning KISSfollowers, Psycho Circus hasn't fallen into that trap. In fact, most music related games to date have been pretty dire. Given that KISS have to be one of the most successful rock bands around, surpassing even Marilyn "Alice Cooper rip-off" Manson in the marketing stakes (with dolls, figures, comics and a huge number of other tasteful items available), it would have been easy for Psycho Circus to end up being a cheap and nasty cash-in along the lines of the dire Iron Maiden and Queen games a while back.
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The manual doesn't actually state why it is that the only people who can save this crazy, alternate world are a bunch of glam rockers in goth costumes and make-up, but that's presumably covered in Todd McFarlane's KISS Psycho Circus comic upon which the game is based. Although, given the total weirdness of the Psycho Circus world, it's doubtful anyone would notice the difference. In fact, as the game's title suggests, KISS Psycho Circus takes place in a strange realm inhabited by evil clowns and other creatures from some weird, twisted circus which itself is under the control of a strange being called the Nightmare Child - and only you, playing as the members of rock group KISS can save it from being totally corrupted. It appears that the creators of KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child know which side their scary clown-flavoured bread is buttered on, as the game features a great number of clowns, all of them mean, macabre and intent on eviscerating you at the earliest opportunity.

And perhaps then they can do the same to convert someone they know. So if you know one of these unfortunate clown-loving individuals, why not help them to see the light by persuading them to watch one of the many evil clown films, such as "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" or the slash-em-up, "The Clown at Midnight." Or why not try dressing up as a clown yourself and leaping out of their wardrobe late at night? With perseverance, you should be able to convince them that clowns are indeed sinister and evil rather than amusing or entertaining. These tragic misfits labour under the impression that clowns are somehow friendly, happy and even funny figures of entertainment, when any right-minded person can clearly see that they are in fact darkly sinister beings with their freakishly painted faces and grim humourless antics. As disturbing as it may seem, there are apparently some people who see clowns not as they are, but instead see them in a rather twisted way. I'd like to begin this review with a heartfelt appeal for your help in combating a grave misperception that has become rooted in the psyche of many of the inhabitants of this world.
