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Top 10 terrifying games

9. Alien vs. Predator

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9. Alien vs. Predator

Year of release: 1994
Preferred platform: Atari Jaguar

You'll scream like a girl as the eponymous creatures of movie legend leap out from the shadows. The full-grown Aliens and their Predator foes are scary enough, but the scurrying baby "facehuggers" are what really make it so utterly terrifying.

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