As a way to avoid combat, Tapp has the ability to rearm or place certain traps after activating them. Weapons in the game deplete upon use in real time until they are rendered unusable. Certain weapons may also be used for other purposes, such as cutting open a body to search inside, or breaking down a molding wall to reveal hidden paths. There are over eighteen different weapons available to players, including lead pipes, mop handles, firearms, and explosives. The game's combat system allows the character to block, counter-attack, and perform attacks to fend off enemies. Items such as case files and cassette tapes are found hidden around the asylum, and provide additional information about the asylum's past and give background information about certain victims. Tapp has several abilities in the game, such as the ability to search things like toilets and corpses to find items such as weapons, health, or clues he can use to fulfill his objectives. The primary goal of the game is to traverse the asylum and solve traps in order to escape. The player controls David Tapp, a former detective trapped in the Jigsaw Killer's asylum filled with traps.
Saw is primarily a third-person survival horror game with elements of the action genre. A sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, was released on multiple platforms on October 19, 2010. They stated that they had plans to make Saw their next big franchise as well as a spiritual successor to their other survival horror series, Silent Hill. Since Konami purchased the publishing rights after former publisher Brash Entertainment went bankrupt, Konami had a significant input on the games' final outcome. The controls and combat system, however, were panned by critics.
It was praised for the storyline and multiple endings, as well as the immersive environment that is true to the Saw film series. Upon release, Saw received mixed reviews. The development team brought in the Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell to help with the storyline and create new trap designs for the game. Along the way, Tapp uncovers the origins of Jigsaw and the motives behind his tests. The asylum also has inhabitants who are in games of their own, ordered to kill Tapp. As he progresses through the asylum, he encounters several people with connections to him, whom he must save. Obsessed, Tapp traverses the asylum and gathers clues along the way in hopes of apprehending Jigsaw. In Saw, The Jigsaw Killer has healed Detective David Tapp from his gunshot wound, and places him in an abandoned insane asylum to teach him a lesson in life appreciation. Part of the Saw film franchise, the game is set between the first and second films.
The Microsoft Windows version was released on October 22, 2009. The game was released on October 6, 2009, in North America and later that year in other regions. For up-to-the-minute coverage, head to our E3 news page.Saw, also known as Saw: The Video Game, is a survival horror video game that was developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. We've still got a couple handfuls of games to cover here-there have been a lot of games at E3-and we'll keep updating this page.