Chaosium surveys the recent reviews of the Call of Cthulhu videogame, which attempts to put on the screen the essence of their famous Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG. The first surveys picks comments about how the game compares to the tabletop RPG, and the second picks up comments and scores from more reviews of Call of Cthulhu.

Also of note is the four-star review in the respected Empire magazine, which praised the setting and faithfulness to Lovecraft’s vision…

“the game’s spot-on setting. Unfolding in 1924, on the fictional New England island of Darkwater, the game sees Pierce investigating the untimely, mysterious deaths of the Hawkins family. The decaying whaling town – wonderfully brought to dreary life by a host of eccentric inhabitants – and the Hawkins’ secret-filled estate provide the perfect stage for Call of Cthulhu’s disturbing, deliberately-paced plot.” … “Call of Cthulhu’s gameplay offers a surprisingly fresh take on the fright-filled genre.”