{"id":50300,"date":"2013-03-03T02:02:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=50300"},"modified":"2013-03-03T02:06:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:06:20","slug":"top-5-limb-tearing-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/50300-top-5-limb-tearing-games","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 limb-tearing games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the momentous occasion of dismembering that is the release of Dead Space 3, we\u2019ve decided to celebrate the games that remove limbs with complete disregard for human safety.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dead Space<\/h3>\n<p>We have to mention the game that prides itself on severing limbs from torsos, and which does so in grand fashion.<\/p>\n<p>From the first moment you see the blood-stained \u201ccut off their limbs\u201d message in the opening of Dead Space 1, you know you\u2019re in for some serious cutting action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dead-Space-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50302 aligncenter\" title=\"Dead Space \" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Dead-Space-31.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Space \" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Metal Gear rising: Revengeance<\/h3>\n<p>With the cutting mechanic in the game, players can not only take off enemy arms and legs, but even fingers and knee caps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Metal-Gear-Rising-Revengeance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50304 aligncenter\" title=\"Metal Gear Rising Revengeance\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Metal-Gear-Rising-Revengeance.jpg\" alt=\"Metal Gear Rising Revengeance\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Metal-Gear-Rising-Revengeance.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Metal-Gear-Rising-Revengeance-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">NeverDead<\/h3>\n<p>Despite being as fun as using a cheese grater on your face, NeverDead did provide some laugh out loud moments with its ludicrous dismemberment mechanic.<\/p>\n<p>Playing as an immortal, players\u2019 limbs and head could detach from lead character Bryce\u2019s body, then requiring players to roll around and reattach your appendages in order to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Stupid, pointless, but pretty funny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NeverDead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50305 aligncenter\" title=\"NeverDead\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NeverDead.jpg\" alt=\"NeverDead\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NeverDead.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NeverDead-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">God of War series<\/h3>\n<p>The God of War franchise is known for its slick hack-and-slash gameplay and quick-time events; however it\u2019s also famous for producing some of the goriest and most brutal kills in gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Kratos is pulling a cyclops\u2019 eye out or ripping an enemy in two, God of War flexes its blood stained muscles from one dismemberment to the next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/God-of-War-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50303 aligncenter\" title=\"God of War 3\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/God-of-War-3.jpg\" alt=\"God of War 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ninja Gaiden 2<\/h3>\n<p>Ryu Hayabusa knows how to take on some seriously tough enemies. Another thing he knows is how to make gallons of blood spurt from said enemies as their limbs go flying.<\/p>\n<p>Ninja Gaiden 2 produces some of the fastest and most gruesome kills and head-chopping in video game history thanks to razor-sharp weapons and lightning-fast reflexes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ninja-Gaiden-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50306 aligncenter\" title=\"Ninja Gaiden 2\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ninja-Gaiden-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ninja Gaiden 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other notable games:<\/strong> Mortal Kombat, Brutal Legend<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming features:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/50235-dead-space-3-resurgent-horror-or-benign-evil.html\">Dead Space 3 \u2013 resurgent horror or benign evil?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/49598-best-weapons-in-gaming.html\">Best weapons in gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/50014-games-of-february-2013.html\">Games of February 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/49976-co-op-games-to-look-forward-to.html\">Co-op games to look forward to<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to cringe at those that pride themselves on dismemberment <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":50316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1177,8706,3666,21,1557,4660,1327,5653,1159],"class_list":["post-50300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-dead-space","tag-dismemberment","tag-god-of-war","tag-headline","tag-metal-gear-rising","tag-metal-gear-rising-revengeance","tag-neverdead","tag-ninja-gaiden-2","tag-violent-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51290,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50300\/revisions\/51290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}