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5 Worst Video Game Deaths

Posted Sep 21, 07 7:57 AM CDT in Arts & Living,  Technology 

(Newser) – Not all video game deaths are created equal. MSNBC selects the top five most gruesome:

  1. Spine ripped out: "Mortal Kombat"
  2. Sawed to pieces: "Gears of War," "Doom," "God of War," "Star Wars"
  3. Stomped to death: "Duke Nukem"

  1. Eaten by a shark: "Armed and Dangerous"
  2. Flattened by a semi: "Frogger"

Source MSNBC

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