Happy Halloween everyone! In honor of the spookiest holiday of the year and the fortunate (or is it misfortunate) coincidence that my column would land on this date, I decided that it would be a good day to honor some particularly spooky Japanese video games.

All of the games below have never been released in the US, so hopefully you’ll learn about something scary and new that would delight while possibly frightening you. Then tonight, go out and trick or treat, party, watch a spooky movie or play a spooky game in honor of the holiday. I’m having two wisdom teeth removed today, so I know I’m in for a fright…

Ubisoft announced that the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements will be released exclusively for the Xbox 360 on February 28, 2008. The game has not yet been rated but promises to be better than its PC release which received mix reviews last year.

In Dark Messiah, players take on the role of Sareth and help him face an apocalyptic prophecy by using Sareth’s skill to manipulate his environment to defeat his enemies. The controls for the Xbox 360 version of the…