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If the player does not tap the panic button fast enough, Bobby will attack Jennifer and result in a "Dead End". If directly confronted by Bobby, Jennifer is sent into a panic (shown by the background of her portrait flashing red and blue) and the player must repeatedly tap the "panic button" to struggle with the attacker. The stalker is a slasher villain, Bobby Barrows ( Scissorman), who wields a large pair of scissors. Clock Tower is different from other adventure games of the era in that it features a stalker pursuing the main character this delays puzzle solving and requires the player to run in order to find objects or hiding places to fend off or avoid the attacker. The player can only move Jennifer left and right through the environment, although there are some rooms in which an action requires Jennifer to step into the background. Over the years, it has gained the status of a cult classic.Ĭlock Tower is a 2D point-and-click style game, where the player controls a cursor to direct the main character, Jennifer Simpson, and give commands such as investigating objects or opening doors. The game was never released outside of Japan, but fan translations have made it available to a broader audience starting from 2001. The subtitle The First Fear is often kept to distinguish between the sequel, which was released as Clock Tower outside Japan.Ī port to the WonderSwan was released on Decemin Japan, although this version is in black-and-white and is considered inferior. The First Fear was released as a PlayStation Classic on the Japanese PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 on November 9, 2011. It was released on the Japanese Virtual Console for both Nintendo Wii on Aug(Japan) and Nintendo Wii U on November 6, 2013.Ĭlock Tower: The First Fear is an enhanced port of the game, released for the PlayStation on Jin Japan. It was developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), or Super Famicom in Japan, on Septemin Japan, and then ported to the PC on March 28, 1997. Clock Tower: The First Fear (クロックタワー 〜ザ・ファーストフィアー〜), originally known as Clock Tower (クロックタワー), is a point and click survival horror game and the first installment in the Clock Tower series.