Every now and then, during our gaming journey we find moments which are etched into our memory. Moments that for some reason or another, make us literally call out "Holy Sh*t!!!"

These, are MY Top 10 Holy Sh*t!!! Moments

10) "Jackie's Girl Gets Whacked" (The Darkness)


The darkness is a (pun intended) Dark storyline. There's no way around that. However, one of the few tender moments in a game that you don't expect to have one, is when Jackie goes into his apartment and the player is introduced to his girlfriend, Jenny.

She surprises him with a birthday cake, they sit down and watch a movie, you are made to have a sense of warmth and security and it's played to perfection. Flash forward toward the end of the beginning of the game, where the darkness is beginning to take control and torment Jackie, and you are brought to one of the most disturbing and helpless moments in gaming. The darkness restrains Jackie and you are forced to watch as your uncle blows the brains out of the woman you love.

9) First Time Using the "BFG" (Doom)


Doom can be a very challenging game. It's a hell of a lot of fun...but it could still be a pain in the ass. Endless swarms of demons who increase in difficulty...an equalizer is needed. Meet the BFG. It's a god amongst weapons and the first time I fired it at a horde of Imps and Pinkies, you could not wipe that deviously satisfied smile off my face. There are no such things as odds as long as you have this bad boy loaded and ready to go.

8) Opening Moments (God of War)


Most games give you a gradual tutorial to get you into the swing of things. God of War figures the only way you'll get a feel for Kratos is to witness from the beginning what an utter badass he is. How to do that...by tracking down and defeating a 3-headed hydra. Watching the final moments of the battle, as you wrestle with the last hydra head until it finally impales right through its eyes...AND you travel in its mouth to remove a key from a man's neck as you kick him into the stomach...that's a stand out "Holy shit this is one badass motherf**er" moment.

7) Chainsaw=Who needs ammo? (Gears of War)


Ran out of ammo? Need to make a final push but no guns seem to be in range? Are you worried...? No. You laugh in the face of your enemies. Why? Sneak up on them and rip that unsuspecting shmuck to shreds with that lovely little device attached to your standard issue assault rifle. Few moments in gaming are as satisfying.

6) End Sequence (Mark of Kri)


Sword? Check. Axe? Check. Bow and Arrow? Check. Warpaint for your face? Check. In one of the most underrated games to be released for the PS2 The Mark of Kri itself has many holy sh*t moments. Whether you're impaling someone into the wall, or jamming the blade of your sword through someone's head as they wrestle and eventually lay helpless on the floor...brutal is a kind word to describe this game.

However, as brutal as this game is...nothing could prepare you for the end sequence. It alone solidified Kri as the most underrated badass in gaming for me. Just as you believe the villain would live to fight another day, assume your hero will take the righteous high road...Kri turns and launches his massive axe at the villain splitting his skull and impaling him into the back of his throan chair with a frozen look of horror etched in a sketch drawing. Credits rolled. Great moment indeed.

5) Killer 7


I'd love to say one moment stands out above all of the rest...but I'd simply be lying to you. This entire game had me saying "Holy sh*t!!!" for so many reasons I could not even fathom. Its a work of art and a disturbing trip into the human psyche. No one moment claims this spot. Its a holy sh*t moment in itself. Certainly a game you should try at least once, just to say you went down that rabbit hole.

4) Realizing You Could Go Absolutely Psycho (GTA 3)


GTA 3 introduced the sanbox-style game to us, and also reminded us how twisted we could be. Going psycho enough to summon the U.S. army? A truly satisfying holy sh*t moment.

3) Witnessing Your First Fatality (Mortal Kombat)


Parents said Holy Sh*t!!! because it offended them. Kids said Holy Sh*t!!! because it made their parents say Holy Sh*t!!!...and it was just awesome when you were finally able to pull it off.

2) The Nuke (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)


One of your boys has gone down and its up to you to retrieve him and bring him home. Its an epic moment when you feel the rescue is complete...than in the distance you see the boom and a horrifying ride through a nuclear attack begins. You watch through the point of view of your dying soldier as he crawls out his crashed helicopter, hearing his last breaths before the horrific scene finally fades to black.

1) Death of an Angel (FFVII)


No moment in gaming shocked me more than the somber scene of Aeris' death in the RPG classic Final Fantasy VII. Its a sentiment shared by most gamers who had played through this tragic scene. Very few times has a game gotten me emotionally involved. I could count less than a handful of times, til this day this one remains the king of them all. A holy sh*t moment to rule them all.