( CNN ) -- With Halloween just a few weeks away , `` NBA 2K15 '' is here with a whole new set of mutant horrors to populate your nightmares . On Tuesday , the latest entry in 2K 's massively popular pro basketball video-game series was released to rave reviews and crowds lining up for midnight release events . One of the game 's coolest features is a new face-scanning system that , on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 , uses the console 's camera to let you make a 3-D model of your face and create a custom character to play . Except , well ... except that , sometimes , you get this : . Clearly , some players were having trouble with the scanning process . And , to the delight and sheer terror of the Internet , the results often ended up looking like something out of `` The Toxic Avenger '' or `` Hellraiser . '' The scan requires players to get very close to their camera and then rotate their head slowly over the course of about 30 seconds . In 2K 's gaming forums , several threads popped up with players complaining about the glitch . Others who had experienced similar trouble were offering advice . The most frequent suggestion was to open windows to let in natural light when conducting the scan . Gamers on social media were , of course , having a ball with the freak show . `` Man , that new 'Silent Hill ' is really shaping up , '' wrote Max Scoville , of gaming video channel Destructoid , referring to the classic horror game . `` Unclear why they 're calling it 'NBA 2K15 . ' `` And not all surprising face-scan results were of the soul-crushingly ugly variety . The folks over at SB Nation scanned Pepper , one of their reporters ' dogs , and in our opinion , she looks ready to hit the hardwood . .
' Evil Eye ' face scan ##ner is leading to amusing , horrifying images . The game was released today to long lines and great reviews . Feature is meant to let players play a game with their own perspective .