BloodRayne
Platform: PS2, GameCube, Xbox, PC
Genre: Action / Adventure
Publisher / Developer: Majesco Inc. / Terminal Reality
Who said that vampires - it's absolute evil? Sometimes occur among bloodsucking brethren conscious individuals, possessed a noble goal. Such Ghoul nestydno feel sympathy, especially when it comes to an attractive woman in skintight clothes. Ironically, it was a figure of the protagonist was originally caused cautious attitude to the project BloodRayne. Bright type, it seemed an attempt to divert attention from the shortcomings of the game. Fortunately, the worst fears did not materialize, and we got good and very violent thriller.
The plot takes us back in 1933 th year. Warrior named BloodRayne - half vampire - has been hired by a mysterious organization Brimstone to destroy the leader of Nazi Germany by Jurgen Wolf (Jurgen Wulf). Armed with claws, swords and firearms, Wonder Woman went to war with the Nazis and monsters generated by the occult science. Simply put, the bloodthirsty manyachka decided to arrange the massacre, and you will help her in this.
Traveling to Germany, Argentina and Louisiana (USA), everywhere you'll leave a trail of blood fat. The dominant idea of the gameplay is extremely simple: you have to kill anyone who gets in way. Trivial task, such as the bombing, introduced only in order to reduce the arcade. BloodRayne project encompasses all that is considered to be "cool": spectacular murders, scattering guts, severed limbs, knives and guns. In addition to weapons at your disposal a set of vampire abilities. Main character sees through walls and is guided in the darkness and can move with incredible speed. In the latter case, everything slows down and you get to dodge flying bullets like the characters in "The Matrix".
It is impossible not to note the abundance of sophisticated techniques and acrobatics. BloodRayne by nature a big Zateinitsa, so it is not enough to just come up and poke the enemy with a knife. Nazi Chop into cubes and chop sticks, she would suck his blood, clean out his pockets and went to find the next victim. It happens that in the narrow space accumulate dozens of enemies, and then the room turns into a real grinder. Material for culinary experiments are not only soldiers, but also all sorts of monster: Spider-mutants, zombies and other evil spirits. Their artificial intelligence is not as weak as you can imagine. Feeling your advantage, the enemy tries to escape and find reinforcements. Than chasing a deserter, it's easier to shoot it from any cannon, the benefit is at your disposal a wide range of firearms: pistols, rifles, pistols and grenades. There is even a harpoon strelnuv that you can pull an enemy like Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.
Like any vampire, you need blood to sustain forces. Sucking the juices of their victims, you fill out the scale of satiety, which is gradually decreasing.An empty line means death, but if you fill it to the brim, the force attacks BloodRayne increase.
As mentioned above, the mission that you are charging, not too cumbersome and not particularly original. Although there are exceptions. For example, on one level, you have to control giant robots. Orient themselves in space helps compass. True, he does not point to the route and the shortest distance to the destination. Therefore, going by the arrow, you will often balk nose into the wall. Some segments of the levels may be repeated, so the risk of getting lost is always present.
Convenient operation is especially important for a rapid game. In BloodRayne, there are two different modes. The first - the most common: you move with the left analog stick. The second option is more exotic: the left analog stick - move forward / backward and strafe to the side and the right stick - the choice of direction and control of the camera. Incidentally, the camera - the main thorn in ... gameplay. It makes no sense to list its specific weaknesses, they are typical. Let me just say that the viewing angle is not always adequate to the situation.
The fact that the frame rate does not exceed 30 frames per second and indicates that the developers have focused on something else. That "something" is a special effects: dynamic lighting, explosions, and blood spatter that color all around into the red. The character models are detailed well (even ordinary enemies are endowed with facial animation), but the scenery for the most part angular.
If you throw shooting and explosions, the sound design reminds Mortal Kombat. The appearance of the vampire has always causes panic in the ranks of ferocious Nazis, so virtually all the time from the speakers can hear the heart-rending cries of the dying and frightened to death by enemies.
As you may have realized, the project team Terminal Reality has incorporated many features of the representatives of the genre action. The result is a decent action movie, which is not a pity to spend time. Of course, having this game once, you probably do not want to do it again. However, if you love the adrenaline and not faint at the sight of blood, you need not avoid familiarity with BloodRayne.
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