BloodRayne

BloodRayne brings its violent tale of a one-woman army to the GameCube.

Blending elements of Max Payne, Castle Wolfenstein, and the most vile World War II exploitation movies, BloodRayne?s one of the sickest and most disturbing adventures you?re likely to find. It?s also very fun to play in a guilty sort of way?once you get past the weak opening levels and discover you can stomach its content.

Buffy Gone Bad
Via a behind-the-character view and unique play engine, you command BloodRayne, a foul-mouthed female vampire who?s sent on several challenging missions that include the assassination of key officers and destruction of mutant-infested Nazi laboratories during the late 1930s. ?Rayne?s an expert with weapons, explosives, and knives, but she prefers to keep her enemies in one piece so she can satisfy her bloodlust, which keeps her alive. A handy harpoon allows her to snare victims from long distances and drag their screaming, wiggling bodies to her hungry fangs so she can then feed?often while moaning in delight.

The Need To Feed
BloodRayne?s packed with blood, severed limbs, gore, and other unsettling imagery as our heroine battles her way into Nazi death factories and other locales that resemble hell on Earth. Fortunately (or unfortunately), the visuals do a good job of conveying the carnage, frame rate hiccups and all. Gunfire, screams, and explosions ring clearly throughout the audio track, yet ?Rayne?s repetitive one-liners always come at inappropriate moments. The controls eventually become second nature but only after you find the proper configuration. BloodRayne?s entertaining, but ?tough fun? for older gamers. Sure, it?s violent, but the compelling play engine keeps the game exciting?even when the content frequently goes over the top.

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