Slice and Dice

Reviewed by SkinlessMonkey on October 22, 2006  |  report this review

This is one of my favorite games. It plays very differently from the first BloodRayne game. For some inexplicable reason Rayne cannot jump high anymore. They replaced the high jumping with climbing and acrobatics involving poles. You can now upgrade your basic vampire powers to new levels. The normal guns that you could pick up in the first game are replaced by blood guns that you refill by draining your enemies. There are quite a few gruesome ways to finish off your opponents after you feed on them. If you like third person action and are looking for something new, try this game out.

Slice and Dice

Reviewed by SkinlessMonkey on October 22, 2006  |  report this review

This is one of my favorite games. It plays very differently from the first BloodRayne game. For some inexplicable reason Rayne cannot jump high anymore. They replaced the high jumping with climbing and acrobatics involving poles. You can now upgrade your basic vampire powers to new levels. The normal guns that you could pick up in the first game are replaced by blood guns that you refill by draining your enemies. There are quite a few gruesome ways to finish off your opponents after you feed on them. If you like third person action and are looking for something new, try this game out.

Awesome!

Reviewed by Jigsaw123 on September 27, 2007  |  report this review

~Story~

Rayne finally caught up with her father Kagan, who incidentally wanted to populate our world with his vampire spawn. Before Rayne has the chance someone else kills Kagan, & so now in the present day Rayne is still hunting down her siblings & killing them off one by one. Easier said than done...

The remaining siblings have formed the Order of Kagan & have countless vamps & such willing to give their own lives to protect Kagans remaining children.

~Game Controls & Presentation~

The game has introduced many new moves for Rayne, including fatalities. While feeding on pray she can use many techniques with the push of a button to kill her opponent. Some include forms of decapitation, but I won't elaborate...lol The sooner you do this after jumping on an enemy the more it fills Rayne's rage meter.

You can now also use things around your area of attack to aid you. The harpoon whip Rayne had in the original can now be used to pull heavy items down onto enemies... Also while feeding you can aim an enemy into things like fireplaces, fans & such to cause them to burn or get chopped to bits.

Rayne now can do pole & fence grate acrobatics! She can swing, & stand on horizontal poles... She can also hang from them & shoot at enemies. When it comes to vertical poles she can crawl up them, & when she slides down them she holds on with her legs & bends backwards to shoot at enemies...

Along side with all this she can leap onto steel grating (it's almost catlike) & hold on in high places. She jumps from one to the other till reaching the top.

One new weapon addition is her Dhampir guns, which basically run off of blood. When Rayne gets low on ammo the guns will begin to drain her own power. It's easily rechargeable however, just find the nearest enemy & begin to feed, then hit R1 & Rayne will drain their blood into her guns.

Also, the Rage mode has been upgraded to where Rayne's custom blades seem to set on fire when she's in the Rage mode.

~Graphics & Sound~

The graphics have been upgraded beautifully... In the beginning (after some game play) we see a movie showing how Kagan died, & the movie is absolutely stunning! Rayne's character is so lifelike in these instances you almost forget it's a game you're playing. (Somehow Rayne managed to get a tan over the years, but what the hey! lol )

Majesco must have been very proud of Rayne, because in the game there are times when you change the camera angle to get literally in Rayne's face. To be able to see your in game character this closely is very ballsy of Majesco, but her character is flawless! (She even follows you with her eyes as you circle her face with the camera... kinda creepy...).

The in game enemies have a bit more variety than the 1st one, a lot of gothic/new age Vampire's. Some of the bosses are amazing to look at! One in particular has body art that tends to fade & roam all over her body flawlessly only to replace itself after a time.

The environments are b

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Reviewed by Jigsaw123 on September 27, 2007  |  report this review

The environments are beautiful... The beginning finds Rayne inside a mansion, & everything catches your eye! The marble floors not only shine, but you can see Rayne's reflection as she walks over them (can she do that as a Vamp?!). The courtyards sport a dozen tiny firefly's that blink on & off to give a somewhat calm feeling to the outside (until you reach the roof that is...lol)

More can be interacted with, as now if Rayne starts really kicking butt, don't be surprised to see enemies flying into & knocking down the things they hit (chairs, tables, couches, pottery)

All the music is up to par, with raging techno & rock music following an enemy coming into the room, to the seedy country bar belting out horrid country music...lmbo (No offense to you Country buffs, I think they purposely made it horrid) They also brought back the original actor for Rayne's voice (I must say it's nice to have her back).

~Overall~

For those who didn't like the original BloodRayne (you know who you are) I think there is a lot more to find in this game to grab your attention. Anyone who has played the original won't find anything they don't like about this newest addition.

I highly recommend this game to anyone out there who have been waiting for a decent game to hit the shelves. BloodRayne 2 is a prime example of when gaming companies finally get it right the second time around!