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Great game and worthy of a play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a total fan of the Blood Omen series. This is a good play, but the graphics will leave a bit to be desired. One of my roommates was joking, "Is this really for the PS2?" lol. So aside from the graphics detraction, there are plenty of morsels in the game to keep any gamer enthused. Definitely pick up a copy!!

A great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: May 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I recently finished this game. The game is a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. The fighting took some getting used to and I kept getting killed by gaurds until I got the hang of it. The look of the game and the sounds are first rate. Kain and Vorador are back but most of the other main character are new. Kain looks really cool and gets more cool looking as the game continues. The puzzles are not that hard, but challenging enough to make you think. One nice feature is that you will find yourself constantly using the dark gift powers you get from killing vampires, this is pretty cool. The jump gift really looks great. All the random killing you can do does give you something to do while trying to figure out howe to solve a particular puzzle. Overall I really enjoyed this game. I think Soul Reaver 2 was a better game but this is still in my top 10 for PS2. PS2 games aren't too cheap so it is hard to recommend buying a game that you could finish in one or two rentals, but it is great game and is certainly a game you could play several times over. Some of the stuff is pretty gross but I liked all of the blood and guts. Wither your a fan of the series or not, this is a great choice. My main complaint is that once you get all of your powers, the game is basically over. However, this happens in just about every game so this doesn't really take away from Blood Omen 2.

incredible and new fighting stile,and a lot of weapons

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: May 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This really is a good game , the new fighting stile and the different kinds of weapons you can found troughout the game. the story follows a chronologic order, and it is not so bad,what i said about the fighting stile wasn`t`a joke , tell me in how many games you can stop your enemy`s attacks in different directions or you can break his neck, stuck a sword in his chest or hit him with a brutal spiked club? oh and if its not enough, you sometimes can control your enemy`s mind, and move him wherever you want.you can use many kinds of suits too , drink the blood of your enemy, and never forget the famous SOUL REAVER , nosgoth`s most powerful sword, this sword can hurt the enemy , and hurt his soul too , and after you kill the enemy, the SOUL REAVER feeds of the soul , amazing , huh?

seriously, buy it if you love action

The Legacy beats on

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Graphics: 4/5 Though not up to the quality of Soul Reaver 2, it still has its nice touches. From bugs flying around the light posts, to spider webs along the wall underground. The city in which you explore is quite detailed, but the people don't look too wonderful. There are also glitches at times, where the screen seems to almost get shaky. Though not a major problem it can get a bit annoying.

Sound: 4/5 Again not on par with Soul Reaver 2 where it felt like the world was alive around you, it is still pretty good. I like the fact that you can stand near two people talking and listen to their conversation, from a bartender talking to a customer, to a woman getting on her man's case for getting drunk, it's really quite amusing. The water sound effects are adequate, and most seem to be just fine, they don't really stand out as great, but it's not really a bother either.

Control: 3.5/5 This area is well below Soul Reaver 2's fluid and precise control. The controls seem less responsive than when you controlled Raziel in SR2. Pushing back will make Kain walk backwards, when you would just have him turn around and go that direction. You have to push to either side to have him rotate that direction, which I find annoying. I wish they would have made Kain much more responsive, and able to turn around on a dime. He's a vampire he's suppose to be agile, but he doesn't control as such. This control scheme can become tiresome when trying to climb a ladder, which you can easily just walk right by when you meant to climb up it. So you try and rotate Kain to face directly at the stairs then you have a better chance of making a successful climb. Yeah it's pretty annoying.

Difficulty: 5/5 This is the most combat oriented of the LOK series. While in the Soul Reaver games you really didn't need to fight, unless you were low on energy, in BO2, you will be attacked quite often by thugs, guards, maybe even other vampires and running away usually isn't an option since you will probably be in a confined area, and because of the less than desirable controls it isn't always easy to get away. In BO2, a heavy emphasis is placed on blocking and attacking after you have successfully blocked an oncoming attack. You can lock onto an enemy, ala Zelda: OoT, and Soul Reaver 2. There are also two settings to blocking, "Assisted Blocking" in which you hold down the L1 button and Kain will block the attackers multiple attacks. And another setting in which you have to tap L1 for each of the attacks. And even when you are doing well at blocking there are some attacks that cannot be blocked. You can also quickly move around your enemy and try and attack them from behind, though it usually doesn't work out the way you want it to. You will find yourself dying multiple times and returning to the last checkpoint that you crossed until you get better at fighting. Boss fighting is in a word HARD! Even just the first boss will probably wax you about 5 or more times before you figure out what to do.

Story: 5/5 This is for me and many others the selling point of the Legacy of Kain games. The story is so rich and compelling. This one revolves around Kain as it did in the original Blood Omen. In this one he has been asleep, kept alive by other vampires for 200 years after he was defeated by a mysterious figure called the Seriphan Lord. Kain was nursed back to help by a vampire woman named Uma. She and other vampires see Kain as their last hope to defeat the Seriphan, a ruthless sect bent on destroying all the vampires. Kain was defeated by this Seriphan Lord and his sword, the Soul Reaver, was taken from him. Now Kain is back and he is looking forward to punishing the Seriphan Lord for what he did to him. But first he needs to grow strong again, and gain his powers back. The only power he starts off with is Mist, the ability to turn himself into mist and sneak up on enemies.

Overall 4/5 While I and many other LOK fans will probably enjoy this game, I am not sure if it's for those who don't know the series and aren't drawn in by the story it spins. The control, the difficulty, and glitchyness will probably turn those off that aren't diehard fans of the series. They may just see a difficult, hard to control game with good voice acting. I would suggest to those that haven't played any games in this series, or have only played the Soul Reaver games to rent it. I am afraid that you may be disappointed if you spend your money on buying it. Though it's a good game, I just don't see it as having a broad appeal to many beyond loyals to the series.

best game in the series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

okay i believe that iam the first person to actully review this game.everbody else who reviewed it didnt even play the game so in a sense of the word iam the first.the game is unbelievable.its fun, its pretty and its a hell of alot better than soul reaver 2.being a fan of the first kain and of the first soul reaver i came into this game with some doubts.but all my fears were laid to rest 5 minutes into the game.i really have never had this much fun slaughtering innocent victims.if you dont like blood and gore please by all means stay away from this game:it might make you sick.but if your afan of blood,vampires,or the series itself youll love this game.its awesome.

THE BEST OF THE BEST!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I just want to say one thing, ...YEAH!!! This game rocked!!
I love to stalk innocent people and slice an dice them, in video games of course! This is my kind of game. The graphics rocked! If you have not played this game yet,PLAY IT ALREADY!!

Blood Omen 2 reigns - with flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge fan of the whole Legacy of Kain series, I was eagerly awaiting the release of this title. I had just finished Soul Reaver 2, and needed more of the complex story and great voice acting. Blood Omen 2 plays well, with fantastic, gothic scenery, and pretty decent music. The voice acting is superb (one of the reasons I like the series), but you can't enjoy this game without being a fan of the incredibly complex storyline. Many of the questions that players are left with in the Soul Reaver series are answered here, including the introduction of the Hylden race, which I surmise will become more of a factor in the next Soul Reaver installment. The gameplay in this game is pretty good, and it's a decent length.

There are a couple bad points, however. The programming is incredibly choppy at some points, which makes the video jump violently from frame to frame. This also effects the sound, which can go out of synch with the in-game cinematics. I have seen a cut scene where the Kain is speaking to the Sarafan Lord, only their voices are criss-crossed. The choppiness also makes the CD in the player sound as if it's having a fit of hiccups. These are just minor nuisances.

The biggest gripe is the battle system. The configuration of the blocking and autofacing is just ridiculous. You can't blocks with your armor and jump away from an unblockable attack if you're carrying a backstrap weapon. It takes too long to stop blocking, then autoface, then sidestep. You have to block with your weapon armed, which seriously accelerates the weapons' degradation, and eventual destruction. You also don't have access to the Soul Reaver until the very last moments of the game. The dark gifts he gets after defeating bosses are good enough, but it's a shame you can't select different armor types like the original, or carry a variety of weapons.

All in all, it's a pretty good game, save the few nasty bugs. Being a HUGE fan of this series I gave it 4 stars. Can't wait for Soul Reaver 3.

Dear GOD... this game is horrid!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Eidos has been a company with a long and cool track record (Deus Ex, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, etc), but THIS.... O-M-G. They utterly tore apart their own storyline-- Vorador's in this, and yet he got killed back in Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen for PS1. The graphics are ok. ... I guess. Though the humans in this game are all terribly ugly (I'm not asking for beauty queens here, but c'mon... an entire world full of trolls? x_X) Top this all off with the fact that this game is THE buggiest game I have ever owned (right alongside of Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly). There are a plethora of game-stopping bugs, as well as just annoying bugs in this. There was a time when the characters were speaking, and yet in the background the same voices were speaking but in a sped-up, chipmunk fashion. The end voice acting doesn't even sync up with the characters! Just horrid. Don't buy this. Don't make the same mistake I did when I bought this thing for 52 dollars (tax) expecting another Eidos masterpiece. >_<

The legacy of kain Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 19
Date: February 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

frist i am nine years old and i finished blood omen and soul reaver and Blood Omen was a master of all games and i am looking forward to the second because my frined told me about Blood omen 1 and i found the last copy in my state so (so i have a secret stash for it and soul reaver 2) so buy blood omen and blood omen 2 and soul reaver and soul reaver 2 it the best series in the world lets just hope that they will keep the series going

Not as good as Soul Reaver 2,

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

but I really dig this game. Yeah, there a few flaws in this game, but there are far worst games out there, with a horror plot. If your a fan the Legacy of Kain seires or just a fan of gorey entertainment. Check this out. Kain is my favorite anti-hero.

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