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Hail to the real video game babe - BloodRayne

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: August 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The predecessor still ranks as one of my all-time favourite video games, so I could not wait to get my hands on part 2 of Majesco's gory vampire saga (okay: half-vampire). And the sequel is even better than I expected. The elements that made "BloodRayne" such a hit are still there: Extremely fast-paced action, a good dose of black humour and an exceptionally visceral gameplay.

After all, it's still running around and chopping everybody up who comes in Rayne's way, but that dhampir lady definitely has got more style than all other female game protagonists combined. Using Rayne's wristblades is still as much fun as it was in part 1; besides, she delivers kicks and handles some awesome anti-vampire guns that feed on blood just as she does. For "BloodRayne 2", she has also learned to do some amazing acrobatics, swinging on horizontal and vertical poles and sliding down handrails and ropes. Just like in "BloodRayne", she can also employ her harpoon and thus hurl her enemies in any direction she likes.

The graphics are also amazing - they may not be a match for Half-Life 2 or Doom 3, but hey, who cares? What you get here are beautifully detailed levels with lots of stuff you can smash and break any way you like (thanks to ragdoll physics engine), and the heroine looks better than ever. The a.i. is not that good, however. Enemies just keep running at you and seldom take the trouble of fleeing or taking cover. In contrast to part 1, "BloodRayne 2" has a real multitude of controls one has to take care of, but they can be mastered quickly, and they are also very precise.

Otherwise, it's the usual mayhem: Feast on the one guy, decapitate the other and shed as much blood as possible. While feeding on a victim, Rayne can employ three different fatalities that should satisfy even the most hard-boiled gamer. Although the violence has got a somewhat cartoon-like style to it, I definitely would only recommend it to mature players.

To sum up, I would say that "BloodRayne 2" is what a modern 3D action game should be like: fast, violent, varied, stylish. Highly recommended for all those out there looking for a top-notch gaming experience.

Fun, extremely gory, and eye candy.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a really fun game, if you're into sci-fi fantasy vampire killing chocked full of gore, a super-hot vampiress and non stop action.

You're a half-vampire out to avenge your family killed by vampires. Using her trademark blades, spear chain, and vampire-feeding kill moves, there are endless ways to kill your enemies.

Pros: Being on a PC is moddable... you can download programs to cheat or change the look of the game.

Cons: It took about a year to come out on PC, after it was out on PS2 and X-box, so if you're a Bloodrayne fan, you've probably already played it.

A-

bloodrayne....good for anger management.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I don't have my own copy of the game yet, but I played it on a friends computer and I must say that bloorayne 2 is much better than the first. I won't go into details with this because
bloodrayne 2 is very simlar to the PS2 and x-box version.
Besides the bloodsucking and the killer combos and puzzles, what I love the most is that you can trash the enviroment to pieces. Feeling angry and frastrated after a hard day? Trash that 1,000 dollar grand piano. Destroy the flat HD t.v. I only
got through the first stage but I like what I see so far.
The only faults I find with this game is that the bad guys seem
a bit repeative, and all you have to do is harpoon them to death some times. Also, even though you can preset the controls yourself, sometimes play control on a keyboard is a little bit arkward at times espeically when u r trying the killer combos. This is when using a game controller for a pc comes in handy.
Other than that this is a great game.

Great game, not for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Bloodrayne 2 is overall, a great game. The graphics are well done, with the expected eye candy. The gameplay is fun, with a lot of different powers, combos, and gun modes to mix things up.

It's greatest weakness is the jumping puzzles, which are thankfully not that prevalent. I'd say they make up 5% of the game overall. The voice acting is a little cheesy, but the storyline isn't bad and the game is fun.

Be aware it is VERY gory- severed limbs abound, and Rayne's feeding looks like every 13 year old boy's dream come true. Heck - every 30 year old man's, for that matter. Don't buy the game if you're qeausy (sp?) about gore, or sensitive about female nudity.

Bizarre work of art - Great game! Serious R rating BTW

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

Video games are subliminally to to our generation what famous oil paintings and statues were to an older one. Unlike great artworks, they can and should be enjoyed as fun and an easy way to blow off steam and aggression. But sometimes the care and love with which the characters and scenery are rendered really tip you off, it is more than just a game to its maker. It's a work of art. I am going to review Bloodrayne 2 in both regards real quickly.

Let me also start with this: the game has a whole lot of adult content, some of which is pretty inapproprate for youngsters to be seeing, and for your mother or perhaps girlfriend to be seeing without some warning, at least. For starters, the designer really likes shapely women, and likes to watch their soft bits jiggle. OK, so long as we're clear on this and other points, we'll be OK. Briefly, this is the most violent, sexist, trashy game I have ever enjoyed the h___ out of. Just be warned, I have seen a newspaper review this game as being outright misogynistic. To say the least, it's not a game for women to enjoy usually.

OK, that out of the way, along with most potential buyers ...

First, I haven't often had as much fun with a computer game since HL2. It's kind of funny that so many of the really good violent games have at least one segment where you have to take your character through the sewers and fight the bad guys while the rats scurry around underfoot. Surely it says something about the mentality of those who play them all, like me.

But I had fun learning all the complex fighting moves, never did really get them all down, and got killed a million times. The controls are just a bit iffy, IMO, and you really can't control Rayne all that well, unless you possess skills well beyond mine. Which I can't rule out. But to me, the controls are the weakest part of the gameplay. Just the same, if you like fighting games, and I'm old enough to be thinking Mortal Kombat right now, you will enjoy this.

Anyway, the game, like a lot of FPS and 3PS games really are sort of an interactive graphic novel. It walks you through a story line that can only have one conclusion, and when you finally get there, the experience is meant to be more than a comic book or a movie, because you actually played a role yourself. And that brings me to my other part of the review, the artwork. Which is fantastic.

First, thanks to advances in DirectX, the graphics that were pretty weak in the original Bloodrayne are now far superior, and I really felt many times I was watching some of the best animation I had ever watched in any any anime. To me, that's worth the price of the game in itself. The game manages to incorporate some of the dramatic graphical elements that comic books are so famous for, while maintaining all the action and gameplay. This game is as good as the best comic book, graphically.

The theme or message of the game is in its way the strongest thing about the game to me. Usually vampire movies have some kind of subliminal theme, a story that is being told about contemporary life. Often comic books have some real, genuinely intellectual message not apparent to casual reading. This game also has an "artistic" message, unlike many others out there.

This game was originally marketed to both Americans and Russians. Like many Americans who wound up purchasing the Russian version of this game on eBay or wherever, it's especially clear to me thanks to my my readings in Russian history. The story of Rayne is the tragic story of Russia. The fury of Rayne against her vampire ancestors is the rage against the centuries of crime and slavery inflicted upon Russia and most of the Soviet Republics by a long line of crual "strong man" rulers, starting with the great Kha-Khan (Kagan) himself, Ghengis and his family, and then on down to Ivan the Terrible, all the way to Josef Stalin himself, and now the modern Mafiya who rule Russia in all but name, some say. It's no accident that the supreme vampire is named Kagan, (the pronunciation of this ancient word is horribly butchered in the English voiceover) which is one of apparently many corrupt pronunciations of Kha Khan in use over the centuries.

(BTW, I do not know that Russian video gamers would agree with me, and I don't even know if the designer is Russian. This is all conjecture.)

So being a major fan of comic books and their sometimes redeeming artistic values, I would strongly recommend this game for those discerning video game players out there who can appreciate a truly good trashy game. The apparent contradiction of having a game with such a horny sexy female protagonist and such a solemn underlying theme would seem odd, except I have watched a good few vampire movies and played a few games like this in my life, and I think this is not so uncommon really.

And BTW, for those fans of properly bad English voiceovers, this movie is teh bomb. You HAVE TO turn up the volume on the dialogue once you get to Xerx's lab, and just love those Brooklyn/Jersey accents. And drink Sky vodka and OJ while doing it, IMO. This is not a paid advertisement.

Excellent Game, Arguable Release

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I will start by saying that I have been a fan of the series since the original was released. I got that one the week it came out. When I heard that a PC version of the sequel was to be released, I finally built a gaming rig to play it on. and I am glad I did. This baby needs some serious power to play it at full blast. And a gamepad is another necessity. I tried playing on the keyboard/mouse combo, and my wrists and forearms hurt after 20 minutes. Anywho, on to the game:

GRAPHICS:
The models are astounding! I looked and went WOW. There is also a LOT of blood in the game.

SOUND:
The sound is great. the explosions and crashes sound great. The people being slashed to bits also sound so realistic.

GAMEPLAY:
The game takes some getting used to. But overall, little to no learning curve.

OVERALL!!:
Overall, a 4/5. The game is great, i just don't like the release. First off, the amount of time between Xbox/PS2 and PC is inexcuseable. Second, 4 CDs? Ever heard of a DVD-ROM Majesco?? Other than my petty gripes, a good game for the action gamer!

More than meets the "eye"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First off, I must mention, I'm physically disabled with limited manual dexterity, so I couldn't try the more complex moves.
Those of you who are used to fast twitch games will enjoy flipping around like a killer gymast.

The Rayne character is "fast". The camera is twitchy and changes angles during fights, even when reduced to 10% sensitivity. Rayne also jumps likes a jaguar, which causes even more havoc with the camera.
By reducing the camera sensitivity, you help reduce the shifting camera angles, but you also nullify using the mouse to control Rayne's direction.
Again, those used to fast twitch games shouldn't have a problem ... I'm sure a gamepad would help(... I'm unable to use them)

Recommended cards are Nvidia 6800 and Radeon 9800 Pro or X800.
You do have 4 options before starting the game to turn on/off specific visual effects.

Nice feature is the built in cheat codes.
I didn't mind dying, more killing time for me.
But as the game progresses, it gets pretty tough. Even the normal enemies(... without their own health bar) become a handful.

Another plus is, you don't have to complete objectives immediately.
You can just keep killing to earn carnage or fatality points, as enemies will continuously respawn.

Yes, Rayne is hot, the weapons cool, combat moves quite spectacular and the powers fun.
I was surpised by the different locals in which you fight; nice diversity.
The story/plot was interesting.
If you read the dialogue, watch the screen and check your objectives, you have all the info to succeed ... surviving is another matter

It's basically a kill-fest ... how you do it is up to you

My only disappontment was the "unlockable" outfits.
It appreares as though you can unlock 4(?) outfits ... I was expecting one per each time you finish the game ... and I was expecting some "hot" outfits
I was wrong on both counts.
After you finish the game, 11 outfits are unlocked. None are "hot".
I believe 4 were different colors of the gown(... nothing new), you have a S&M outfit(... doesn't look like Rayne), a Cowgirl outfit = ?, a Schoolgirl outfit with really short skirt = ?, and a knight in armor = just what I want, Rayne all covered up. I might have missed one ?
I was hoping for: gowns cut differently up top ... dresses that ended at upper thigh(... I'm no fashion expert) ... short/tight shirt + shorts ... a bikini ... a wet t-shirt ... or body paint with the BloodRayne icon
Ok, I'm a guy, shoot me.
All they had to do was look at a fashion magazine or the SI Swimsuit Edition to come up with ideas.
Frankly, their choices stink. They had a good idea; unlock outfits. But it was poorly implemented and the choices, IMO, worse than the standard gown/outfit.
Considering the game is rated M and obviously for guys: the gore(... impalement, dismemberment, blood); nudity(...Ferrill); language ... you would think spicing up the oufits wouldn't be stretching the boundaries ?
It's a small disappoinment.

You know it's fun when you don't mind replaying segments.
Most fun I've had playing a game.
Even the quips by Rayne and the enemies had me laughing.
Those of you with good manual dexterity will have replay value due to the multiple combat moves; some are quite complex ... fun to watch(... I needed god mode in order to hold down the keys without being killed before finishing the move )
Enjoy; I did !

first game was a little better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Playing this right after playing prince of persia (which I think this game is trying to emulate more with it's acrobatics, and special moves)... this games seems not as great. The movements are not as fluid and are more finnicky. In some ways it is an improvement over the first bloodrayne game, but in other ways it is a bit worse. Mainly, it is shorter than the first game, and you are mostly fighting thugs where as in the first game you are fighting mostly undead and nazis. I also like the weapon system of the first game as well and the fighting style. It is true you do have some cool moves in this game as well, but in practice, I aced most of my boss battles, by just hitting the c key and button 1. The game also relies too much on swinging enemies with your chain into certain objects. It's okay for a while, but it's not really all that intuitive (why not let her push and throw people in there as well?). Overall I like the first bloodrayne a little bit better... yes it had it's faults (the chain didn't work.. was too easy) but it just oozed style.
The good thing about bloodrayne 2 is the bosses, and the more logically rendered weapon and combat system.

One of the two greattest computer Games of all time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i'll say this... I have spent the last 18 months playing BloodRayne 1. I finally got a copy of BR2 in December, and I have played this every day since then. I can see I'll be playing this game as well for the next 18 months!
The action is amazing, and we get to see some glimpses into Rayne's personality, including the frightening revelation that without the intervention of others, she might have turned as evil as her brothers and sisters that she spends this game battling.
I do think miss a few of the moves from the first game, including the ground pin-feeding and the rebound kicks. However, this game adds new moves (including spectacrobatics, Rayne's venture into somersaults, saltos and other gymnastic moves incorporated into combat)
The ending of the game was quite the shock for me! I didn't see that coming (that's not often I say that).
If you like action games... this MUST be in your collection!

Simple and Fun..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you're looking for a game to just enjoy and play without too much stress, this is the title, it got poor reviews elsewhere because some people don't realise that not everyone has HOURS of time to devote to play and this title gets to the action quickly and effectively, hack and slash baby!!! NOT FOR KIDS parents,I have enjoyed this game more than other more expensive cutting edge titles, it is simple, well designed and does not require a whole whole lot of effort... great for the old school gamer who needs some live action without all the fluff... this title simply get's to the point LITERALY... buy with confidence...

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