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legacy of kain: soul reaver

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game was good on psx, it got better on dreamcast

Absolute perfection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best Dreamcast game. Ever. Period.

Everything about this game is superbly done....graphics, playability, control....unbelievable.

The PSX version (never played it) was good from what I heard, so at the time I had just gotten a Dreamcast and I noticed this game was out for it....so I picked it up and i was instantly sucked in to the world of Nosgoth. You don't believe me, just get to the edge of the pit Raziel was thrown into in the opening cinema and look down. Unreal!!!

Not only does this game look good, but it plays like a dream....no quibbles whatsoever about the control, except the occasional mess-up trying to claw into blocks trying to move them around. Actually, if this game had a flaw- that would be the only one....the tedious nature of the many blocks puzzles....especially in the level with those dad-gum white spider enemies....!

The difficulty of the game is right up there too....nothing to turn your nose up at, you have to be on your toes.

As for the length of the game? Depending on if you try to get all the glyphs and health pieces....expect to take upwards of 25 hours to beat this game. I'm a perfectionist, so the first time through this one I took a good 35 hours....

Overall, 10 out of 10. I rarely give a perfect score....so this is definitely one game you can't pass up on....and now for less than 10 bucks, it sure is a steal!

A modern day classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While the Dreamcast may be long dead, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver still stands as one of the best PS1 to DC ports of the system's history. The graphics are still as awe inspiring as they were on it's 32-bit cousin, and the control is even tighter utilizing all of the DC controler's capabilities. Not to mention that this game featured some of the finest voice acting to ever grace a video game; the cut scenes are seamlessly done and it's almost like a graphic novel come to life. All in all, if you've never played the first Soul Reaver game you are sadly missing out. It is better than last year's sequel, and if you own a Dreamcast it is a must own. Also recommended is Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage for the Dreamcast which also features voice actors from Soul Reaver.

awsome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome. I wanted this game since playstation then i saw it for .... I got it in a second. the game is bloody. It has cool puzzle, wepsons and powers are cool. Killing ur family. Has great voices. this is one of the best games for dc.

Excellent!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What a truly brilliant game. I loved playing soul reaver, it was fun and puzzling . The plot is truly amazing and the world of Nosgoth is represented beautifully by the Dreamcasts amazing graphics. You play the part of Raziel, set out to seek revenge on Kain, and to find his brothers, located in the different plains of nosgoth. You must shift between worlds in this game, to get to places that were once blocked, or to get out of a troublesome situation. You will love this if you are into adventure titles, go ahead, buy it!!

Legacy Of Kain;Soul Reaver

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Lots of violence to open the game and the movie clips are great. The game control becomes natural after just a few minutes. The progress of the game slows when sometimes you don't know where to go next.The bosses are incredible but it takes some time to figure out how to beat them. A strategy guide will take care of that. Get this game if you like Resident Evil...and get Kain 2 Overall the best game of its kind.

Gooood

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: May 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Thes game is very good and acts as a good example that a seckvul dossent havto kill the furst on in the seris.

A real reviewer's perspective

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: May 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Okay, let's start off by saying that I am not one of these reviewers who will just sit here and say "Wow, it was so awesome". Instead, let me tell you why this game is worthy of your purchase. First of all, the graphics are a fine achievment on the Dreamcast. Some very good character animation and wisely chosen color and lighting to give the world a dark atmosphere. Next, the gameplay. The control in the game is challenging to master, but when done you are given a wide area of movements to make. You can accomplish many things as Raziel. The fighting in the game is fun and innovative. Unlike most games, you can not just keep hitting the bad guy until they are dead, you must find a way to kill them whether it be by spearing them, burning or some other gruesome attack. Another aspect is the story. I would rate this as an okay story as it deals well with Raziel and his past, giving an insight into his beginnings and how he must exact revenge on Kain. So to sum up I would say this game is well balanced and presents a challenge in it's puzzles for all gamers. It is enjoyable and addictive. I would recommend your purchase of this game at the soonest time possible.

This game is just plain awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Soul Reaver is a great game. As you start out you are stunned with some of the best graphics i have ever seen and an interesting story line. You are Raziel the fallen, the discraced, the dead. Kain has thrown you into a lake and turned you into a ghost. The nice thing is the game explains itself so you dont have to spend alot of time reading the instruction manual. Another thing is the actuall gameplay. It is interesting your ability to pick up weapons and finally get the soul reaver fused to your body. The combat is thrilling and the site of sticking a metal pole through a vampire is enough for me to buy the game. There are verious other methods of slaying such as inflaming, exploding, impaling, and vaporizing. The bosses may be too easy and the rest of the game is pretty easy but the sight of sticking metal through the first boss or being swatted by kain is awesome. You cant go wrong with this game.

SOUL REAVER BLEW MY MIND...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

SOUL REAVER IS THE DEFINITIVE GAME FOR ALL OF US TIRED OF HANGING ON TO VIDEOGAMES WITH GREAT VISUAL/PLAYING EFFECTS BUT MISSING A DECENT STORY LINE. THIS GAME WILL ABSORB YOUR SYNAPSES WITH ITS TALE OF BROTHERHOOD, REVERENCE, BETRAYAL & REVENGE. THE STORY IS ABOUT RAZIEL: A VAMPIRE THAT FALLS OUT OF THE FAVOR OF HIS LORD: CAIN; RAZIEL DESTINY IS TO BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF THE DEAD, BY HIS OWN BROTHERS, FOR ETERNAL DAMNATION... AFTER AN ETERNITY OF PAIN, HE IS FINALLY "RESURECTED" BY THE ELDER GOD AND START HIS JOURNEY TO AVENGE HIMSELF. HIS ONLY AIM IS CAIN DESTRUCTION.... RAZIEL HAS SEVERAL ABILITIES AND THE BEST PART IS THAT WHEN YOU START THE GAME YOU ARE UNABLE FOR INSTANCE TO CLIMB WALL OR TO SWIM: YOU MUST EARN THIS ABILITIES AND OTHERS AS YOU PLAY ALONG. THIS MAKES THE PLAYING ALL THE MORE CHALLENGING AND INTERESTING. WHAT REALLY BLEW MY MIND WAS THE ATMOSFERE THE PROGRAMMERS MANAGED TO CRAM INTO THIS GAME: I WAS HOOKED FROM START TO END AND THIS THANK TO LOADS OF SPLENDID ANIMATIONS ALL ALONG THE WAY. I EASELY TRANFERED MYSELF FULLY INTO THE GAME AND SPENT MANY A SLEEPLESS NIGHT ENJOING IT, TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I FINISHED IT I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED: NOT BECAUSE OF THE GAME BUT BECAUSE THE DREAM CAME TO THE END AND I DID NOT WANT TO WAKE UP FROM IT. NOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT DREAM CRYSTAL DINAMICS & EIDOS INTERACTIVE WILL OBLIGE ME WITH. LONG LIVE RAZIEL: KING AND REAVER OF SOULS....

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