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Let the Blood(rayne) flow

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What can be said. Awesome graphics - great game play. This is a mature title with a mass market appeal. Strong woman in the lead role (...) who has an attitude and the ability to slice and dice the bad guys. The "pick up a weapon" feature has been ditched for a very cool blood sucking system for weapons (she is half vampire after all) and there isn't any "find this key, find this key" thing going on - it is all done through death and destruction of bad guys. This one is worth buying and the replay value exists (try playing her as rayne dressed in a japanese school girl outfit - GREAT stuff!).

Actually a LOT better than the first, and I enjoyed the first

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed playing the first. Aside from the fact that the first got a little repetitive at times it was still fun. Well the second is even more fun and it felt a lot less repetitive, especially towards the end. Naturally we'll expect to see some similarities to the first installment, but I think they've made some quality improvements this time around. The most noticeable is probably in the graphics department. Rayne is looking hotter than ever! The in game cinematic sequences are also extremely strong in this regard; I'd rather watch a movie of those than the crap Uwe Boll puts out.

If you thought Rayne was up against some precarious forces with Jurgen Wulf... well she's up against even more dangerous enemies this time around! This game is a large scale production by comparison. There's something very bad going on in the world and a lot of powerful vampire's are uniting. They're going to try and remake the world in their image and it's up to Rayne to stop them! She's lost contact with the Brimstone society and just has Severin to help guide her through all the dangers of this adventure. I don't want to reveal anymore of the story, because it's very well written. Don't expect to see that Nazi element appearing from the first again, that's not in here at all. I actually like this story a lot more over all. It's much more cinematic and has some really good twists and turns.

One thing they changed that I didn't like very much was her weapon system. No, not the blades, her guns. Don't get me wrong... the Dragons are awesome weapon concepts and I love how you upgrade them overtime as you get more experience. However, one thing that was cool in the first game was that you could pick up new weapons and you could search the environment for more ammunition. The environment in this installment is even more interactive, but I feel like they've removed the element that makes me want to explore. There are no items for Rayne to pick up, so why should I explore every inch of the environment? Sure it's really cool to break stuff, but after a few hours that gets a bit boring and you just feel like moving on because you're not getting anything out of it. That's really the only one small fault I have with the game.

As I mentioned before the graphic quality of the game is far superior to the original. I think they've even changed Rayne's costume slightly because she looks a lot more alluring in this edition. Not to mention the enemies she's fighting are a lot more varied. Sure in certain sequences you get similarly rendered enemies, but they change as you go through the levels. That didn't happen as much with the first game. The overall script is a lot stronger as well. It felt like they took the time to sit down and write a more well thought out concept. Even the small quips Rayne says when she's fighting people are a lot cooler and varied. Rayne also has a LOT more combos! This is by far the greatest added feature ever. It's so much more than just hit "X" a bunch of times like in the first game. This one relies on special combinations which result in her executing a cool impressive maneuver! I loved this feature. Another fun aspect is that a lot of the puzzles are solved by throwing enemies into electrical units, woodchippers, etc. in order to solve a puzzle to go onto the next section. This was absolutely hilarious. Remember... the harpoon is usually what you have to use to throw an enemy into a whirling fan blade most efficiently. You'd think this would get redundant after the fifth puzzle... but for some reason it actually doesn't. Throwing enemy bodies into fans in different ways is actually kind of fun to figure out. Though, I must admit that I had to put on God Mode from time to time while I sat around and figured out how to solve some of these puzzles. Such as when fighting final level bosses, there's usually something special you have to do to beat them... you can't just hack them to death like most other enemies.

If you enjoyed playing the first game then you'll surely find this one even more fun. If you got tired of the assassination mission to just kill the same Nazi over and over, then you'll be pleased to hear this game doesn't have that same failing. I actually highly recommend this game; it's a lot of fun. Some of the acrobatic scenarios are incredibly frustrating, but you feel like an idiot after you figure them out most of the time! You can expect to see the same amount of extreme violence purveyed throughout this game as in the first. This one is probably a lot more intense on that level, so if that's your interest in playing this, you will not be disappointed. Whatever your reason for delving into the world of Bloodrayne, it's a lot of fun once you're there!

******* Spoiler below **************

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: January 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its hard for me to reconcile with all of the positive reviews this game has received. Its true the graphics are amazing, but the rest of the game far less so. After two hours of endless button mashing and tedious game play I had had enough. The only solutiom was to put it back in the box and take it back to the video store. Which brings me to the real point of this review - to recommend renting this game rather than purchasing it.

Bloody Good Time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: this game is not for children!

Blood Rayne 2 for the xbox is an action/horror game played in third-person view that seemlessly combines fantastic fighting and shooting elements! You play as a good half human/vampire named Rayne who's out to avenge her family's death and tries to stop evil vampires from taking over the modern world. As Rayne kills each vampire higher up in the ranks, the missions become more deadly as she fight armies of thugs, demonic creatures and others with powers like her own. Rayne posseses super strength and speed. She can slow down time (think of the matrix movies), freeze time and see through walls. She is equipped blades attached to her forearm and you will be using them to hack n'slash at enemies, when you press the right combination of buttons, Rayne will do "fatality" executions that would put other games to shame. The fatalities are exaggerated and gruesome, with tons of blood spraying and severed limbs gore!
When you see the moves Rayne can perform your jaw will drop. She
can combine martial arts moves and gun blasting like no other! This is all complimented with excellent controls and long action packed levels! This game is actually a far superior sequal than its predecessor (original Blood Rayne for XBOX). The engine was reworked and everything in the gameplay is amazing!

Pros:
+Rayne is the deadliest character ever!
+fantastic action
+fantastic vampire powers
+excellent weapons
+excellent fighting system
+excellent level designs
+excellent controls
+excellent graphics
+excellent animation
+excellent sound effects
+excellent voice-acting
+excellent music
+excellent boss battles
+ragdoll-physics
+enviromental hazards
+tons of blood
+good story

Cons:
-repetative gameplay

WOW! 10/10

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: October 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is really awesome. This is one of my favorite games of all time. I didn't think it would be as good as BloodRayne but it's just as good. Buy this game!

Blood Rayne is totally cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I played the original Blood Rayne and seeing how that played out well, I am assuming this will be a great game. By recently seen trailers and pics, Blood Rayne looks like a great game with enhanced graphics and fighting techniques. By other concepts as in articals and pages of Blood Rayne 2, it is a really good game and is of which I rated everything a five.

The Main Man , Speaks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: January 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Hey "sinless k"! What game were you playing. It wasn't Blood Rayne 2 I can tell you that. Hey dude for real you need to stop smoking the peace pipe. It's messing with your sense of reality. The truth is Blood Rayne 2 rocks!!! The graphics are better, the fighting is better and the blood & guts forget about it! And if you think some of the bosses are to hard or your gun doesn't have enougph ammo you can always enter the God mode cheat code. That's what I did. Over all this game was a grate play. I'm played now even as we speak. Rent if you want. but after you play you'll want more.

P.S. Like said befor "sinless k" your really need to stop smoking whatever it is your smoking and get back to reality. And the realality is that Blood Rayne is one the best game made in 2004. Well until next time this is The Main Man singing off. peace out.

Blood Rayne 2 rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I recently heard and seen alot of this game at a convention and I think this game is meant to be made. This game has great graphics, moves, durability. Wow! How cool this is. I am now a huge fan of Blood Rayne. This game is fun and educational in many ways. It is way fun.

The Blood falls again!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: July 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is definately a savvy item to shop for. In my opinion, part 2 is going to be a great game. This will be a #1 on my list, so I should wait until it comes out. Not that I have played it, but seeing the first Bloodrayne's success, I would think it would be similar to Resident Evil for the zombie concepts, Matrix for It's slow motion,and Buffy the vampire slayer for it's vampire history. I am definately going to buy this game first hand and other readers and Bloodrayne fans should too. It's education isn't that good, but it'll teach a lesson or two about not to stick your nose into other people's bussiness.

This game is really fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My aunt bought me this game the other day and it's reallys fun, even for a nine year old. This game has gore and action, just how I like em. This game is 5 stars because it's really cool. My cousin played it and he loved it too. I guess that proves that anyone could like the game.

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