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Deep Dark and Captivating

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

I can't put this game down. The Whole Concept of the Dark Gifts is faboulous. THe battle scenes are great and you actually have to contemplate your next move in battle. Granted there is a lot of Puzzles to solve it's not all action. But there is plenty of Peasants to drain the blood out of, and isn't gratutious violence what video games is all about?

Good, but definetly has problems

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Blood Omen series is very different from its sister series Soul Reaver (which I highly recommend). Don't get me wrong, this game is pretty cool at times. But I have a hard time getting past the lame combat system ( you have to hold down the left trigger and then press ONE button to attack). The blood drinking is cool, but the meter gets annoying. You have to constantly drink blood or the meter will run out and you'll die. This is also a very linear game, you have one path to go and thats all you can do, go forward down a straight path (I have a hard time believing in a huge city there is only one road or alley). BUT, this game is alot more accessible than the Soul Reaver series. People not familiar with the Legacy of Kain saga can pick up this game and have a good time. Soul reaver focuses more on building on the plot while Blood Omen focuses on action. If your a fan of action games with a good story I would definetly recommend picking up all of the Legacy of Kain games (Blood Omen and Soul Reaver tie in together). Start with the first Blood Omen, as is the start of this engrossing tale.

Terrible addition to the franchise

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I started the SR series with Legacy of Kain (SR2). I was sadly disappointed in Blood Omen 2, which has none of the ingenuity or artistry of the SR series. So I settled in for an action game, and was disappointed in the fighting engine (very tricky, and often results in your character getting killed from behind). Halfway through the game, emphasis seems to switch from action to lever-pulling, as you have a series of nonsensical puzzles to solve. Definitely the most depressing part of the game is the cut-scenes. Everyone in the game talks like they're fresh out of a vampire soap opera (kind of like an Anne Rice rip-off but without the sex). Plus, if your character gets killed after listening to a 3-minute dialogue segment, you have to watch the whole thing over again. And again. And again, until you get to the next save point. Very frustrating. I would NOT reccommend this game.

This Game is AWESOME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I had never played one of the "Legend of Kain" series untill now, but I'm glad that I did play this one. I saw it ... and thought it was awesome, so I bought it the next day when it was released. It was hard to put down because it was so awesome. I finished it the next night. If you have ever been interested in "Darkness" like Vampires, ect. then you will LOVE this game. It is so gruesome and disgusting that you won't believe it. Kain feels no pitty!! Attack and Kill unarmed civilians without mercy and be rewarded for it! Puzzles to keep you thinking but not hard enough to make you mad. The controls are not hard, I rate the graphics about an 8, and the fun-factor is a 10. I mean whats wrong characters losing their heads, having their heart ripped out from behind(ever see "End of Days"?), or crawling a way as they bleed to death? This is NOT a game for easily disturbed people!!! But this IS a FUN game!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

blood omen 2 is a good game. but it doesnt take long to beat. i rented it and it took me 3 days to beat it. it is fun to replay tho and has good graphics.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I absoluetly love this game. Its better than the first game and its one of the best games regardless of system

above average

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

it starts of slow and kind a boring.
even the grafics in the begining are just "ok".
but keep on playing and from chapter 4 you will love it.
as kain gets to learn his new abilitys, even the grafics seem to have "learned". there are rooms and places in this game that make your jaws drop open.
and the gameplay is evolving too.
sure there is some things they could have done better - but hey, we want a blood omen 3 - dont we !?
it is a good and solid game - you are not going to regret if you buy it. and if you dont buy it - it is not that you missed years best game, so do not worry.

HEY EIDOS, VAMPS CAN BE BATS AND WEREWOLVES TOO (HINT,HINT)

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

FROM THE MOMENT I STARTED PLAYING BLOOD OMEN 2, I GOT BLOWN AWAY BY EVERYTHING IN THE GAME. THE VOICE ACTING IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD IN A VIDEO GAME,THE STORY IS EXCELLENT, THE GRAPHICS ARE GREAT,THE BOSS FIGHTS ARE GREAT, THE NON-PLAYABLE CHARACTERS ARE ENTERTAINING AND MOST IMPORTANT (TO ME) IS KAIN'S JUMPING AND STEALTH POWERS. THOSE TWO ABILITIES MADE ME WANT AN XBOX VERSION OF ALIENS VS. PREDATOR IN AN ACTION-ADVENTURE. NOW, WHEN IS EIDOS GOING TO BRING TOMB RAIDER TO THE XBOX?

Great story and gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is probably the best of the Legacy of Kain series, and to me, it is. It has a great story that you will want to play further to learn more about it. It has good graphics for the Xbox, but nothing really special. As you progress through the game beating bosses you get new powers from them after they are defeated. Speaking of bosses, this game has great boss battles. Each one makes you think about how you must defeat them, it is never by just hitting them over and over. It is not a scary game because you are the bad guy, and that's what makes it so cool. You dont run away from anyone, they run away from YOU. As I am sure you have probably heard this is not a good game for young kids or for the faint of heart. I'd say it is OK for a 13 year old, but thats bup to parents. The puzzles in the game are nothing special, but they are in there so you dont get bored with just going around killing people. I'd say this is a must own for the of age Xbox owner.

The best chapter of the Legacy of Kain series,period.

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

...I hope I have your trust in my opinion that this game is one of the most unique and best things that has happened to both PS2 and XBOX gaming ever. For those who don't know, heres the plot, Kain and his army are sabotaged and defeated by the Sarafan, Kain loses his prized possesion, the sword known as the Soul Reaver, and nearly loses his life due to a fall in the so-called abyss or earth down below. His body is found 200 years later where it is revived by Umah and the Vampire resistance known as the Cabal. Kain suffers from a deep amnesia but is clued in about what has happened during his hibernation for 200 years. The Sarafan now rule Kain's throne of anguish and pain and all that is cruel and evil. Kain is then taught how to kill, and to drink blood from his foes again. Kain's dark gifts are incredibly cool and easy to use, and Kain earns new gifts as he defeats the guardian vampires such as the ability to jump for great distances, much like the jumping found in Blade, seriously. Kain is easy to control which adds to the replayability alot. This is clearly the brightest spot of the Legacy of Kain series and would be greatly reccomended to Legacy of Kain fanatics or Action/Adventure gamers anyday of the week with it's deep swordplay and combat system. This is a must-buy.

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