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Vampire Action Galore

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To start off here I just want to let you video gamers know this is my first experience with the Legacy of Kane series and also I did not buy this game I went cheap and rented it. So don't frown on me to much.

Anyway now onto the review I found this game pretty interesting and fun to play. Taking Kane through the land of Meridian and fighting various foes and drinking blood was pretty cool I must admit and my hats off to the people at EIDOS because they made the city look very dark and moody. Fun to take a vampire and roam the streets. Also the game had very challenging puzzles that made me scratch my head at times. The gameplay is also solid and for the weak of heart the game is quite bloody. Good cut scenes as well, and interesting characters. But why are all the women wearing next to nothing...can that actually be fun to fight in??

Anyway onto the downsides, this is not a long game I had the game for five days and pretty much got to the last level without much difficulty, and thats without playing it constantly. It does has a small replay value, but in my mind its not enough to buy it unless your a hardcore vampire gaming fan. The game is also very repetitive, how much blood can one fella drink anyway? Drinking blood and hacking and slashing everything that moves gets a bit tiresome, fun at first and only more interesting with the weapons and dark gifts but still tiresome after a long while. But they still made killing the poor helpless saps that much better.

Overall the use of the Dark Gifts and solid gameplay make this game a pretty good rent in my mind, buying it is a bit much unless your a fan of the series or just like these types of games. Frankly it wasn't long enough and involved enough for me. Good cut scenes, interesting puzzles, and solid gameplay gets this game a solid must rent status and 4 out of 5 stars.

Begin slow and quickly evolve Kain into a killing machine

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game play reminds me much of the first Soul Reaver. You are guided through the first part of the game by a female vampire that seems to have Kain's best interests at heart. You learn how to survive and use two of your dark gifts from her. Soon you are [taking] blood from villagers, guards and any other form of creature that gets in your way. There are some tough bosses to defeat but if I can beat them, a novice will be sure to uncover the technique they will need to move on. The graphics are great but there are times that the enemy will blend into the walls or after being crushed, end up laying half in mid-air. Once you receive all of the dark gifts the fun begins. There are three for fighting exclusively. The best is "Beserk". Kain gets into a "Matrix" type of ... kickin' mode. This is very cool. The reason it receives only 4 stars is because you cannot skip movie scenes even if you had watched them before. It gives you a quick break but if you were ready to slash away, you gotta wait.

macabre enjoyment...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

what a simply brilliant game, all the controls
are perfect, all the areas beatifully designed
,all the voice actors excellent (a rarity), the
only reason i give this game 4 instead of 5 stars
is that it has almost no replayability... its
the identical set of circumstances again.. i
managed to replay it once, there are parts that
you just Have to see again , for example, The
Eternal Prison... my final word is, if your a
fan of the series Buy This Game. If your not, or
if your new to the series rent it.
it took me probably 40 hours to finish it with
alot of playing around.

This is the best game i have ever played on the Xbox.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best! I bought this game right when it came out. I've been waiting for Blood Omen 2 to come out for months and now it's finally out. The graphics are sweet and the sound rules. If you like Soul Reaver than you will love Blood Omen 2 better. Blood Omen 2 has a great storyline. I recommend buying this game if you don't have it...

This game looks great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 23
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have only played a demo from this game, it's not the final version but I got to say... this is a good game, it The graphics are the best I've seen, not that much but they are really good. The story is great but the game play still needs a little work, but when it comes out it's a must buy, It is the game I am expecting the most.

Kain's Vamplicacation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This installment of Kain is quite diffrent from his isometric RPG-esque roots, but such is the way of a next-gen sequel. Blood Omen 2 is your standard puzzle solving, melle-fighting action/adventure tale, but with enough dressing and gore-ification to garner well deserved attention.

The appeal of the game is in it's attitude. I liked traversing the area of Nosgoth, and I enjoyed sucking the blood of it's inhappitants. Kain is a straight-up cool chachter, with his wry british attitude and his disain for the human race. If the main-chachter had been some pitchwork-feilding farmer named Elmer, the game wouldn't have been as fun.

+ Kain
Stealth Kills
Blood
Graphics
Weapons

- A little short

Final Score: 10 out of 10

As Good as Halo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played Halo legendary mode for most levels including Truth and Reconciliation. Saying that, I absolutely love Blood Omen II. The backgrounds and environments are phenomenal, even if the some of characters aren't as remarkable(a little crude in some cases). Without spoiling it, the special abilities that you acquire are extremely cool. Some of the bosses are difficult and require a little research or you get frustrated. But, hey, the whole Flood portion of Halo is frustratingly mind numbing and I still like it. I think you'll agree, this game is a keeper.

Potentially Good - Ruined by Flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Any game that places video sequences which CANNOT be bypassed AFTER save points is the work of either very egotistical designers or merely inconsiderate ones. To have to replay a video sequence over and over again in order to try to beat a level is absurd, and this mistake is repeated throughout what is otherwise a well-built, stylish game. Rent it or wait until the version that allows you to bypass video sequences is released. Otherwise you will wish that Kain would come and end your own existence...

{BLOODLUST AND BRUTALITY!}

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Kain is back to reclaim the high throne! Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barley regonizes. His armies slain, his vampire brethen nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vegence, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer. Execute fierce and brutal combos with battle-axes, swords and other heavy metal weaponry. When weapon edges dull on bone and steel, turn to Dark Gifts such as beserk and stealth to exact your lethal will. In pursuit of power or just for the thrill of the kill, Kain's lust for blood is inspiring. For more info on this game go to: [website] Lead Kain through highly detailed enviroments of gothic nightmare; host to thieves, knights, and demons of all sort! And of couse the XBOX version offers the best sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, and smoothed out graphics for the ultimate Blood Omen experience!

It's fun Being Bad.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I got this game a couple weeks ago and just finished it. I haven't played any of the other games in this series. But i enjoyed this one very much. In so many games it's good VS. evil. In this game it's pretty much evil VS. Evil. It's a cool change being the bad guy. The graphics are excellent as is the sound. The story isn't great but it's Ok. The game does have a few flaws, As someone mentioned you can't really jump over an enemy even though you jump higher. The lock on feature sometimes works against you because when you're up against more then one enemy they can hit you from behind. And one of the suprising things about this game is the last battle. It wasn't hard at all.But over all it was a very fun game. and well worth my [money].

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