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Kain rocks!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Blood Omen 2 is number four in the Legacy of Kain series. The first Blood Omen was an excellent game. Soul Reaver was very playable, and Soul Reaver 2 was a good sequel to it, but Blood Omen 2 is by far far the best game. To start off with, Blood Omen 2 takes place 400 years after Blood Omen, and several hundred years before both of the Soul Reavers. In Blood Omen 2, you as Kain are slain by the Sarafan Lord and have been asleep for 200 hundred years. The goal in Blood Omen 2 is to destroy the Sarafan Lord. The graphics in this game are extremely good, and the sound is great. One of the best features of this game is that you can replay the beginning cutscene, and watch two Blood Omen 2 trailers, and also the trailer for Mad Dash Racing (another game by Eidos Interactive). Blood Omen 2 received a mature rating, and it is not a game for anyone under 10 years of age. Blood Omen 2 is one of the best games out there for XBox.

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.

An Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: March 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Blood Omen 2 is the best of the Legacy of Kain games, barnone. The story, the gameplay, and the intangibles simply make this a fun and engaging game to play.

For those who aren't familiar with the series, Legacy of Kain's main hero/villain (depending on which game you're playing) is Kain, a vampire in the land of Nosgoth who eventually ends up taking over the entire world and plunging it into darkness. Blood Omen 2 takes place roughly 200 years after the first Blood Omen and after Kain's first attempt to conquer Nosgoth ended at the city of Meridian. Kain wakes up and sets out to destroy the Serafan Lord, the head of the Serafan order and the one who beat Kain two centuries earlier.

The game's controls are very basic, but to make sure you understand it, the story starts with a tutorial in the slums of Meridian. This helps you to get the mechanics down before you're thrown into battle. The fighting mechanics are very simple. You can do a three-hit combo or grab, hit, and throw your opponent. There are also several different kinds of weapons at your disposal, but they all pretty much do the same thing, although the speed and power of the attacks vary.

There are also several dark gifts for you to use in the game, including Mist, which lets you perform stealth kills, and Charm, which allows you to control the ordinary humans in the game. You can't get through the game without using these, so you really have to learn them well.

There's also a wide variety of enemies, ranging from knights to demons. Each battle is different as well, as each opponent blocks your attacks and uses their own. The boss battles are really the highlight of combat though, as each battle requires you to do more than just fight. You have to use your dark gifts in order to defeat them, for the most part, and you also must use ingenuity.

There are puzzles in the game, but they aren't nearly as challenging as the ones in the Soul Reaver games. Most of them take a little time to figure out, but eventually exploring and a good eye allow you to figure it out. I think the most time I spent on one puzzle is ten minutes.

The storyline and the cutscenes are also extremely engaging. The story is as good as any supernatural drama, with twists and turns that keep you interested in the story. There are also little touches in the gameplay, such as the regular humans conversing with each other.

The only complaint I have about this game is that it is too short. Part of that is because this game is so engaging and fun that you can end up spending hours playing it without even knowing it. But that is a minor thing.

Overall, this game is incredible and is a must-own for anyone who is a fan of either the Legacy of Kain series or action/horror games in general.

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.

Fun, large game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Rented this over the weekend and I actually enjoyed enough that I'm thinking of buying it. First off, I'm not into vampire stuff, but I did find this game a lot of fun to play. I had seen some screen shots and didn't like them because of their messy look, but turns out the graphics is excellent and actually quite clean. (Saw some kids play the PS2 version in store and I'm happy to report that the Xbox version has much better graphics and also smoother framerate.)

One thing that I really like about the game is the easy-to-master controls. A lot of first-person adventure games [are bad] because playing them requires more skills than fighting an F-18. But this game is easy to learn. At the beginning Umah, a female busty vampire, trains you in the basic controls. It's important to master them as you'll get quite busy later on. The environment is large and well done. Occasionally you do run into a camera-angle problem (i.e., you can't really see what you are doing), but that's rare.

While Kain looks pretty ugly -- this is my first LoK game -- I have to admit that I actually liked him a lot by the time I finished the trainings. Which, of course, made me enjoy the game more. :)

Excellent game, and there is more than enough content to make it more than a rental title.

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?

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?

EXTREMELY BLOODY AND VIOLENT AND AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

BLOOD OMEN 2 THE LEGACY OF KAIN IS A REAL TREAT OR SHOULD I SAY BLOODY SNACK.NEVER BEFORE HAVE I SUCKED THE BLOOD FROM PEOPLE AND HACKED UP PEOPLE LIKE IN THIS GAME IT HAS A GREAT STORY LINE AND PERFECT GRAPHICS AND CAN GET ALITTLE TRICKY AT TIMES ITS ABOUT TIME XBOX HAS COME OUT WITH A ADULTS ONLY GAME YA THATS RIGHT THIS ONES NOT FOR THE KIDDIES .JUST WAIT TILL YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS SITTING NEXT TO YA EATIN A SLICE OF PIZZA AND SEES YOU SUCKING BLOOD SHE WILL FLIP OR VOMIT
OHHHH YAAAAA.

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.

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