BloodRayne 2

"BloodRayne 2" jest grą zdecydowanie dla graczy szukających mocnych wrażeń, no i rzecz jasna w wieku odpowiednim. Spodziewam się, że w pierwszym rzędzie zadowoli fanów pierwszej serii przygód Rayne, ale i inni "twardziele" niewątpliwie po nią sięgną. Duża doza elementów zręcznościowych przywodzi na myśl Księcia z Persji i wszyscy Gracze, dla których ten tytuł był zbyt gładki i uczesany powinni sięgnąć po "BloodRayne 2". Z powodu zalet, o których wcześniej napisałem gra jest warta wyasygnowania na nią środków finansowych, zwanych tudzież pieniędzmi w celu jej nabycia. Kto się zdecyduje na ten tytuł, pod warunkiem, że ten gatunek mu odpowiada powinien być zadowolony.

BloodRayne 2 is a sequel that surpasses the original is every way, it looks, sounds, controls, moves and most importantly, plays better. The game is a blast to play and has a ton of unique and wildly designed enemies for you to dispose of. The game’s story is better and you’re more motivated to play, as things move faster and there is more for you to do in the game overall. Rayne herself is a great character and much better in this game and with all the popularity she’s been gaining recently, it’s a good thing that her game doesn’t suck (well Rayne does, literally). This is a great action game and I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a bloody good time.

The original BloodRayne was a cool game when it came out two years ago, but it had several shortcomings that left it short of being a must-have game. The game wasn’t one of the best looking games, there were some camera issues, and the game got rather monotonous after a while. Now we have BloodRayne 2, and it looks to be much better than the original. The developers listened to what people had to say, and took the necessary steps to try and correct them. Were those steps enough to make BloodRayne 2 a must-have game? Read on to find out.

Around 2 years ago Majesco released one of the bloodiest guilty pleasures to ever hit a console (that I’ll play, at least) - BloodRayne. You took control of the sensually-charged "dhampir" (half human, half vampire) title character, with a variety of super-human abilities and a whole whack of Nazis and monsters to kill. The game most unfortunately suffered some inherent problems, unbalanced gameplay and a certain unfinished feel not the least of them. And although Bloodrayne 2 still has some of those same issues, the game’s even better than the first and still has me pumped, even though I’ve already been through it.

Vioistaan huolimatta Bloodrayne 2 on jostain mystisestä syystä kuitenkin toimivaa viihdettä. Kunhan peliin asennoituu oikein, jättää aivot narikkaan, eikä anna omaperäisyyden puutteen häiritä, tämä verieepos jaksaa viihdyttää ainakin sen yhden läpipeluukerran verran.

Basically, you’ve got a run and gun game with a hot sexy chick performing the honors. If you’re a fan of action games and a bigger fan of vampire movies you’ll probably appreciate the dozen or so hours of interesting gameplay here. It’s not too hard, and it’s not too boring which equates to a fairly good game. But because of the nature of its design it also isn’t very replayable as there is little to no reason to go back and do it all again.

Mal abgesehen dass Blood Rayne 2 zu brutal ist und viele Sterbeanimationen unnötig und übertrieben sind, ist es im Großen und Ganzen ein nettes und actionreiches Spiel geworden. Die düstere Atmosphäre und die Vampirfähigkeiten machen viel Spaß (vor allem wenn man auf Vampirspiele steht) und nicht zu vergessen der bildhübsche Charakter – SEXY! Bei der Grafik waren wir gespaltener Meinung. Die Charaktermodelle und Effekte waren hübschen anzusehen, die öden Texturen hingegen konnten uns so gar nicht überzeugen. Nervige Punkte: keine fixe Kameraführung, wenig Speicherpunkte, viel zu hoher Schwierigkeitsgrad und aufwändige Steuerung.

Some cringe-inducing one liners and the occasionally poor hit and collision detection don't detract significantly from the dark and gothic atmosphere of the whole game. While this sequel does succeed in proving Rayne is more than a pretty face, a few more tweaks are needed before her playtime prowess matches her dark mystique.

Not for the faint of heart, BloodRayne 2 surprised me with both its gratuitous violence and its several highly worthwhile gameplay ideas. A poster-child for why we need the M rating, this title fully embraces its adult content through frequent dismemberments, excessive gore, and a heroine who quite literally gets off on the pain and death of her victims. Many aspects of the game have been vastly improved since the original, most significantly the lustrous graphical veneer over everything and the notable flexibility of the combat system. Still, this sequel continues to fall short of gaming brilliance when everything starts to feel the same after a while, and advancing through the levels becomes equal parts chore and enjoyment.

BloodRayne 2, while not a huge leap for adventure gaming or even the franchise itself, is a good action title that will amuse players for a while. You’re not really going to find a lot of replayability with this game, but for the story and the action itself, it’s entertaining. If you’re a vampire or action junkie, you’ll probably dig this, but other gamers might want to look at this one as a rental before picking it up.

BloodRayne 2 improves on the original in many ways. Though it could use some refinement and variation in gameplay, it remains a thrilling action romp. It’s a game worth checking out if you like strong, sexy female anti-heroes and gratuitous bloodshed, and aren’t hoping for an experience heavy on plot and social relevance.

BloodRayne 2, while not a huge leap for adventure gaming or even the franchise itself, is a good action title that will amuse players for a while. You’re not really going to find a lot of replayability with this game, but for the story and the action itself, it’s entertaining. If you’re a vampire or action junkie, you’ll probably dig this, but other gamers might want to look at this one as a rental before picking it up.

However, I like the more varied environments here, pole-jumping notwithstanding. In the end, BloodRayne 2 has made a few irksome design choices while improving other areas, but it should appeal to fans of the first game regardless. Hopefully they can beef up the enemies a little for the sequel, and take out the pole-jumping or at least give the pole-jumping some context.

Everybody has a game they consider a guilty pleasure, and the original BloodRayne was mine when it came out two years ago this month. It had a hot chick slicing and dicing Nazis with huge blades attached to her arms, a host of weaponry, and a great B-movie horror style about it. Unfortunately, monotonous combat eventually ground down the fun factor and kept it from true greatness, though it sold well. The sequel has gone far to improve the variety of the combat model, but BloodRayne 2 can't quite escape some trappings of the original.

The game's greatest fault if you will, is that while most of its elements are good and it comes off as being enjoyable on the PC, it's not really exceptional in any way. Still, considering how short we are on playable PC titles these days, it wouldn't be a mistake if you picked this one up. It's easy on your hardware (mid-range rigs will run it without a hitch) and it offers a sufficient number of gameplay hours.

BloodRayne 2 has much-improved visuals from the first game, with the Infernal engine delivering ragdoll physics, destructible scenery, lush décor and smooth mo-cap animation in settings varying from medieval castles to grim meatpacking factories. Even the camera is pretty good. The main problems are that fights can get quite repetitive, level design is often unimaginative, AI is pigshit-thick and there simply aren't enough checkpoints and save points to avoid frustration. Yet despite this, BloodRayne 2 is a hugely enjoyable, polished action-adventure with buckets and buckets of OTT gore. If you thought Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines too cerebral, its slasher B-movie blood relative could have more bite.

Blood Rayne 2 is a pretty decent action game, featuring a sassy heroine, cool moves and powers make the action very hot indeed. The gore is suitably over the top but remains fun all the same. The linear nature of the levels do not help and perhaps something more free roaming would have been a better route to take with the series. As it stands the lack of any true extras or multiplayer means that the game will probably gather dust once you have beaten it. For those of you looking for a change from first person shooters then this might be worth a look. Anyone else I suggest renting first. A solid game marred by its linearity and lack of substance.

Overall, Bloodrayne 2 is a fun game if you’re a fan of the genre and enjoy playing a seductive vampire heroine. Although it’s not groundbreaking, it does provide solid, entertaining gameplay with slick visuals. Fans of the subject material should definitely check it out.

Der blutige Spaß hält rund drei Stunden vor, dann habe ich alle Kombos ausprobiert und mich am guten Dutzend Finishing Moves satt gesehen. Und dann? Dann hat Bloodrayne 2 eben nicht mehr viel zu bieten, reiht immer wieder die gleichen Schergen an immer wieder die gleichen Rätsel an die immer wieder gleichen Bossgegner - selbst die Obermotze werden von den Entwicklern recyclet. Man kann's immer mal wieder rauskramen, um sich etwa nach einem anstrengenden Arbeitstag abzureagieren und nach Herzenslust drauflos zu schnetzeln. Nach ein paar Minuten ist's dann auch wieder gut, und die CD wandert zurück ins Regal - bis mich das nächste Mal der Blutdurst packt.

In the end, BloodRayne 2 provides a viscerally enjoyable experience pretty much from beginning to end. The game certainly has its blemishes, and it's definitely not the deepest or headiest action title you'll ever experience, but underneath those problems is a stylish and gory action game with enough kills and thrills to keep you entertained. If you were a proponent of the original BloodRayne, or if you're even just a fan of good old-fashioned stylish action games, BloodRayne 2 is worth checking out.

Underneath BloodRayne 2's problems is a stylish and gory action game with enough kills and thrills to keep you entertained. Stop us if you've heard this one before. A half-human, half-vampire antihero, along with a long-haired, trench coat-sporting associate, goes to war with the largely underground society of vampires who are looking to come up in the world and turn the human race into their slaves. No, they didn't make another lousy Blade game.

Halbvampir Blade in den gleichnamigen Filmen mit Wesley Snipes ist ja schon eine coole Sau. Die Heldin aus Bloodrayne 2 präsentiert sich wie dieser große schwarze Mann - nur besser; für den Großteil der Herrenwelt jedenfalls: Denn neben akrobatischen Kampf- und Turneinlagen, heftigen Schießereien und lässigen Sprüchen bestaunt der geneigte Zocker in diesem Actionspiel den vielleicht schärfsten Hintern der Softwaregeschichte und mindestens zwei weitere gute Argumente.

Das US-Original von Bloodrayne 2 ist ein schamlos auf Brutalität getrimmtes Schlachtfest Marke "Edeltusse schlitzt Männer auf". Die deutsche Version zeigt, was übrig bleibt, wenn man die Splatter-Fassade abreißt: ein durchaus solides Actionspiel. Die kurzweilige Kombination aus Akrobatik, Klopperei und Mini-Rätseln samit schnippisch-cooler Heldin hält durch schnell wechselnde Herausforderungen bei Laune. Nerven aus Stahl sind aber Pflicht, denn Kämpfe gegen mehrere Gegner werden durch die überkomplexe Steuerung zur Ausdauerübung. Die Speicherpunkte hat ein Sadist gesetzt: Warum muss ich den halben Level wiederholen, wenn ich kurz vor Schluss scheitere?!

Au final Blood Rayne s'en sort mieux que son aîné sans pour autant nous arriver exempt de défauts. Un peu trop radin sur les combos et l'originalité, il compense par quelques actions contextuelles divertissantes. Sa réalisation mi- figue mi-raisin n'empêchera pas les amateurs de la première heure de trouver là un petit jeu agréable.

Au final Blood Rayne s'en sort mieux que son aîné sans pour autant nous arriver exempt de défauts. Un peu trop radin sur les combos et l'originalité, il compense par quelques actions contextuelles divertissantes. Sa réalisation mi- figue mi-raisin n'empêchera pas les amateurs de la première heure de trouver là un petit jeu agréable.

Even with a few nagging flaws, Bloodrayne 2 is a fun little thrill ride with enough guilty pleasures to make you go to confession for weeks at a time. The new combat system has been nicely tweaked, and the game series has never looked better. Give it a rental this Halloween, and leave the TPing to the drunks.

Strangely, it’s quite easy to compare Bloodrayne 2 to Stubbs the Zombie which we reviewed last week. Both involve feeding from enemies, both are very easy and both become fairly repetitive pretty quickly. However, Bloodrayne 2 is the superior offering, as there’s far more to the combat and you have slightly more to do when making your way through the levels.

For a lot of players, the excellent graphics and high levels of violence and sex appeal will be more than enough to keep Bloodrayne 2 spinning. It's really a shame that the A.I. is so daft, and even with all the acrobatics, the very linear levels don't truly captivate. This is a game of bloodshed, pure and simple, and anyone out for more than superficial thrills will be disappointed. Bloodrayne 2 gets points for its pretty face; just don't expect to go more than skin deep.

If you?re a man of many tastes, you may have noticed BloodRayne, heroine of 2002?s hyper-violent action game, pop up a lot more often lately. On MTV2, for example, lopping heads off to the tune of Evanescence?s ?Everybody?s Fool??or perhaps in Playboy, showing off some of her more interesting assets. It?s all part of the push Majesco is giving the sprightly little lady for her big sequel?and while BloodRayne 2 borrows all of its new features from other, more successful games, it?ll still likely keep the hormones of her fanbase raging for months to come.

With a blood-drinking anti-hero clad in revealing skintight suits, is it any wonder that we're already looking at a sequel to Bloodrayne? Majesco's gory adventure was a sort of sleeper hit, and a game that many seasoned players would never admit liking. Now the girl has been sold to Hollywood, is appearing on MTV in vids for the likes of Evanescence, and, last but not least, can be seen sporting new moves in Bloodrayne 2.

You’d never guess just by looking, but Bloodrayne 2 is actually a stablemate of the excellent Europe-dodging Psychonauts. However, other than appearing here ridiculously late (well over a year later than our American friends, in fact), the similarities soon dry up. Bloodrayne 2 follows on from its predecessor, a visceral but slightly inadequate third-person vampire ‘em up released around five years ago, and has changed only mildly as far as quality is concerned.

It’s taken seven months for BloodRayne 2 to reach European shores, after being released in the US back in August 2005. Quite why it’s taken so long is anyone’s guess, but the important question is, was it worth the wait?

Die amerikanische Version von Blood Rayne 2 kennt kaum Grenzen der Brutalität. Doch diese machten dort makaberer Weise einen Großteil des Spielspaßes für die entsprechende Klientel aus. Die deutsche Version wurde dagegen regelrecht kastriert und erhält trotzdem keine Jungendfreigabe. Grund: Das Spielprinzip bleibt natürlich das gleiche, das Abmetzeln von Menschen. Wem das gefällt, wer den frustrierenden Schwierigkeitsgrad und die überkomplexe und nervöse Steuerung in Kauf nimmt, bekommt immerhin grafisch und soundtechnisch etwas geboten. Trotzdem steht bei weitem bessere und vor allem weniger brutale Konkurrenz zur Alternative.

After an agonizing wait BloodRayne 2 has finally made the move from console to PC and the end results are somewhat of a mixed bag. For those who are out of the loop, BloodRayne is the sexy vampire agent who works for Brimstone Society. Just think Lara Croft with fangs and a sexier wardrobe.

Een typisch consolespel dat boeit zolang er bloed vloeit, maar ook dat gaat na een tijdje vervelen.

Everybody has a game they consider a guilty pleasure, and the original BloodRayne was mine when it came out two years ago this month. It had a hot chick slicing and dicing Nazis with huge blades attached to her arms, a host of weaponry, and a great B-movie horror style about it. Unfortunately, monotonous combat eventually ground down the fun factor and kept it from true greatness, though it sold well. The sequel has gone far to improve the variety of the combat model, but BloodRayne 2 can't quite escape some trappings of the original. The PC version also has a disappointing gamepad implementation and a drifty camera, making its guilty charms that much harder to appreciate.

Halb Mensch, halb Vampir, ganz Rassefrau: Auch in der Welt der Blutsauger haben jetzt Damen die Hosen an. Während Hauptdarstellerin Rayne bislang in den Dreißigerjahren auf Nazijagd ging, sucht sie diesmal in der Gegenwart nach ihrem Vater Kagan. Dessen Jünger verehren den Vampirfürsten abgöttisch, sogar die Menschheit wollen sie für Kagan unterjochen.

The attempt to add depth to the game hasn’t really succeeded, but the combat still feels fun. If you’re willing to branch out and try some of the more complex moves, you’ll no doubt be impressed with how it all looks on screen. It’s just that the game never really asks that much of you. For an action game, BloodRayne 2 is pretty long, but because there isn’t a lot of finesse to the combat, it can also get repetitive. But taken in short spurts, BloodRayne 2 delivers solid, visceral action and looks good doing it.

You'll sleep through most of the challenges, though, as your vampiric superpowers are so unbalanced that you'll cut a bloody path through the action in no time...even if you suck at these kinds of games.

Rayne is back... slinkier, sexier and wielding deadlier Ginzu blades o' death. There are a few new additions to her arsenal of gore creating devices, as well as a few new moves and attacks, but in the end there's nothing jaw dropping or ground breaking here. This is a well-deserved Mature rated title as there are buckets of blood, garbage trucks full of severed body parts, and enough jiggling female body parts to make you think you're getting a lap dance. The story is adequate (although derivative) and the cut-scenes are decent enough. Sadly, in the end it's just more of the same: slice dice, rinse off and repeat.

Overall, it's pretty hard to recommend this game. The combat is greatly improved but it's hard to call BloodRayne 2 innovative in terms of overall gameplay. Try the demo first and decide yourself.

Bloodrayne 2 est, comme son nom l’indique la suite de Bloodrayne, un jeu développé par le studio Terminal Reality. Qui n’en est plus a son coup d’essai dans les jeux vidéo. Citons par exemple : 4x4 evo, Fly ! , Nocturne, Monster Trucks Madness et bien sûr Bloodrayne 1.

BloodRayne 2 was perfectly fine on consoles, despite the game's problems, but a significant amount of time has passed, and the notion of the exact same game from last year coming out--now on the PC, with serious control issues and graphical hangups--is kind of an offensive one. You can get either of the console versions of BloodRayne 2 right now for around $25, slightly less than what you'd pay for the PC version at full price. We think it's obvious what the better choice is, in this case.

You know there's no place for subtlety in a game when the training level instructs the player to 'harpoon enemy and throw onto rhino horn'. Later, a chap is strangled with his own intestines. Our vampiric heroine surfs down banisters in six-inch heels while firing a gun powered by human blood. Limbless stumps spurt crimson across the floor accompanied by a sound effect like a racehorse pissing on wet grass. BloodRayne 2 is as subtle as a kick to the nads.

Bloodrayne 2 offers plenty of splattering blood, but it can be hard to tell who's doing the hurting during the mayhem. The environments are detailed and highly destructible, but they're often reused, which is lame. The audio is solid, and I especially like the Prodigy-style music that kicks in during major fight sequences. The difficulty level is about right but the checkpoint spacing is woefully uneven. At one point the game completely locked up on me - a cardinal sin for any console game. Bloodrayne 2 isn't the worst sequel I've played, but I don't think many gamers will be begging for a follow-up.

One can demand more of modern game design, though, and BloodRayne 2 needs a more thorough, careful hand behind it. As it is, it feels like a one-night brainstorming session came up with a whole bunch of random ideas thrown in a pot and clumsily stirred. There might be a good game in here somewhere, but it needs to cook a lot longer.