Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
Misc
78
MobyRank
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MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Step into the shoes of Buffy Summers, popular high school student by day, destroyer of the undead by night. In this third-person action/adventure, you are the Chosen One. With an arsenal of weapons including crossbows, shovels, and stakes and over 60 fighting moves and combinations, you will punch, kick, and stake your way through familiar Sunnydale locations like the sunken church, Sunnydale High School, and the Bronze nightclub where you match wits with enemies such as Matereani, Rhakshasa, Spike, and The Master. If you run into trouble, your Watcher Giles and friends Willow, Cordelia, and Xander are on-hand to assist you.

Alternate Titles

  • "Buffy Contre les Vampires" -- French title

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User Reviews

In the mood for a good old fashoned brawl? Look no further. Patrick Connors (4) unrated

The Press Says

Game industry News (GiN) 2002 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
GameZone Aug 29, 2002 8.8 out of 10 88
GameSpy Aug 21, 2002 85 out of 100 85
Xbox World Australia (XWA) Oct 28, 2002 82 out of 100 82
IGN Aug 16, 2002 8.2 out of 10 82
4Players.de Sep 29, 2002 76 out of 100 76
GamePro (US) Aug 19, 2002 3.5 out of 5 70
Thunderbolt Games Feb 21, 2003 7 out of 10 70
Gameplanet Oct 14, 2002 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Bordersdown 2002 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

Development

Buffy the Vampire Slayer went through many platforms over its development. It started as a PlayStation game. Development was moved to Windows and Dreamcast later. When Sega pulled Dreamcast support, development was moved to Xbox and the PC version was cancelled, leaving it an exclusive.

Voice acting

All of the actors in the TV show did voice over for the game, with the exception of Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, although an almost identical match was found.

Awards

  • GameSpy
    • 2002 – Best Use of a Gaming License of the Year (Xbox)
Information also contributed by Ace of Sevens


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by vism (427) on Oct 03, 2002.
 

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