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Dráscula: The Vampire Strikes Back

The game has been translated from Spanish, and this is what brings the game down. You can understand what is going on, but the translation is poor, and sentences are... odd. Spoken dialogue is quite confusing, and the text displayed on screen does not always match up with what is being said. Having said that, the text is easier to follow than the spoken dialogue. This was once a commercial game (now made freeware), so I find this quite disappointing. But if you can look past this, then you will surely love this wee gem.

Dráscula es ante todo una aventura que divierte. Desde luego no es un titulo de los que marcan un antes y un después dentro del género, pero es que esas no eran tampoco sus aspiraciones. Si pensamos encontrarnos en Dráscula una obra maestra oculta, pues muy posiblemente nos demos con un canto en los dientes, pero si vamos con predisposición de pasar un rato muy muy divertido sin demasiados prejuicios encima, con mucha probabilidad disfrutaremos como enanos.

This is no classic, but it wouldn't be far from being a decent "more of the same" game if you were jonesing for a fix of adventure and not too discerning about the source. Unfortunately the poor translation knocks it down to "subpar" and the lack of originality in its puzzles or creativity in its presentation will place it firmly in the "not worth your time" category for most. It's not awful, and it's probably ten times better in Spanish, but I still can't feel good about recommending it.