Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Good
The graphics- Smooth, pretty and curvy.. Uhm.. Did I say pretty? The action- Non stop action, this game has. you'll have fun watching this game as much as you will playing it. Buffy's hard-hitting combo's (which require actual thought to execute, a trend which is thankfully catching on) will launch vampires and the like across the screen in style. Even when she's losing the same way in a fist-fight, you might admire the spiraling body effect from a hard-hitting roundhouse kick. You have to finish off every enemy in a unique fashon (usually stakes or the like), and the enemy has to finish YOU off in a similar fashon when your life bar is empty. This adds a lot of depth and suprise in a heated battle. I also enjoyed the plot, having never personally watched the T.V. show.

The Bad
First and formost: Buffy needs a shut-up-option. Seriously, A repetetive, annoying and usually unfunny comment is blurted out of her every 20 SECONDS! I found myself pausing and unpausing the game to blank her out half of the time. Annoying gameplay: Cheap deaths, cliche' game elements, bothersome 'puzzles' and everything else that seems manditory in a game like this are all here in full strut. Expect EXTREME frustration. Oh and by the way, why can't Buffy swim?!

The Bottom Line
Skilled players, enjoy an action packed title (as a rental, of course!) for a weekend of love-and-hate gameplay. (Why can't Buffy swim?! Tell me!) My personal review: 8 out of 10