Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Lots of "adult" fun
Blood Rayne (BR) is a wonderful game that you can play for a few minutes or a few hours.There are many excellent reviews here, so I will not duplicate them, so I'll just say how much fun this game is to play. I've had it for several months and still play it on a regular basis. The game is sort of a cross between Doom and Tomb Raider.... lots of killing, and a few navigation puzzles. Lastly, there is "adult" language (i.e. the "F" word). It's exactly what it is -- a fun sexy action shooter.
Rating: - Wicked fun!
I was looking for a cool game to pass the time, and stumbled upon this little gem. Although the opening of the description on the back made me worry a little ("Half human. Half vampire. All woman." Ah, it's *that* type of game...), I decided to give it a shot anyway.Boy, am I glad I did! Sure, the main character's got sex appeal, and they're not gonna let you forget that, but even if you took that away, you'd have a solid game left over. The action sequences (and there are a lot of action sequences) are top notch. The levels look good and are pretty large. If you like gore and terror, you'll enjoy what Rayne can do to her enemies. And there's just something kinda cool about dropping down out of the shadows, grabbing a Nazi, sucking his blood while using him to block bullets, and shooting enemies over his shoulders. I do have a few complaints--I'd actually like to give this 4.5 stars--but nothing major. The sound could use some work (as noted by the previous reviewer), although it's pretty good. Sometimes it's a little tough to figure out what exactly you're supposed to do. I would've appreciated a higher degree of customizability for the controls. And the play balance is a little off: regular enemies are very easy, but the bosses can be ridiculously hard. As was noted, this is not a game for children or conservatives. There's a lot of blood, and some sensual elements. But if those won't bother you, and you're looking for a good challenge, try this out.
Rating: - OVER THE TOP GORE AND FUN!!
I bought this game for the PS2 after reading the good reviews on various websites. I am not dissapointed. If you are looking for an action game with a ridiculous amount of gore and violence while retaining quality gameplay, this is your game. The premise for the game is you are a half-vampire,half-human hired by a secret society to go after a Nazi cult that is hell bent on using the supernatural to obtain power. Ha! Sounding pretty over-the-top yet? Well, that action sequences in the game make it even more so. This is definately a game you wanna play with the kiddies asleep. Enemies get shredded and disembowled as your main charachter wreaks havoc. Limbs and heads will roll, blood spewing profously. In addition to the extreme violence, there is also a vast amount cleavage shots from the camera (this game obviously designed by some horny gaming geeks). I laughed most of these sequences off because they are just so blatantly unecessary. As far as gameplay itself, Bloodrayne is right up there with the best of them. Expect TONS of action; sometimes too much action. While the initial missions are slow to enable you to get the controls down, they bring on the heat as soon as the story begins to eveolve. I found myself loading a few times and being a little less gung-ho the next time around. Weapon choices are vast and seem to actually coincide with the time-period (no giant laser cannons in a post WWII setting.) The main charachter also learns combo moves as you progress, keeping the gameplay varied. The game controls themselves were nicely designed. You have a few variations available to you in the options menu. They also give you control of the camera which is very handy though I did find that in tight spaces it had some quirks. The graphics are quite nice. Levels have a great amount of texturing and detail. You may enjoy the dynamics done on the main charachter as they are quite realistic. There is a brightness control in the menu as well but I didn't see a big need for it as there weren't any dark spaces where you could'nt see objects in reasonable lighting. The sound is where the game dropped from a five to a four with me. While the soundtrack is a nice semi-techno beat that is sequenced with the game and the sound effects are fairly realistic, the overall dynamic set-up is kind of weak. It seems they coulda had much more is the way of ambient effects. There were a few scenes with nice surround detailing but they were far and few between. In addition, what's with the lack of 5.1?!? Come on people, get into the 21st century. In closing, it is a great game with few minor flaws. If you are a conservative parent or just a squeamish gamer, I'd stay far away from this one. Otherwise jump right in for an all out gore fest of fun!
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