EIDOS INTERACTIVE Soul Reaver 2 (Windows)

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Summary: good game if you enjoy getting MAD
Review: this game starts out okay. the graphics are not too bad, but everything is so dark it's very hard to see. adjusting the brightness on the tv doesn't help at all. you'll need to sit very close to the screen to try and make out what's there. basically what you'll be doing in this game is walking around trying to kill enemies while figuring out where to go next. killing them does little good, though, because you get no experience points and they respawn, too. what fun! eventually you'll get to a puzzle area, where you have to solve some idiotic brain teaser involving mirrors and rays of light. those damn enemies will keep coming at you, too, trying to kill you off. i hate those slobs!! i got so mad i threw my beer at the tv and broke the bottle. i cleaned it up and got a new one, and finally solved the puzzle. but then you just have to do the whole thing over again, only this time the mirror and ray of light will be arranged different. what fun! then more running around killing enemies you can barely see that come back to life right away. the game would probably be better if you could see what's going on, but you really can't. i promised myself years ago i'd never buy another game by eidos, and i sure wish i kept my promise.


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Summary: I can't believe no one has rated this game
Review: This series might start getting more press now that they had a segment on X-Play stating it's one of the "best games you've never played".
The Legacy of Kain series of games plays more like a movie than any other series around. The characters are fully developed and the voice acting is top notch. They are veterans of shows like GI Joe, Transformers, and Buffy the vampire slayer. One was even in the pilot episode of Star Trek TNG. The best voice acting EVER. period. The characters actually look like they are speaking the words, not just randomly moving thier jaws up and down.
The story is very complex, perhaps too complex for some people, but it rivals that of many movies in the box office, in my opinion. I would recommend playing all the games in the series, with maybe the exeption of the original blood omen(I haven't played it but long to.) Don't let the fact that the main characters are vampires fool you. Forget everything you know about Lestat or Dracula. These ain't your fathers old bloodsuckers. The game is set in a gothic world of immense proportions with a lush history that unfolds over all 5 of the games. Add in the option to own the games on virtually any platform... heaven for console and pc gamers alike.

Rating:
Summary: I can't believe no one has rated this game
Review: This series might start getting more press now that they had a segment on X-Play stating it's one of the "best games you've never played".
The Legacy of Kain series of games plays more like a movie than any other series around. The characters are fully developed and the voice acting is top notch. They are veterans of shows like GI Joe, Transformers, and Buffy the vampire slayer. One was even in the pilot episode of Star Trek TNG. The best voice acting EVER. period. The characters actually look like they are speaking the words, not just randomly moving thier jaws up and down.
The story is very complex, perhaps too complex for some people, but it rivals that of many movies in the box office, in my opinion. I would recommend playing all the games in the series, with maybe the exeption of the original blood omen(I haven't played it but long to.) Don't let the fact that the main characters are vampires fool you. Forget everything you know about Lestat or Dracula. These ain't your fathers old bloodsuckers. The game is set in a gothic world of immense proportions with a lush history that unfolds over all 5 of the games. Add in the option to own the games on virtually any platform... heaven for console and pc gamers alike.