The Legacy of Kain series has always had one of the BEST storylines in
the history of gaming, no other series has sucked me into its world
like LOK games have, with a rich plot and loads of twists and turns I
expected nothing but the best in Blood Omen 2 (xbox).
Graphics -7
This
is an obvious PS2 Port, and no IM not poking at the PS2's lack of
pinash in the graphics dept., They are good, but not xbox good,
textures are at times dull and flat, and there is plenty of clipping
which really detracts from the game, slowdown has been improved over
the PS2 version though which helps a lot. The animation at times seems
semi stiff but it gets the job done, the xbox version of this game also
seems to run in higher res then the PS2 version, not much higher, but
noticeable at times.
Sound-9
No other game series has had
the ambiance of the LOK series, from voice overs to the little sound
effects this game is top notch, and since the xbox version support
Dolby 5.1 you will be in Blood Omen heaven.
Gameplay-8
Things
can get repetitive at times, but the variety of weapons and dark gifts
can make killing the innocent (and not so innocent) much more fun. The
controls are basic with an auto face button (R trigger) and a Block
button (L trigger), almost every weapon has its own ''Fatality'' and
stealth kill so its nice to mix it up at times. Puzzle are standard LOK
fare with a mix of switch pulling, and block pushing, but i never tired
of either since they were always used in different ways
Story/Replayability-8
The
story in this game gets a A+ from me, IM not going into any detail
because this is a game that NEEDS to be beaten, and beaten MANY times
to get the whole picture, the only bad side is that Blood Omen 2 is a
little on the short side, 11 levels which consisted of about 11 hours
of gameplay for myself, however never have i had the urge to go back
and beat a game again so soon, i recommend picking this one up the story isnt quite as good as the rest of the series but its still highly entertaining .
This may not be a reason to own a Xbox, but its an
excellent game with only a few shortcomings, and i for one cant wait
for Blood Omen 3
