Blood II: The Chosen

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. GameSpot
    74
    But Blood II lacks some of the innovation of the original; the horror-theme is less pronounced, and the level design doesn't stray far from the average...But it's hard to fault Blood II for not doing anything new; it sets out to be a traditional shooter and does a good, if not great, job.
  2. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    There are a lot of fresh components laboring to make this a different game, including the engine, but the end result is not at all frightening. Too much emphasis was placed on puerile humor, which I am all for in most games, but I needed something different here.
  3. FiringSquad
    65
    Very few games had the perfect soundtrack (and yes I love "Doom's" original soundtrack as well); Blood II does. Its eerie tunes add to gameplay by "epic proportions."
  5. IGN
    62
    An utterly ordinary shooter, hidebound by convention and hamstrung by formulaic gameplay. For people who may have only played one or two of these clones before, there's fun to be found. But for the rest of us, it's a pass, even though a lot of time and effort went into making a decent engine and some dark and creepy graphics.
  6. Electric Playground
    60
    The writing is of the quality that you'll find in your average Jean-Claude Van Damme flick. It tries to be witty and satirical, but is adolescent and uninteresting instead.

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best PC Game of 1998
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#10 Most Discussed PC Game of 1998

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 71
  3. Negative: 11 out of 71
  1. Babutto
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    After the masterpiece the first one was the second is dull.

    Pros.: - Blood franchise. - A lot of blood. A LOT. - Dismemberment and    After the masterpiece the first one was the second is dull.

    Pros.:
    - Blood franchise.
    - A lot of blood. A LOT.
    - Dismemberment and violence.
    - Many weapons. Though, many won't be used.
    - More feasible story than the first one had.
    - Easter Eggs. References to previous projects and AvP.

    Cons.:
    - Many weapons won't EVER be used.
    - Design is very poor - not many items, things in the locations. It is the same stuff that happened in AvP.
    - The story is also poor.
    - Enemies are dumb.
    - Some of the main antagonists have some back story or a bit of a character but it is VERY low. Not like other Monolith projects.    … Full Review »
  2. omabat102
    Jul 10, 2021
    0
    If Civvie and Gordon Ramsay can put this into two words, it would be this.

    "F@#$ING RAW!"
  3. BStheBOBI
    Mar 8, 2021
    5
    This game is average. The story in uninteresting, the main character is less interesting, it moved from 2.5D to 3D and the graphics are goodThis game is average. The story in uninteresting, the main character is less interesting, it moved from 2.5D to 3D and the graphics are good for the time. The gameplay is very good but the difficulty spikes are noticeable. While it is a game released in 1998, it performs poorly in 2021. I am getting low FPS at random otherwise it works ok for the most part. Games like thief 1 and Half life also released in 1998 perform much better. Overall i wouldnt really recommend playing this game… Full Review »
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