BloodRayne

 PC
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 144 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 83 out of 144
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 144
  3. Negative: 12 out of 144
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  1. DerekW.
    Mar 4, 2008
    10
    This is one of the best games I've ever played. I love this game, it's dripping with dark sexy style and is simply amazing. Its the first game I played that actually dismembers enemies along the path of the actual weapon cutting them, not going with traditional lackluster scripted decapitations or the like that are always the same killing move/moves. The heroine, Rayne, has to This is one of the best games I've ever played. I love this game, it's dripping with dark sexy style and is simply amazing. Its the first game I played that actually dismembers enemies along the path of the actual weapon cutting them, not going with traditional lackluster scripted decapitations or the like that are always the same killing move/moves. The heroine, Rayne, has to be the sexiest character I've ever let eyes on or played, and the action of the game is intoxicating. Nazis, intuitive excellent controls, blood and gore more than and BETTER than any other game to date, and an intelligent integrated story, 10 out of 10 easy.… Expand
  2. JustinD.
    Sep 14, 2006
    8
    Not the most elegant game in the world, and the difficulty borders on the absurd in some parts, but I had a lot of fun with it, and that's all that really matters.
  3. LW
    Nov 13, 2006
    7
    Good fun but way too short. Took me 6-7 hours on normal the first time through.
  4. LFG1
    Jun 29, 2011
    10
    This game was somewhat a challenge but otherwise a really fun game! The controls are not that bad and there is a lot of fun Easter eggs the cheat codes are great. The story line was kinda mixed but still overall really fun!
  5. t0nytzu
    Oct 27, 2012
    10
    Ahh my first action adventure game.I have no words to describe how great this game can be.I beat it 20 times and I would do it again.One time only with weapons.The other time only with swords.Some other time with both.on easy.on normal.on hard.killing everything.fast forwording.It was great.
    The gameplay: is fun,addictive,bloody,explosive
    The graphics: quite good for a 2003 and the    Ahh my first action adventure game.I have no words to describe how great this game can be.I beat it 20 times and I would do it again.One time only with weapons.The other time only with swords.Some other time with both.on easy.on normal.on hard.killing everything.fast forwording.It was great.
    The gameplay: is fun,addictive,bloody,explosive
    The graphics: quite good for a 2003 and the resolution adjustment was great.
    The controls:easy to learn
    The music: cool and hypnotic
    The story: good.
    The score:10    … Expand
  6. DanB.
    Nov 1, 2003
    7
    At first I hated this game due to the controls & 3rd person view, but after an hour of getting used to the controls, I found the game enjoyable to play. IMHO, Bloodrayne is simple hack & slash game worth playing, but I wouldn't pay more than $25-$30 to buy it. And yes, she's sexy to boot!!
  7. birdd0g33
    Sep 8, 2003
    10
    This game ROCKS!!!All these pc mag critics dont know chit from shinola.
  8. KingJeste
    Jun 26, 2003
    10
    This rocks!! I love it... and she looks sexy too.. :)
  9. BenW.
    Feb 10, 2004
    10
    Awesome game, wish there was more info on the PC cheats...can't actually get to the secret level....
  10. CSxParasite
    Oct 13, 2003
    8
    This game is fun the first time through, but then you just don't want to play it again for some reason, maybe its the repetitive cutting of nazis or the slow motion chops, any of those could be it but if you like to cut stuff up then this is your game, if your looking for some in-depth story game stray away from this one cuz it will only cause you headaches. Other than that this game This game is fun the first time through, but then you just don't want to play it again for some reason, maybe its the repetitive cutting of nazis or the slow motion chops, any of those could be it but if you like to cut stuff up then this is your game, if your looking for some in-depth story game stray away from this one cuz it will only cause you headaches. Other than that this game is pretty fun for the first couple of times and has its good moments.… Expand
  11. ChaseM.
    Nov 25, 2006
    10
    This game was awesome, as soon as you pass the 'tutorial' part of the game it becomes and awesome gory rip and smash battle with Nazi's and demon-vampire creatures with guns, slomotion, and slicing and dicing. This game was more than worth the price tag and kicked some serious ass. The story line might have a hole or 2 and if your not moving around while in blood rage mode This game was awesome, as soon as you pass the 'tutorial' part of the game it becomes and awesome gory rip and smash battle with Nazi's and demon-vampire creatures with guns, slomotion, and slicing and dicing. This game was more than worth the price tag and kicked some serious ass. The story line might have a hole or 2 and if your not moving around while in blood rage mode you may stop attacking. But this game still kicks the hell out of most other games of this genre I have played.… Expand
  12. KaiN
    Sep 14, 2006
    9
    Es muy, pero que muy divertido. El apartado grafico no destaca, igual que el de sonido, pero resultan mas que ideales para que el juego funciones en maquinas medias. Sinceramente, pocos juegos me lo han hecho pasar tan bien como este título de majesco, lástima que la secuela(bloodrayne2) no de la talla...
  13. JordanC.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    This is the best game ever! So much gore and realistic happenings that normal humans would get from this beast!
  14. NealG.
    Dec 16, 2003
    9
    Excellent...a pleasant surprise for a console export. Graphically beautiful and surprisingly easy to master control, 90% of this game is a total blast. Some levels suffer from poor camera perspective, but not many ( one of the things I hate about 3rd person perspective ) and usually it can be adjusted fairly simply. And watching Rayne in Blood Rage is awesome. A fun play...nice work on Excellent...a pleasant surprise for a console export. Graphically beautiful and surprisingly easy to master control, 90% of this game is a total blast. Some levels suffer from poor camera perspective, but not many ( one of the things I hate about 3rd person perspective ) and usually it can be adjusted fairly simply. And watching Rayne in Blood Rage is awesome. A fun play...nice work on porting it to the PC. I have played it on XBOX also, and it is not nearly as good there.… Expand
  15. Dark2tar
    Mar 9, 2014
    8
    Just found this after a few years of staying anywhere.
    After all one of my favourite "old" games, loved the combat styles, the good and capturing story.
    Well 11years after release maybe not the best graphic but who cares

    8/10
  16. ShodanSpectre
    Mar 5, 2018
    9
    I really liked this game for the atmosphere, even though I played it first more than a decade after its original release.

    This game has that "good old" design feel to it - it was created before most game developers started throwing in DLCs, achievements, auto-adjusting difficulty, and other crap which has infested all but the most resilient modern AAA titles. It offers a decent    I really liked this game for the atmosphere, even though I played it first more than a decade after its original release.

    This game has that "good old" design feel to it - it was created before most game developers started throwing in DLCs, achievements, auto-adjusting difficulty, and other crap which has infested all but the most resilient modern AAA titles. It offers a decent challenge once set to "hard", but it doesn't have RNGs in it, and therefore no save-spamming.

    While it provides a good challenge - the gameplay mechanics totally make sense, and the combat certainly masterable, and if you get good and don't screw up - it's possible to make it through the entire game without dying even once. This is something I've tried only in this game and in Stalker: CoP - games which, once mastered - do not kill you just out of the blue, but ONLY if you screw up.

    There are a few "cheat" codes for it, I personally only used the one to show all weapons Rayne has on her body, and another to make her boobs a bit bigger ^^

    Rayne and other characters in this game are completely and totally non-politically correct and just doesn't give a **** The story is not super complex yet it's not dumb and never made me cringe in any way.

    This is not the most shiny/polished game, but it works exactly as designed. And it is designed well. Absolutely nothing about this game's design did I find "wrong" in any way. The controls are crisp and responsive, and totally make sense.

    Story: 8/10
    Graphics: 8/10 (for 2003)

    You get one sexy, sassy and badass (but never in a gunz-blazing dumb way!) dampir chick, she has her trusty blades, steel heels, also she can shoot any weapon she finds, or which there will be plenty - and is very good at that - you shouldn't get too attached to any weapon for long, but saving some heavy weapons for tougher fights does pay off.

    Even though firearms get somewhat of a back seat in this game - they sure are useful, and the firearms management system, while somewhat automated - totally makes sense. Rayne typically picks up the guns she finds, and once at full capacity (she can carry 6 "regular" firearms, +2 grenades, +1 "special/heavy" weapon) - she by default throws out the weakest guns first to pick up more powerful ones, but you can override that. During most fights - it makes sense to only use blades and maybe the weakest of guns, and save the heavier guns, and especially the missiles - for a handful of boss fights.

    The special abilities are also useful, and sometimes required. Once mastered - Rayne does feel like the unstoppable badass superpowered character she is - who can dance her way out of any situation! But they are ones that you need to know how to utilize most efficiently, not some "build up points to unleash a mindless OP attack" system.

    Rayne is superior to any enemies in terms of agility, can dodge most bullets and attacks - IF you play well, has unlimited time dilation to let you play smart - but you gotta stay on your toes because she isn't a damage sponge and if you screw up Rayne can die quickly.

    Sound: 8/10
    Characters: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    World: 7/10
    Lack of bugs: 10/10 (not a single bug or crash that I recall)

    Overall highly recommend if you like dark personalities, games like Vampire: The Masquarade, etc.
    As well as - if you like games that offer a good challenge, don't cheat, punish you for mistakes but reward for mastering the gameplay.

    Do NOT recommend if you like games with tons of collectables, customization/enchants, huge open worlds, achievements, or extensive dialogue choices - it has none of that.    … Expand
  17. KapitanL.
    Oct 3, 2003
    8
    This game is definitely fun for a couple of days. The controls are exquisite, computer gaming world has no idea what they were talking about, or their test machine was no good. The graphics are absolutely beautiful, blur effects are done perfectly. It utilizes 4 completely different vision modes, (5 if you count bloodrage), which all are very useful, and sometimes required to beat a This game is definitely fun for a couple of days. The controls are exquisite, computer gaming world has no idea what they were talking about, or their test machine was no good. The graphics are absolutely beautiful, blur effects are done perfectly. It utilizes 4 completely different vision modes, (5 if you count bloodrage), which all are very useful, and sometimes required to beat a level, the vision modes are not just eye candy. The only down side is the voice acting was mediocre, and the storyline was virtually non-existant. I beat the game on hard in 3-4 hours, so you can imagine there isn't much replay value in this one. However this game if chock FULL of eye candy. So if you're just looking to cut Nazis and Zombies to ribbons this is your game, but if you're looking for something full of story like Legend of Zelda, then this isn't your game.… Expand
  18. AS
    Jul 12, 2006
    3
    Great combat moves, decant graphics, arcade characteristic commands and action. Story is lame and action is flat and linear. Could have been a great game if devs separated console version from PC. Nevertheless, I can see teenagers enthusiasm about. Bottom line: this should not ever come to PC release.
  19. VinnyC.
    Sep 12, 2003
    0
    It sucks, save your cash.
  20. BasilZero
    May 21, 2017
    4
    Game: BloodRayne
    Genre: Action
    Publisher/Developer: Terminal Reality/Majesco System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 39/100 Value Score: 3.9/10 • Story: 5/10 • Characters: 6/10 • GamePlay: 4/10 • Graphics: 4/10 • Sound: 6/10 • Music: 3/10 • Length: 5/10 • Replay Value: 3/10 • Player Value: 3/10 Pros +Ability to use cheats (a in game cheat engine) +Steam cards Cons -Poor    Game: BloodRayne
    Genre: Action
    Publisher/Developer: Terminal Reality/Majesco
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 39/100
    Value Score: 3.9/10

    • Story: 5/10
    • Characters: 6/10
    • GamePlay: 4/10
    • Graphics: 4/10
    • Sound: 6/10
    • Music: 3/10
    • Length: 5/10
    • Replay Value: 3/10
    • Player Value: 3/10

    Pros
    +Ability to use cheats (a in game cheat engine)
    +Steam cards

    Cons
    -Poor story and character design
    -Bad voice acting and poor sound effects
    -Horrible gameplay, advertised as a action game but ends up being a semi action RPG without any good aspects
    -A lot of glitches occur such as going through walls, etc
    -Lackluster OST
    -Game's progession becomes tedious and a chore
    -Poor PC configuration, does not work properly on Modern systems
    -Voice overs get cut off at the end
    -You have to modify the exe to get the resolution you want
    -Error message occurs when starting the game (though there is a guide on how to fix this, it was never successful for me)    … Expand
  21. mm007
    Jul 9, 2015
    10
    One of the best games i have ever played.Awesome storyline ,full of suspense,action and smart dialogues.Characters are also very interesting.Finally the Rayne itself awesome !!!
  22. hyun8801
    Dec 18, 2020
    1
    this game is all about avoiding water. how can anyone give a positive rating to this crap
  23. Alexeht
    Jan 10, 2013
    9
    Great game! Brutal ways to kill enemies with blades are the essence of game, so try not focus on weapons at the beginning so you can enjoy slashing trough enemies, like you should be able to do in any "Jedi Knight" games (someone should make ultimate brutal game around lightsabre, or katana ^^). Rayne has nice boobs which are so nicely bounce you will forget about Lara. I enjoy it so muchGreat game! Brutal ways to kill enemies with blades are the essence of game, so try not focus on weapons at the beginning so you can enjoy slashing trough enemies, like you should be able to do in any "Jedi Knight" games (someone should make ultimate brutal game around lightsabre, or katana ^^). Rayne has nice boobs which are so nicely bounce you will forget about Lara. I enjoy it so much in past that this is one of games that I would like to see again in next part ;)… Expand
  24. VampireIdle
    Jan 14, 2018
    4
    I love Vampires and have heard only good things about this Game.

    However the Game is broken/unplayble on PC / Steam. They added Trading Cards but didn't release a simple patch to fix the game. This Game in general is apparently a very good game and trying it out on PS2, I can see what people are talking about. Sadly the PC Port is very disappointing and hardly functions at all, it    I love Vampires and have heard only good things about this Game.

    However the Game is broken/unplayble on PC / Steam.

    They added Trading Cards but didn't release a simple patch to fix the game. This Game in general is apparently a very good game and trying it out on PS2, I can see what people are talking about.

    Sadly the PC Port is very disappointing and hardly functions at all, it mostly is just crashing. Looking at the Steam Store Page no the game has been removed. I only wished they would have fixed the Game before removing support and the game itself from the store page.    … Expand
  25. mr-NachoMen
    Aug 5, 2019
    8
    It's like Return to Castle Wolfenstein but with a female vampire. The gameplay is great and fast paced, but it suffers from a cheese story, repetitive level design, the graphics are not so great if you compare it to other Terminal Reality games like "Nocturne" or "Blair Witch Vol.1" and it's a really difficult game... if you are expecting a casual game experience... this is not the game.
  26. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Very atmospheric game :) Vampires + Killing Nazi = FUN
    One let down for this game is a few hours story...
  27. cezar88augusto
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    The only things I remember about this game is that it involved zombies, vampires and the nazi. An engaging kill style game.
  28. kndr
    Feb 1, 2022
    3
    You play as vampire which sounds cool. Story presentation is really bad though. Characters just stand there and only move their mouths. It feels robotic and soulless.

    As for gameplay you avoid water, go somewhere and kill enemies there. Pacing feels slow, melee fighting is basic and gunplay is bad. Even if there is manual save and quick save game starts you from wherever the fck it    You play as vampire which sounds cool. Story presentation is really bad though. Characters just stand there and only move their mouths. It feels robotic and soulless.

    As for gameplay you avoid water, go somewhere and kill enemies there. Pacing feels slow, melee fighting is basic and gunplay is bad.

    Even if there is manual save and quick save game starts you from wherever the fck it wants.

    I hope second game is better.    … Expand

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#38 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Play Magazine
    75
    With the bump mapping, dynamic shadows and water reflections swtiched on, it's a step beyond console well worth investigating. [Nov 2003, p.94]
  2. ActionTrip
    70
    A decent action-adventure that should provide players with some fun moments, albeit without any background or meaning to it. I had fun with it, but not as much fun as I could've had if the story and voice acting were even half-decent.
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  3. IGN
    73
    It has its problems -- some technical shortcomings here and there, some camera oversights and the occasional level layout difficulty, but I have to admit that I enjoyed playing through the 3D action title.
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