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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 30
  2. Negative: 2 out of 30
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  1. aaazzz
    May 15, 2004
    10
    It was one of the best games ever!!! Just wish U could move the camera!
  2. JonV.
    May 14, 2004
    9
    This game is amazing the angles the fact you can go from world to world hunting creatures doing quests and having lots of fun me and my friends got hooked to this game and have played it multiple times. If you liked the movie this is a must get game because it is better then the movie.
  3. Dwayne
    May 7, 2004
    9
    Awesome Devil may Cry like game!
  4. CarnegC.
    Jun 11, 2006
    9
    This is a relly cool game but the camera angles are hard to get used to, but is a kick but game, and even some tims a littl scarey. but is an awsome. If you lick shoot them up, chop them up vido games this is the game for you.
  5. DragonKnightofFinalFantasy
    May 29, 2004
    9
    It is a wonderful game just like Devil May Cry yet that is the problem it is Devil May Cry just about I mean Van Helsing even runs like Dante! And like Devil May Cry sometimes the puzzles that show up here and there are either really hard or they are actually so simple but either you're looking to hard or the fixed camera prevents you from seeing the thing that is the key to help you It is a wonderful game just like Devil May Cry yet that is the problem it is Devil May Cry just about I mean Van Helsing even runs like Dante! And like Devil May Cry sometimes the puzzles that show up here and there are either really hard or they are actually so simple but either you're looking to hard or the fixed camera prevents you from seeing the thing that is the key to help you solve the litttle brain-teaser! Othewise it is a good game and Metacritics don't forget to add Electronic Gaming Monthly's score 7.0,6.5,6.0! [Ed: thanks! Just posted this afternoon] Expand
  6. AndrewC.
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    Exciting game and even a bit scary.

Awards & Rankings

94
#94 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
76
#76 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 41
  2. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. By no means an essential purchase, Van Helsing is decidedly better than the average. If you’re into cool moves and lots of action, you’re going to enjoy this. We’d stake our reputations on it.
  2. 75
    It's not the most original or innovative of games, but when was the last time you got to face off against Dracula, the Wolfman, and the Frankenstein monster in the same sitting?
  3. It’s a shame the experience is over just about the time you are warmed up, and the fixed-position camera might work for movies but doesn’t translate well into gameplay, especially in a 3D world.