Game Review: Blood: Special Edition (1997)

Genre: Horror Year: 1997 Rated: M Platform: PC View Cover Art IGN Page Wikipedia Page

My Opinion:

Believe it or not I found this nifty gem in a dollar store! Still in its cellophane and everything! I can only imagine where its been hiding the past 14 years (probably in a forgotten corner of a forgotten warehouse).

Created in the DOS era, Blood was considered so violant and bloody that it had to have a parental lock on it. Even with the parental lock on, this game is a treat for first and third person shooters.

Read the synopsis here. Its like a western meets cult and zombies.

Its one of the most advanced DOS games I've ever played. The entire environment is interactive, you can shoot, blow up, and destroy almost anything and everything. Plus you can create your own custom levels. The best bonus is that it comes with a second disk with desktop themes, game demos, and even a music video by the band Type O Negative. Very nice!

But once you download the patches and apply them, the gore is taken to a whole other level! I don't even see some of this stuff in modern games, let alone DOS. In the parental lock mode, when you shoot zombies, they just yell and fall over. But in the unlocked mode, their heads fly off in a fountain of pixel-blood, and you get to kick their heads around like a soccar ball :D.

Unfortunatly, due to it being a DOS game, its difficult to get it to run properly on a PC newer than Win98. I highly recomend this game, especially if you have an older pc or have the means to run DOS-based games.

But honestly, I think this game should be remade for new systems, because this is one of those types of games that would be appreciated by this generation of gamers.

What do you think of Blood? Have you ever played it? Do you think it should be remade? Comment below!

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Games That’d Be Great in 3D

I'm not a big fan of this new '3D' movement for movies or games. A lot of the time I feel the effects are a waste of money and aren't utilized to their full potential (and strain your eyes and brain in the process).

But here is a small list of Games that would look cool in 3D, if done properly:

DOOM -- Just imagine, first person shooter, aliens come running at you and you blasting them to slimy pieces, all in 3D, that would be awesome! Ecco The Dolphin -- This game is beautiful in 2D, just imagine the potential in 3D. Knuckles Chaotix -- This would be a fantastic co-op 3D game. The original already attempted some 3D-esque graphics, the really thing would be even cooler. Corpse Killer -- first person shooter with zombies; zombies in 3D; blasting zombies in 3D. Need I say more? NiGHTS -- I know the Wii sequel to the Sega Saturn original was a bomb, but imagine the original remade in full-spectrum 3D, accompanying that with an epic orchestral remake of the soundtrack. It'd be mind-blowing! Ristar -- This little guy deserves another chance, in 3D. I can imagine a beutiful, spacey, stary, galactic, planet hopping adventure.

What do you think? What games do you think would look great in 3D?

DMC 5: The Rise of Emo Dante

When I heard there was going to be a new Devil May Cry game, I was estatic. I love Dante and his attitude and style. I love the gameplay, the battle system, and story. When I heard that an early trailer was out for DMC 5, I immediatly logged online to check it out.

At first I was amazed, the graphics were stunning, it reminded me of a cross between a punk rock music video and a high action horror movie. Yes, I was amazed... until I saw the "new" Dante. D8

I couldn't believe what I saw. I though that this was some kind of weird joke being pulled by Capcom, but no, this was real... Devil May Cry, it sure made me cry. After viewing the trailer, I had a few questions:

Why alter the character design to the point where he is completely unrecognizable? Take a look to see what I mean: old Dante vs. new Dante.

I can understand updating his some of his looks. But from what I saw, they stripped Dante of some of his most iconic features. The developers from Ninja Theory, who are handling the project instead of Capcom, had not only changed his hair color (from white to black) but they even went and changed his facial structure.

Why black hair? Its the most common color after brunette. I don't have a problem with the hair style (although I think it should be a little longer, but that's just my opinion) but why not leave his hair white, or at least silver? It was always part of his persona, his image. Instead of being unique and different, he looks like your average emo.

Actually its worse than that, he looks like the director, now we see where the real "inspiration" came from. Check out the interview with the developers

But despite this, I can't bash this game completely, mostly because of the fact its still in development. Were this a game in and of itself without any affiliation with the Devil May Cry franchise, or a separate story with a different character linked to DMC, I would be itching to play it. But as it stands right now, I don't think I can play this game without dying a little inside.

But don't take my word for it, watch the trailer yourself and compare it to the past DMC games.

What do you think of the new Dante and the new direction the franchise is going? Comment about it.

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