"The appeal of this game is that it captures the quirkyness and dry humor of the TV series. If your a fan of the show and action games you will enjoy Buffy. Personally i'm not a huge fan, but watch it occasionally, and yet i found the game to be alot of fun, cast in the mold of most action games, you have hand to hand, weapons, and of course the Buffy stuff."
Overall: Overall this would only be a renter but I wouldn't even recommend that much since there are other mindless killing games that have better sounds, graphics, moves, and at least some dynamics compared to this game. But, if you love Buffy this is your only choice. Gameplay: Gameplay was decent. Simple buttons and easy combos. But, very few combos to learn and this just added to the boringness of just going through and killing blah blah blah over and over and over the same old thing. Find something, beat up and kill, heal, and repeat. Graphics: The graphics for this game weren't too bad. The faces looked pretty accurate to the real life characters and didn't have that flat look that so many games use. Th environment was not too bad and you could interact with it to a degree which was nice. As well it stayed dark and gloomy for most of the time which was good since this is a vampire killing game. Sound: The sound effects and voice overs were pretty good but oh my god there was one thing that bothered me so much. The fact that if someone was talking and you started beating the hell out of them they just kept talking perfectly calm and normal like nothing was taking place! It was so irritating. Suggestions: Add something else to the game to give it real dynamics. Like let us play as a vampire or have a lot more things to learn in the game to make it exciting instead of just having the same killing.
Overall: Overall, not such a bad license, and at least they don't make a total hash of it. In fact, as a total non-fan of Buffy (I hold its star in a fair bit of contempt), I have to say this game had a lot stacked against it for me, and that it managed to get past that is a testament to the quality. There are some big annoyances, sure, but they are ones shared by every console game, so I can let them slide for the most part. It is nice to see a game revolving around fights that actually features realistic behaviour from the combatants. Every unfair advantage or cheap shot is exploited to the fullest by the enemy, making it a real joy to try and anticipate what the titular character's assailants will pull next. When the game goes into combat, it is all brilliant. Gameplay: Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the exploration and level navigation component. Truth be told, this is by far the most annoying part of the game. To borrow what seems like a Buffy-ism after playing the game for twenty hours, platform jumping is like so early 1980s. Jumpman made it into an art form, while later games like Ultima VIII used it solely to extend the length of the game, and it suffered badly for that. Combining platform-jumping with the inability to save your progress whenever you feel the need is a massive strike against the game, because as I have indicated in other reviews, nothing kills the fun factor of a video game nearly as quickly as having to do the same thing over and over again. This is the one great pity of the game, because if these platform sequences had been left out, the game would have been an absolute joy to play. Another, slightly less annoying, problem is the way Buffy aims... with the squirt gun or the crossbow, well, let's just say that it is a !&%$@#* ed good thing she is much better at melee combat. Graphics: Visually speaking, Buffy is a real treat to look at. No, not the character, the game. Not since the Cinemaware games of the 1980s has there been such rendering of details in characters, either in cutscenes or in the general game. Sometimes the cheekbones or arms look a bit jagged, but that is the fault of "modern" television, not the game. The enemies one fights are realistically rendered and three-dimensional, which counts for a lot. About the only area where I can fault the visual aspect of the game is the camera's inability to let the player see what they are doing at critical times. Against one boss character, one has to more or less guess where the wall switches that open the windows to sunlight are, and the penalties for guessing wrongly for too long are quite steep. Sound: The audio component is one of the game's fundamental weak spots, but this is true of many games, so it is important to go into why. The music gives a suitable atmosphere, and the effects for weapons or attacks do their job, but the dialogue is rather... abysmal. One really has to wonder whether the producers only budgeted in a single day at the recording studio for voiceovers, because the lines spoken by enemies in combat, while charming the first time, get old so quickly due to repetition that four levels is enough to make one glad for the silence of demons or demonic spiders. Buffy's lines are not a lot better. Sure, they're in character, or at least I understand them to be, but they get on the nerves like dust on the inside of a PC. Still, some marks go to the developers for the musical component. Suggestions: There is a reason why the custom soundtrack option was included with the X-Box. There is also a good reason why nobody can remember platform-jumping games other than Jumpman or Super Mario Brothers. Lastly, the reason why games on the PC allow you to save whenever you feel like it is pretty critical.
Overall: It's buffy the vampire, kick some vampire !&%$@#* all over the place, and that's it. Level after level, find a key, blah..blah. You all hyped this game up, disappointed, I liked blade 2 much better. Gameplay: It's alright. Beat up badguys, find keys, get elixirs, not much to it. Too much hype had hopes up, what a let down. Graphics: Graphics were good, no complaints here really. Same as blade 2 I figure, but I'd rather play blade, so I will, lol. Sound: Oh whatever, voiceovers were fine. What they said was kinda dumb. I'm 21 maybe if I were 14 the cheesy jokes would appeal to me, maybe... Suggestions: eh, make levels more elaborate. Add more customizable options. Make the game longer, and videos without the cheeseball lines.
Overall: I loved it. Great game. Awesome graphics. Easy to play while still being challenging for the player. I bought it months ago and still love it. Gameplay: Easy to get the hang of, yet still challenging. The combinations are not impossible, but it takes some practice to get used to. Graphics: Awesome graphics!!! It's nice to see the graphics break out of the two dimension block which we used to see in earlier games. XBox, with this game in particular has very lifelike graphics. Sound: Great...Every so often she makes annoying comments, but it's a great game. The voices were great... I just wish they used Sarah Michelle Gellar for the voice. Suggestions: Make a sequel!!! It would be great to see them follow up an awesome game with a sequel. Make it so that people can play other characters-- not just in the arena mode (like Willow, Dawn, Spike, etc..) have other villians also... it would be great...
Overall: This game is based on the TV series Buffy: The Vampire Slayer as you should know and IMO happens to be the best vamp game on the XBOX to this very day. Maybe Its sequel contends with it, but I wouldn't know.=P But anyway, its a whole lot of fun and the variation of attacks and evironmental weapons are amazingly impressive. Gameplay: This game was a whole lot of fun. It doesn't have a whole lot of replay value in the longrun, but there are some parts in the game I could play over and over and over. For example: When the train is going by...I could throw the vampires into it all night its so much fun to see. As well as it is fun to throw them against table legs. The story is of most fun and is a good 10+ hours of fun play. Graphics: The visuals are one of my favorite parts. The game captured the way I percieve a vampire dying and I loved it. I love the way the vampires go to dust and are gone. The environment is also a great feature to the game in its look and use in the in-game action. Also, the cast quite well resembled that of the TV series except for few minor problems that were easy to ignore. Sound: The sound was good, but it just wasn't great. It had some repetitive in game remarks from the star: Buffy(of course). Otherwise, the sounds were really good with enemies and enviromentally. Oh and might I add that some of the bast parts were the group meetings where of course as in the TV series was the place to discuss the plans which is usually and was loaded with funny and witty remarks from the characters. Suggestions: My suggestion would be to let you play the other side and be a vampire. Take the story from that point of view as well as the good side. Also, I would say make more characters available, but you were smart enough to already do that. =)
Overall: This game is fun...kicking vampire and other thingie´s but was really an insightful experience, but not entertaining enough.
At first it will be fun but with time things are gonna get haarder and duller. In the arenas, if youu press start with another controller and if an enemy is present then you can get to manipulate the vampire or whattever it is. Gameplay: It´s a diablo like game in third person, sometimes when you are punching a vampire they block your attacks and manage to hit you, which will make you get frustrated at some time. Graphics: The scenarios look alot like the ones in the series, almost alike, but then the characters really let you down, Buffy looks like Britney in her tight pants and Angel looks like a Back Street Boy without make up. Sound: The songs give a touch of mystery to the game but then again the sarcastic commentaries of Buffy might seem a bit funny at first but you get tired of hearing her voice at a time.
Overall: Suprisingly good. Lots of people say the story was trite but that's the kind of story you would expect from the show. I am so glad they started from the early seasons because after the 3rd one it went downhill. Detail was very good, esp. Angel's mansion, it was exactly like the real one. Also I took more notice of facial expressions. Easy combos and I like how there were different controller settings available. Not being able to save at any time or having to start all over did get frustrating but not as frustrating as the slayer not being able to swim. You mean to tell me that the Chosen One can shimmy on pipes and the sides of buildings but she can't swim? That's my one real complaint. Gameplay: I like this game, it kept me interested but I don't know about the replay value yet since I have not finished it. I do have to put it away sometimes because I get frustrated after the 5th try to jump on a crate and have to start all over again because I drowned. Also, I didn't enjoy the fact that almost everytime you get punched you get flung into the air and that counts as falling so your health gets taken down even more. But I guess that's part of the challenge, it's inconveniencing but challenging none the less. I like how once you have to fight a boss they don't really give hints directly to you on how to defeat them, you have to figure it out on your own. Oh and before I forget, I am sucker for games with interacting enviroments. Being able to throw your opponent onto things to dispatch them or breaking things with them is a definate plus. I do wish though that once you saved someone they would leave because it sucks that I would save them but then they'd die anyway because they just stood there. Graphics: The visuals are not the best I have seen but they are still pretty good. I liked the facial expressions and I thought it was excellent how you couldn't see the vampires in the mirrors. One complaint though, Angel; he looked so messed up in this game. Sound: I had no problem with Buffy's or her friend's voices, that was all good. I did however have a problem with the Master talking almost constantly throughout the dream world. I loved the music though, it chimed in perfectly everytime something major started happening. I'm also a sucker for fighting while techno is playing! ;) And the noises the Necrmancer's zombies made was perfect, it creeped me out. Suggestions: Maybe make the game compatible with your xbox's built in soundtrack, the fighting would be funner.
Overall: I Totally Loved this game. I'm a serious Buffy fan as it is. So i was totally psyched when the game was released. I pretty much only bought my X-box for this game, and I totally think it was worth it. Buffy has great graphics, good sound and the controls are wicked easy. Gameplay: When I first played the game i noticed it was alot better than i imagined it to be. The gameplay is wicked. Easy to figure out everything, how she moves, the views, ect.. Its not too slow like other games X-box has released, But still not the fastest either. Graphics: The Graphics were great. I thought it was great how much Buffy looked like Buffy, as well as the rest of the charectors. you want to see good graphics? heres a tip, take out the cross bow near a charector, and zoom in as close as you can on their face, thats good graphics. Sound: The sound was OK. Not the best. I loved how everyone did thier own voice, EXCEPT BUFFY. What was Sarah Michelle Gellar too good to do this, did she not have enough time on her schedule. What a snob. LOL J.k. No but seriously, the sound was pleasing, thats all. Suggestions: Yeah, I saw clips for the second Buffy game, Chaos Bleeds. And im really hoping the clip i saw was gamecube or playstation, not x-box, cuz it looks like its going to suck. The graphics look horrible and the sound was terrible. So please, make Chaos Bleeds better than this one, cuz if it is better than this one, its going to ROCK!
Overall: Many people will write this game off before they even play it, and with good reason. Very few games, bar Goldeneye 007, based on movie or t.v. licenses are, Let me start off by saying: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an excellent example of how to use a license to make a truly great game. While it isn't without it's share of flaws, all and all, it is definetly worth owning if you're an action-adventure game fan.Even if you're not a Buffy fan. Gameplay: The gameplay of Buffy is pretty much pick-up and go. The weapons are easy to use and the combo fight moves are fluid and easy to execute. The main problem of Buffy comes when she has to fight more than one enemy at a time. The game lacks any form of a lock-on feature, so when attacked by a new enemy from behind, Buffy is extremely slow to react. This will result in a lot of trial and error missions. Thankfully, this is the game's biggest and only real flaw. And if worse comes to worse, Buffy has one of the best hidden multi-player modes in recent memory. Graphics: Buffy looks amazing. Granted, it can't hold a candle to DOA 3 or Halo, but it does hold its own. The enviroments are detailed and gorgeous and the character models, with the exception of Willow, are all pretty on-point. Thr characters look like there tv counterparts, so Buffy fans will be right at home. Sound: The music does help to add to the suspense factor of the game. It is very nice. The voice acting is incredible. Almost all the show's actors are hear to do their voices and the witty humor of Buffy is hear in full force. The only downside is that Sarah Michelle Gellar is absent from the game. The girl replacing her, though, does an amazingly good job. Sometimes you'll forget that it's not the real Buffy. Buffy's in-game phrases do tend to get a little repetitive though. But this minor flaw can definitely be ignored. Suggestions: Keep up the good work. Nice multi-player modes. Add some more variety to the gameplay.
Overall: Ha, yes well i am an addict. I thought this game was great. I really loved it, but that migth be because im addicted to the TV series. I expected more, i have got to say that. But overall, i loved it. Its by far the most played x-box game i own. Thinking of buying another copy in case i wear this one out :P Gameplay: Um, ok well at first the controls are difficult, but after maybe 2-5 mins you really get the hang of it, and its just like second nature to you. The Third person is a nice touch. Over all i thought the game play was good Graphics: The visuals, first time i played this game there were times where i wasen't sure what was real and what wasen't. But after you play it enough it starts to look too animated. They could have done better with the mouth movements when they talk. But otherwise its great. Everything is graphic and very detailed. For example, when your playing the game, take out the crossbow near a charector and go into sniper mode so you can see their faces up close, there, thats detail! Sound: The sound was great. I love how all the voices are their true voices, expect of course Buffy. That pissed me off, does SMG not have enough time?!?! Anyways, the screams of the vampires when they are being dusted and the creepy background music makes it great. Suggestions: Yes, ok when the innocent people who you are saving from vampire ect walk away after you have finished saving them, They walk REALLY slow, and its stupid. And the actors need more, feeling in their voices, and the storyline was stupid and actually quite boring. The gameplay was great, the story was boring.
Overall: well, i love the show, and i'm not really into games, but i rented it and beat it in like 2 days... i mean, two days straight. after i beat it, i didn't think the replay value was really high. but then i started to have this itch to play it agin, so i bought it from my mall store, software etc. i just really liked the fighting style of it, and i hate fighting games, but this one is a definite keeper. now i play it in my spare time everday!!! i've already beat it three times, and am almost on my fourth, so it turns out that the replay value was higher than i thought it was. Gameplay: i really liked the way she fought and the variety of monsters and stuff it had. and i love the way that you can get the camera to turn anyway, and it's placed on the pad so convieniently its definitly appealing. Graphics: well, i thought the game buffy didn't look anything like the real buffy, but the after a while, the game buffy just takes on a whole persona of her own aside from buffy, so it doesn't bother me anymore. Sound: well, i was kinda surprised to hear that buffy didn't do the voice... i ean, it's kinda obvious its not her, but there are some things sge says that are uncanny. Suggestions: well, the one thing that really annoys me about this game is how much she repeats herself over and over. i thought there would be more of a variety of comments. after a while, it gets really old.
Overall: one of the best games ever i think. well second best Halo will always be #1 (well at least until #2 comes out)Another thing i love about this game is all the major charectors from seasons 1 & 2 are in it!! Gameplay: i am almost done beating this game. another reason why im not done yet is because i always go back and play levels i have already defeated. i really like talking to the scobby gang. Xander, Willow, Giles, Cordelia and later on in the game Angel. Graphics: the graphics are great. some of the best ive ever seen!! the water graphics are also top notch. I really hate it though that this game didnt sell a lot so there probaly wont be a sequel
8-( Sound: like i said in all of my reviews i dont care about sound. I also like how a lot of the charectors from the show auctually do their voices in the game. Too bad Buffy herself (Sarah Michelle Geller)doesnt though. Suggestions: try to advertise more and maybe next time more villians and weapons. And even though you might have not made a lot of money of this game.
PLEASE MAKE A SEQUEL!
Overall: this game is much better than i thought it was going to be. the only thing bad about it is the fact that u cant just run away from yout enemies, u must fight. overall this is a great game that far surpasted my expectations. Gameplay: the controls are not that dificult i like the way they used the D-pad for the weapons. it is a great game but not every1 will like it. rent it before buying it Graphics: the graphics are O.K.... but what more could u expect seeing as how it is a first and very original game. the graphics are horrible but they just are not realistic enough. seeing as how this is a ONLY FOR X BOX game i expected a lot more as far as the graohics are concerned. Another thing i dont like is when Buffy runs her !&%$@#* has this ugly little weird shadow under it Sound: the sound is pretty. the tracks make it a fitting for what they are trying to do. i do hate the fact that Buffy says the same things over and over again but its always fitting for when she says it
Overall: All I can say is "WOW!". I have been a Buffy fan since the first season and this game truly captures the feel of the show. This game is great and I can't recommend it enough. Gameplay: The gameplay is much smoother than I expected. The controls are very responsive and you have great control during fights. Top Notch. Graphics: Overall extremely good graphics. There are some jaggies out in the distance, but up close it is beautiful. The characters look great. I would have liked to see some more differences in the common vamps but overall great. Sound: The sound adds a great ambience to the gaming experience. The soundtrack adds just what is needed to pull you into the game. The voice acting is also very good. Suggestions: More weapons ;)
Overall: I've never seen an episode of Buffy, but the action in this game makes me wonder if the TV show is just as violent and cool. Was never interested at all in the game when i heard about it's release, but many months later after seeing it recieved a 9 in OXM list of reviewed games and i saw it for 29 bucks, i thought it was a safe purchase.
THIS GAME ROCKS!!! if you like the fast stylish hand to hand combat in the Blade 2 movie, i just can't see how that person won't like this game.
The game has a brief history of Buffy for those like me who have no clue about the show. there's a story that moves you thru the game, lots of effects, and just great combat locations and enemies.
I highly recommend this game, even if only to rent - though it's a great game to show your friends.
out of the 8 games i bought this weekend, (splinter cel, mechwarrior, steel batallion, deathrow, NHL2k3, RallySport Challenge, Ghost Recon, Buffy and XBLive,) Buffy has been in the tray the whole time (unless my friends were over for some multiplayer action.) Gameplay: It's a great combat story game. the missions and story are there to move you through different levels and fight vampires. you have conversations with friends and they teach you new moves and make new vampire-hunter weapons. lots of different enemies along the way thru the story.
your surroundings play a large part in how you play this game. a wall, a fence or chair, can come into play when you're feeling against the ropes. so while the basic concepts of punch, kick throw combos is there, it's another thing to use them with style and to remember than you can throw an opponent in to a nearby fire or break a boarded up window to cast sunlight into the room if you don't have a trusty pointed object weapon handy.
Even when i finish this game I can see myself popping this game in every so often just to for some instant kick-booty action. Graphics: great graphics. i was REALLY impressed with the textures in the environments especially Angel's apartment. hats off to the art team. the effects are great, especially the instant ash-disintigration-death. the animations are great.
The models are great, with animated faces. they use the game engine for story cut scenes.
SMG doesn't look like she does in the cover, but still a good 3d model. i think the face of the 3d model has too much cheek.
The vampires also have different styles of clothing, and they're well done. you have your grungy vampire, your half decaying vampire, skeletal corpse vampire, shiny black leather goth vampire, etc. and they all look good. Sound: the sounds are all around good. my only complaint would be that the characters usually sound like they are not in the environment when they speak, as if the voice track was not adjusted with the rest of the sounds or something. Suggestions: we NEED a sequel.
Overall: I'm a fan of Buffy the TV series and thats the reason i bought this game. The game is pretty boring after you beat it once and i only beat it in Easy and haven't played it since. It's a great game til you beat it (which usually takes about 6 hours of combined gameplay)but then it's just boring, Y was there no multiplaya!? Gameplay: The game play was pretty cool and the fighting was awesome and you better like the fighting in Buffy cause if you dont then you will be sadly disappointed as this is basically the only thing in Buffy. Buffy's pathetic attempt to jump was the most frustrating thing in the game but i finally found out how not to make her slide once she landed...UNFORTUNATELY L FOUND THIS OUT IN THE 4TH LAST LEVEL! The were easy enough for my lil' brother to figure out. I only got stuck on 2 parts of the game, 1 level where i though i had to make this amazingly cool jump off a sliding rock onto another rock but it turned out i was just supposed to climb up the rock next to me, and the 2nd time i got stuck was in the 4th last level where i got up to the turning platforms adn died once then tried to get up to it for about 3 weeks without success(buffy's stupid jumping) then i found out how to solve the jumping problem and i beat the game in 1 go. But like i said its replayablilty is non-existant. MULTIPLAYA!? Graphics: I did see what was so good about this except for the staking of the vamps and the cool stake throw. The graphics weren't that good but they weren't that bad Sound: What there was sound? Except for buffy repeating the same thing over and over again i dont kno what ur talking about. Suggestions: Make it longer, improve the graphics, stop buffy saying the same thing over and over again just let me use my own soundtrack!, and please include a co-op multiplaya! preferable 3 players max.
Overall: I think this game is absolutely entertaining. I took me more than 20 hours to finish it and it's been fun for almost the entire experience. Gameplay: The control are very good and very intuitive. The only problem that i encoutered was the difficulty to do the fight combo that was explained in the online book. Overall, very good and original gameplay. Graphics: Not the best visual but very good anyway. The texture and the character was clear and crisp. Buffy was quite pretty. Sound: I have a cinema system and the sound was good. Not anything very special but nothing bad either. The voice was well acted but sometime repetitive.
Overall: not being a big buffy fan, i was shocked to find how much fun this game was. its pretty much your typical beat-em-up type game w/ couple puzzles along the way. definitely a must have for fans of the show. this game is linear, but it offers extra modes such as an arena mode (basically a survival mode, where you battle tons of enemies until your health totally depletes). Gameplay: this game really puts you into the shoes of the slayer. the controls are simple and intuitive. there are plenty of attack moves and they're all easily executed.
one of the things i didn't like is how the camera always resets to buffy's back when you move. most of the time this is good, but sometimes i wish the camera angle wouldn't change everytime i moved.
battles with two or more enemies can be frustrating at times. the targeting system isn't helpful when you are closely surrounded by enemies. there is no indication of which enemy you are focused on except by the direction buffy is facing. Graphics: the graphics in this game are great. good textures, lighting, and particle effects (vampires turning to dust or burning up in flames) are present throughout the entire game. some of the character models (such as buffy) don't like like their real life counter parts, but are modeled extremely well. Sound: the sound effects are excellent and authentic to the show. the music sets the tone for each level and also changes into an upbeat techno song when fighting enemies. Suggestions: fix the camera so there is more freedom when you are walking/running. maybe a coop mode where your friend can play along as another character.
Overall: This game is so good that it actually made me start to follow the tv series which I enjoy very much.
I seldom get scared or spooked by a game but this game made me shiver more than once. Gameplay: Controls are easy as pie after some getting used to. Left thumbstick for movement and right for camera etc. The fighting system is nothing short of amazing. The ability to change from punch to kick then back to punching and vice versa "on the fly" is extremely well executed and leaves alot of combos open (+50 moves according to the manual). Also the special Slayer kicks and punches are fantastic. I'm actually looking forward to the next fight feeling almost unbeatable after sending a vamp to hell. The use of many different "everyday" weapons such as baseball bats, brooms, rakes and the almighty Reaper just adds to the diversity.
I'm so amazed by this game that I'm currently re-completing it in "Hard" mode :) Graphics: The graphics are amazing. This is a scary game and the atmosphere is caught perfectly with dark crypts lit by the odd torch and foggy cemetaries to the the evening glow lit Sunnydale High School. The way an opponent turns into burning dust when staked or reaper'd looks truly fantastic. The levels have a VERY realistic feel to them even though we are talking vamps and monsters here. Buffy is made to perfection, especially her face stands out, and the opposition is also very well made. A true joy to behold. Sometimes I find myself exploring and looking around just to see how well it's all done. I have completed the game and can say that no part of this game was a dissappointment for me. One of my favourite levels is the Dreamer's Realm - Islands. Xbox in scary games mode? = 2 thumbs up :) Sound: This is a vital part of the game since it delivers all the creepy sounds and music. The sound effects are as to be expected by now = amazing and realistic giving the topic of the game. The dialog from the characters is so very funny and fits perfectly to this scary game and works surprisingly well.
To hear a vamp say "crap" after being staked always makes me laugh.
Buffy's lines never get boring for me and I didn't know until after I finished the game that it isn't Sarah Michelle Gellar that voices Buffy in the game. Who ever did the Buffy voice work sure fooled me good = very well done. Music or general soundtrack is scary and hauntingly beautiful and fits right in this genre. 5.1 just makes matters worse in the good way = I get scared stiff often by the eerie sounds creeping up on me. TOP MARKS !! Suggestions: Since you did such a great job in this game I do hope you will make a sequel and this time please get the REAL Buffy to do voices. Her stand-in did an excellent job but to give us hardcore fans a true Buffy feel this would be greatly appreciated.
Also consider adding more Slayers.
Overall: no affence to buffy,shes hot and all.i liked thos game at first,until about i think the 1839 vampire i had to kill.they made this game hard by making you fight vampire after vampire.crappy storyline.i played it cause she was hot.thats it.if you want to turn the game on and get a good camera angle and stare,then buy it. Gameplay: i hate this game.whoever made this game was an idiot.has anyone beat this game?i think i killed over 16,842 vampires,and used over 24563 steaks.to much fighting,gets old.sarahs hot tho.' Graphics: decent graphics,kinda cartoonish.but she looked great as always.shes basically the reason i bought it. Sound: good sound effects,shes kinda repetative talking,but im sure she had better things to do than record her voice for this game all day. she was at my house most of the time so its problably my fault anyways.sry guys. Suggestions: you guys suck!seriouslty,can you guys beat the game?
Overall: Very impressive game. Was not expecting it to be so good. Read reviews...people were saying it was good...they were right! Gameplay: Great gameplay. Interesting levels. Good difficulty. Fun. Creative. Nice long game. Everything is so !&%$@#* fluid. Graphics: Excellent graphics and animations. Good colors. I like the way the vampires jump off the roofs and chase you down. Nice. Sound: Great sound. Nice music. Nice sound effects. Excellent voice work by whoever did Buffy. Voices are good with all characters. Suggestions: Make the vampires have a lot more sound bytes that they can utter out every so often. "You want a piece of me? I'll give you the whole !&%$@#* pie!" That was about my favorite. Make a bunch of different ones so they hardly every get repeated.
Overall: I was very, very skeptical about this game. Sorry, but the idea of running around as a little high-school girl fighting monsters sounded so...well...you know. Anyway, after reading some reviews I decided to check it out. Wow. Great graphics, great gameplay, and stellar sound come together to make this game an excellent title to add to your game library. If you can deal with a couple cheesy lines here and there, it worth a look. Gameplay: The controls are simple to learn and Buffy is quick to respond to your commands, no sluggish gaming here. She has punches and kicks that she can combo for more damage, and can also a varied arsenal of weapons. Examples are holy water and a crossbow with fire bolts. You have to fight multiple vampires at the same time and Buffy has some really kick-ass moves that she can pull off to combat her adversaries. There are also puzzles to complete before you finish each level. The bosses were lots of fun, and in general this game is alot of fun. I don't want to ruin any of the pleasant surprises. Bottom line = She kicks !&%$@#* and looks good doing it. Graphics: The graphics are really stunning. The game actually plays like an episode of the TV show. The character models look as much like the real person as possible. I was amazed the first time I saw Flute Girl (Willow on Buffy) in the game. Her character model amazed me. Everything is clean and clear and the textures are high resolution. The cut-scenes are done with in-game graphics and look the same as the game. The only thing that could be pointed out about the graphics are some very slight seams that can be seen every now and then. Nice !&%$@#* Buffy!! Sound: This was really my favorite thing about the game, the sound was unbeleivable. Some of the best mood music for this type of game to come out in a long time. Ominous piano melodies reminiscent of Nightmare On Elm Street haunt the soundtrack through-out this game. The tempo of the music changes as the action unfolds, which sucks you in even more. Vampires make comments while your fighting them and Buffy talks some smack back to them before she dismembers their heads or lights them on fire with a flamethrower. At this point a gargling cry of death is heard emitting from the bowels of the abominations of hell. There is some mature language and themes in this game, so if you have little kids this is not the game for them. Suggestions: Use the game engine that was used for this game and create a game without the main character as Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Although popular and now that I have played I can say that she does kick some major vampire ass, I still think that a game with an original character and storyline is always better.
Overall: This game is an absolute blast. If you feel like beating a game, play it. If you feel like kicking some !&%$@#* for only 10 minutes, go for it. Any way you slice it, this game is pure fun. I was a little worried they wouldn't capture the essence of the TV show. I was gladly wrong. They did a superb job of capturing all the fun of the show into this video game. Even if you are not a fan of the TV series, this is a can't miss. Gameplay: I thought the joystick would be awkward and I was wrong about this too. It is very easy to move around and much better than games like Tomb Raider. Graphics: How abou visually stunning. The characters look great. The vampires look great. And Buffy looks great in those leather pants still. Sound: I love hearing vamps talk some junk to you before you kick their asses. All characters sound realistic and are actually a joy to listen what they have to say. All other noises and music make sense throughout the game. I also enjoy the train sound. Suggestions: Not really. How about give us a second title next year with Buffy a little older? Possibly when Spike is on the gang's side?
Overall: If you are a Buffy fan this game is a must have title. If not, this game is near the top of the must have list. The storyline is like a Buffy episode, the dry humour is there, and the voice acting is excellent. The various aspects of this game whilst I don't rate them all as absolutely the best, they are right up there near the best and the fact that they are all consistently good, gives this game a 5/5, it is a great game. My kids love it, I love it, hell even the wife will sit down and watch me play it. Gameplay: The gameplay is what makes this game so much fun. It plays very similar to a fighting game. As Buffy you can punch or kick, you can string combos together. If you time it right you can hit some slayer moves, which is effectively a powerful punch. There are also special combos you learn from Giles. One of the really cool parts of this game is the ability to use the environment to your advantage. Smash some boards off a boarded up window and allow sunlight to stream through, smack a vampire into the sunlight, he's dust. Kick a vamp onto a protruding piece of wood, he's dust. The only minor quibbles I have with this game is that multiple opponents are a little frustrating to deal with, and jumping can be inaccurate, but these are VERY minor quibbles. Graphics: Graphically Buffy is sound. The character animations are great, the environments are really well done. The lightings is atmospheric and spooky, which is cool. The character faces could do with a little more work, but overall, it's all good. Sound: Dolby 5.1 is used really well in this game, the sound effects are excellent. The add a nice atmosphere. The voice acting is great, with the exception of Buffy all the characters are the voices of the actors in the series, and the sound-a-like for Buffy is very good. After 10 minutes of playing I forgot it was a voice-a-like. The only let down for this is sometimes the soundtrack doesn't quite gel with the rest of the game. The hardout rock tracks in the middle of battle, for me, didn't fit in very well, but this is minor, very minor. Suggestions: A sequel, yesterday would be good. Multiplayer, where you could play as one of the Scoobies or Angel, or even another slayer, (Kendra, Faith). Finally Sarah Michelle Gellars voice as Buffy.
Overall: If your a fan of the show , or even if your not , your gonna love this game . It has an appeal to all do-gooders who feel like kicking some Evil butt. Gameplay: Run , jump , punch , kick , steak , use cool weapons like a rake . Well , it's good enough for me anyway . Graphics: Graphically , this game is pure quality . It perfectly re-creates the Sunnydale atmosphere . Buffy looks great too ;) Sound: Apart from Mrs prinze junior , all the regular actors from the show lend their vocal talents . Also , the awesome sound that happens when you steak a vamp is in there......Genius ! Suggestions: Make a sequel , with a multiplayer from the start .
Overall: It's great. I've played it for some nights with my girl friend now, and we're just sitting there, amazed at how this game scares us Gameplay: This game has got excellent gameplay. You can pick up showels, rakes , stakes etc. and beat the hell out of your opponent, or you can try to create combo's of kicks and punches. Graphics: The details in this game is right up there with the best of them. Buffy looks amazing, and the detail of the dungeons, buildings and cemetarys is just brilliant. Sound: WOW! Maybe it's bebause I only own 3 games, but the sound in this one is enough to send chills down my back all night. It is fantastically scaring!
Overall: This is a great game!! This game brings the action game play of a third person action game together better than any other game I have played!! Gameplay: The gameplay is emphasized on action and does it beautifully. Every weapon and combo is executed flawlessley. This game has fantastic gameplay. not to mention a hidden multiplayer that makes the game a really fun game with friends. Graphics: The graphics are stunning in some parts and just great at other parts. But the visuals really help to add to the TV show atmostphere Sound: the sound is pretty good too. The only lacking part is that Sarah Gellar did not lend her voice acting to the game. All other voices from the show are actual voice acting. Suggestions: Sarahs voice!!! and thats about it.
Overall: The game is awesome! A TV license game that shows the others how to do it right! Thanks to the Collective for doing such an awesome game! Even if your not a fan of the show the game is fun, challenging, and a blast to play! But if your a fan of the show you will feel right at home with this game. It looks and feels just like the tv show. Get it! Get it now! Gameplay: Gameplay is right on here folks! Tight fluid controls rule here. Lots of different moves and combos here. Challenging, deep but not so hard levels that it can't be beat. Great storyline, just like the tv show! Lots of weapons from wooden stakes, crossbows, shovels, bats the reaper!. Just buy the game already! Graphics: Well lets see here. The graphics are AWESOME! X-box power here all the way! All of the characters are almost perfectly rendered except for Willow. She could have been better.
Buffy looks awesome though! Even though her voice isn't there, the doubles voice sounds really close. The enviroments are extemely detailed and look brilliant! The lighting is great! Animation is fluid and smooth. Sound: Sounds awesome! Dolby 5.1 makes it even better! The one liners from Buffy are good and funny, sometimes repetitive though. All in all though the sound rocks! Suggestions: Release date of Buffy 2 is what now? lol.
Overall: this game is ok. but it could be a littl bit better by means of more weapons and more gore. but it was ok. but because of the gameplay hire it don't buy it, thats my oppinion. Gameplay: gameplay wasn't bad, after all you got to kick the sh@! out of vampires and the like, but there were a few things that could be improved. for example:the weapons are prety poor. wow you get a stake, a shovel, a water pistol that squirts holy water and hell fire onto enemies, a vial of holy, a broom and a crossbow. where are all the swords and axes that she uses, thats a bit sh@! if you ask me. another thing is that the there is no gore in the game. the enemies don't even bleed.the final thing is that when you are dusting a vamp they don't zoom in on it. when you zoom in on a finishing move it just seems more fun. apart from all this it is ok. i don't mind beating the doors off of vampires and the like. so i tell you "because of game play factors hire it don't by it", just like i said before. Graphics: the visual appeal was not bad. it does not go beyond what the xbox can do but, it wasn't bad. Infact i wa quite impressed.all they need to do, is exactly what i said before. "zoom in on the staking and defeating of enemies. Sound: not bad, i was pretty impressed with this aswell. they really added sound when you killed an enemy. that was pretty good. excelent sound. Suggestions: just to zoom in when killing an enemy
Overall: This game is MAD! If your a fan of Buffy you must buy this game it is a show case of how to use a T.V licence but more importantly how to make a good game.
Even if you don’t like buffy U will enjoy this masterpiece.
Gameplay: Smooth controls along with challenging levels (without being too hard) make buffy a great joy to play. The addition of all the real cast members of the show (except Buffy) really adds to the game.
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Graphics: The graphics of this game could not be pulled of in any other console other than the xbox! Very smooth visuals. Character builds are realistic and environments are great. Sound: The sound is top notch also the music is extremely atmospheric and is reminiscent of the End of days music score with a touch of buffy(and who wouldn’t mind a touch of Buffy lol) Suggestions: Make Buffy 2. Do it now!
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