The Bottom Line
Buffy, you save us from vamps, demons, zombies, and now from so many bad TV to video game releases. Thank you for breaking the curse of the dreaded licensed video game. Your game rocks!
Pros
- Buffy looks really, really good
- Buffy the game captures the feel of Buffy the show
- Awesome vampire and zombie smashing mayhem
Cons
- Levels can be fairly dark, easy to miss things
Description
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer delivers quality 3rd person action, a la Tomb Raider.
- The entire cast (sans Sarah Michelle Gellar) does their own voice work, and they do it well.
- Excellent combat system with tons of special moves, weapons, and items you can combine with weapons.
- Erie music, creepy creatures, witty dialog, and excellent environments capture the feel of the show.
- Available only on Xbox.
Guide Review - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer rules. Sorry, there's simply no other way to put it. If you like action games, or if you like the show you'll be thrilled by it. If you like both, then you'll be ecstatic.
Buffy is a solid video game. It dazzles with great graphics, bone chilling sounds, fun puzzles, and an oddly satisfying combat system. It's hard to explain, but once you knock a vampire into an oncoming train, you'll understand.
Perhaps more than any other video game I've played, Buffy actually feels related to the show. There was a lot of love poured into making it authentic. The levels could easily pass for Sunnydale; the high school and the library are spot on.
Buffy is hands down my favorite movie / TV show to video game translation.
