Vampire Hunter D (video game)

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Vampire Hunter D
Developer(s)	Victor Interactive Software
Publisher(s)	Jaleco
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	survival horror
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	Mature (ESRB)
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	1 CD

Vampire Hunter D is a PlayStation video game based on the series of books and movies of the same name. Along with Countdown Vampires, it is one of the few survival horror games to revolve around vampires. The gameplay is similar to the earlier games in the Resident Evil series; because characters are fully polygonal, whereas the backgrounds are pre-rendered. The story of the game is similar to that of the second movie, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (which, in turn, is based on the third novel). Essentially, D, a Dhampir (mistranslated as Dunpeal) vampire hunter is hired by an old man named Elbourne to save his daughter Charlotte, who was kidnapped by a vampire, Meier Link. If his daughter was already transformed into a vampire, then D should kill her humanely. Also, Elbourne's son hired a team of human vampire hunters known as the Marcus Brothers to serve as backup. There are though, some differences beetween the game and the movie.

Only two of the Barbarois mutants (Benge and Mashira) appear as enemies, Caroline being not featured. Borgoff and Leila were the only members of the Marcus brothers which were notably featured; Kyle, Nolt, and Grove just make some cameos in cutscenes, and later are found dead. There are 3 possible endings based on your actions ingame, 1 of which is similar to the end of the anime.

The gameplay is somewhat difficult, making it unpopular with the general gaming market, although it was a treat for fans awaiting the delayed release of the second movie, and shares some of the voice actors of the film. For a persistent fan, the ethereal soundtrack, insight into Kikuchi's universe, and pretty set designs may make up for the awkward gameplay.

[edit] External links

• Vampire Hunter D Official site of the game
• GameRankings reviews