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BloodRayne(video game)

BloodRayneis anaction-adventurehack and slashvideo game developed byTerminal Realityand released on October 31, 2002.[2]The game has since spawned afranchisewith the addition of sequels,films,and self-containedcomic books.

BloodRayne
Developer(s)Terminal Reality
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Jeff Mills
Designer(s)Joe Wampole
Programmer(s)Fletcher Dunn
Artist(s)Chris DeSimone
Writer(s)
  • Peter Besson
  • Joe Wampole
Composer(s)Kyle Richards
SeriesBloodRayne
EngineInfernal Engine
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • GameCube
    • NA:October 31, 2002[2]
    • EU:May 23, 2003
  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Terminal Cut
    • WW:November 20, 2020
  • ReVamped
    • WW:November 18, 2021
Genre(s)Action,hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

A remastered version was released on November 20, 2020 asBloodRayne: Terminal Cutby Terminal Reality and Ziggurat Interactive, and later onPlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox SeriesandNintendo SwitchasBloodRayne: ReVampedon November 18, 2021.[5]

Plot

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In 1933, while searching for hervampirefather,dhampirRayneis recruited by the Brimstone Society, asecret societythat monitors and combats supernatural threats to humanity. For her first mission, Rayne is deployed to the town of Mortton,Louisiana,to investigate reports of a plague that is transforming local residents intozombie-like mutants. She is accompanied by Mynce, her mentor and fellow dhampir.

In Mortton, Rayne finds the town infested by spider-like monsters called Maraisreq, one of which devours and apparently kills Mynce. After killing the "queen" Maraisreq, Rayne finds a strange glowingribin its corpse; when she touches it, the rib immediately implants itself into her own torso. Before she can recover from the shock, Rayne is attacked by a man in aNaziuniform who forcibly removes the rib from her body and leaves her for dead, although she survives.

Five years later, in 1938, Brimstone sends Rayne toArgentinato performreconnaissanceat a mining facility where the Nazis are rumored to be searching for a mysticalrelicof great power. Brimstone provides Rayne with a target list of high-ranking Nazi officers toassassinate,one of whom she recognizes as the man who attacked her in Louisiana: Jürgen Wulf, leader of the Gegengeist Gruppe (G.G.G.; literally "Anti-Ghost Group" ), the Nazi counterparts of Brimstone who seek toharness occult powers for the Third Reich.AThule Societyhigh priest tells Rayne that the Nazis are searching the mine for the skull ofBeliar,a legendary king ofAtlantis,whom the Nazis revere as the pinnacle ofAryansuperiority.

As Rayne descends into the mine, she discovers that the facility has been overrun by "Daemites," demonicparasitesthat take humans as hosts and serve to guard Beliar's skull. Deep within the mine, Rayne locates thecrystal skullcontaining Beliar's eye, the true relic, which implants itself into her head, enhancing her vision. One of Rayne's targets, thecyborgMauler, informs her that Beliar was not an Atlantean king at all, but was in fact the originaldevil.Beliar was overthrown byMephisto,whodismemberedhim and scattered his body parts across the world. The rib from the queen Maraisreq is one of these parts, as is the eye from the mine, but the most powerful relic is Beliar's heart, which cansummonthe demon himself. Mauler boasts that the heart is buried beneath Castle Gaustadt inGermany,where Wulf will soon excavate it. The Nazis collapse the mine in order to destroy the Daemites, and Rayne departs for Germany to confront Wulf and prevent the G.G.G. from summoning Beliar.

Unbeknownst to the Nazis, Castle Gaustadt is home to a clan of ancient vampires that, after centuries in isolation, haveevolvedinto bestial monsters. One of these vampires, Hedrox, manages to obtain Beliar's heart, but does not know how to access its powers. While the feral vampires and Nazi soldiers attack each other, Rayne fights her way into the castle, where she encounters Mynce. Mynce reveals that she faked her death in order to infiltrate the G.G.G. and has been working as adouble agentfor Brimstone ever since. She warns Rayne that Wulf has already absorbed several of Beliar's relics into his own body, making him extremely dangerous. Shortly afterward, Wulf ambushes and kills Mynce, ripping her heart out in front of Rayne. A furious Rayne swears revenge on Wulf and pursues him into the castle's cathedral.

In the cathedral, Rayne confronts Wulf and Hedrox. Hedrox consumes Beliar's heart, inadvertentlysummoning the demon into his own body.The revived Beliar demands that Rayne and Wulf return his stolen body parts, leading to a three-way fight between them. After a pitched battle, RaynedecapitatesWulf and banishes Beliar, leaving only his still-beating heart behind. Rayne briefly appears tempted by the power of Beliar's heart, but ultimately disposes of it by kicking it down astorm drain.

Brimstone are pleased by Rayne's success and note that she deserves a rest, but they caution against the growing threat posed by another, even greater evil: Rayne's father, whom Brimstone has finally located.

Development

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The game had a development budget of $2 million.[6]The total budget was $6 million to $7 million.[7]Development time was more than two years.[7]

Reception

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The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions ofBloodRaynereceived "generally favorable reviews", while the GameCube and PC versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to thereview aggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[8][9][10][11]Electronic Gaming Monthlygave the PS2 version 7, 7.5 and 7.5 for a total of 7.33 out of 10.[12]In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published byElectronic Artson August 26, 2004,Famitsugave it a score of 29 out of 40.[13]

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