Vampire: Bloodlines Reviews

A trio of new reviews have sprung up for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, with a range of average to high. The first is at GamePro with an overall score of 4/5:

As the first game licensed to use Half-Life 2’s Source engine, the graphics fall a bit short, but are still beautiful. And unlike Half-Life 2, physics don’t add much to gameplay–throwing boxes together to climb up a wall is about as intuitive as it gets. Voice acting is top notch, but environmental sounds fail to give a 5.1 setup your money’s worth.

While having its quirks and love-it-or-hate-it cliched nihilism, it’s a game well worth checking out, especially for anyone who sucks up Vampire action movie flicks.

The second is at GamingGroove with an overall score of 6.5/10:

Even buggy as it is, I loved the game, I just can’t give it a higher score in good conscience. Overall, the game is a truly excellent game that if given more polish would shine in a big way. The lack of polish however brings the game down far lower than it should be. If it ran as well as HL2 and CS: Source do for me, I wouldn’t hesitate to give this game a solid 9 or 10.

And the third is at 1Up with an overall score of 7.5/10:

Vampire: The Masquerade glorifies every element of vampirism. There’s an attractive richness in celebrating their dark world, and the game creates a microcosm filled with devious and strange characters. The story and action work together to create a decent enough package, but neither would be strong enough to stand on their own. Still, it’s good to be a vamp.