Blade 2

by Playstation

Product Features

• PS2

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006C28V
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 3, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,031 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Warning! Those are not vampires coming up behind you, but purveyors of a cheap movie tie-in game. Blade II knows how it works: give you some punk-rock bad guys and the mocking guidance of Whistler and you're likely to be satisfied. And some will. But the rest of us will be scratching our heads, wondering why Blade looks like a beefy Will Smith (instead of the lean yet muscular Wesley Snipes) and sounds like Some Guy They Got for Cheap, instead of a reasonable impersonator.

Action-adventure gamers know the drill before the game even starts: strafe with bullets, special attack, punch and kick, complete missions. That's all well and good. This game earns its Mature rating with a particularly gross attack: a stab to the top of the head that seems to be Blade's specialty. (There are also plenty of swear words.) With a smidge of gore and an uninspired plot, Blade II is a game for fans only. --Jennifer Buckendorff

Pros:

• Intuitive controls
• Amusing heckling from Whistler
• Rage function gives you extra bloodlust

Cons:

• Blade himself: lame
• Stupid missions

Product Description

This is the game Blade II for the Playstation 2. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A vast improvement over the first, September 10, 2002

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"dviper1999" (saint joseph, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blade 2 (Video Game)

Blade 2 loosely follows the movie. I must admit that after being dooped into buying the first blade game for playstation i was very leary about purchasing this game. However, after playing it for a little while i began to really get the hang of the controls which focus on the two analog sticks for movement and attacks. The graphics are good, but the at times the camera moves itself into horrible posistions where all you can see is the wall you just passed. The cut scenes for the special finishers really give this game some kick. Access to Blade's arsenal of weapons really helps too. The sword is awesome once your "bloodlust" gauge is full enough. Also, you are able to use his automatic pistol, shotgun, glaive(the round boomerang like blade that Blade throws), flash grenades and armor. If you are into the blade movies and like games that don't frustrate your brain beyond belief then Blade 2 is for you. Also, if you are comic collector like myself then the game is a must. All in all, Blade 2 is worth the dough.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unbelieveably dull for the most part, September 27, 2002

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blade 2 (Video Game)

As of late we've seen some movie licensed games be surprisingly good (Spider-Man for one), but Blade 2 isn't one of them, and is one more game on the list of poor licensed video games. Fans of the Blade movies (like myself) will be vastly disappointed here, as the game has little to do with the film itself. Your objective is to get from the beginning to end of each level while solving tried and true "find the switch to open the door" puzzles, while at the same time going at hand to hand combat with an assortment of enemies. As the game progresses and you earn more and more points in the levels, you can begin to unlock Blade's exotic assortment of weapons; ranging from a pistol, a shotgun, the glaive (the silver spinning boomerang type weapon in the movie), and UV grenades. As you keep on fighting enemies, your Rage meter (very similar to what was also called the Rage meter in Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage for the Dreamcast) builds up, and when it is filled you gain access to Blade's sword to hack up your enemies with. When this happens you can also trigger special kill animations where Blade kills an enemy in a semi-cool fashion and adds a catch phrase to boot. While this does seem like a cool concept on paper, the repitition of this, as well as the overrused catchphrases by some voice actor other than Wesley Snipes, can get rather annoying and detract from the gameplay. Enemy AI has never been dumber, and you won't have a hard time dispatching most enemies. The controls are rather stiff, and recovery time from jumping can prove to be rather troublesome. The graphics are half decent, nothing spectacular, but the pounding repetitive techno soundtrack will make you want to turn the volume of your TV down. All in all, die hard fans of the Blade films or comics may find some degree of enjoyment in this game, but all others should avoid.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great shoot-'em-up! Lots of action!, September 6, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Blade 2 (Video Game)

This game is loosely based on the movie "Blade 2". There is lots and lots of action as noted above. There is great graphics. Great attention to detail. there is techno music like on the movie. its just a great companion to the movie, but I'll wait until it's [price is less]! This game is pretty cool though. It is rated M for extreme blood and gore and language (Whistler uses a couple of expletives) this game is NOT for children under the age of 15-16.