Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• 1 - 4 Player

Product Details

• ASIN: B0007RRN6A
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,865 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

A dreaded enemy from Buffy's past has unleashed the ultimate incarnation of evil-The First. Now, Buffy and friends must unite with an unlikely ally to saly vampires, zombies, and other bloodthirsty hellions, Destroy the dark side, Before Sunnydale is foever condemmed to permanent darkness.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game! Perfect for fans and still fun for non-fans., September 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Video Game)

Welcome to this review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds for the Nintendo GameCube. Let's dive in, shall we?

Story: 8/10

The game's story is good. It takes place in the fifth season (though, oddly enough Joyce is already dead but Dawn is nowhere to be seen. Maybe she's staying at a friend's?). A portal connecting the dimensions is opened by The First Evil, causing dead friends and foes to return in the fight of good versus evil. After Buffy slays a large group of vampires at the beginning of the game, one survivor says that Kakistos (the evil vampire who killed Faith's Watcher) will kill them all. Giles receives a phone call from Wesley Wyndham-Price in Los Angeles, saying that Faith has escaped from her jail cell. Willow, Tara, and Xander go to the old factory to perform a spell to see if Kakistos is really back, but Tara is kidnapped by Ethan Rayne. Meanwhile, Buffy encounters Sid the Dummy in a graveyard, who promptly runs off. Later, after everyone's back at the Magic Box, they talk a while, go to an alternate reality, and eventually everyone goes on a scavenger hunt to find the body parts of champion Cassandra Rayne.

Graphics: 9/10

The game's graphics are excellent. Environments are detailed, and most of the character models are accurate. Ethan, Tara, Spike, Xander, and Sid the Dummy look almost exactly like they do in the show. However, the models for Buffy and Willow look nothing like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan (which is ironic, as they did not voice the characters in the game). Overall, great graphics but lousy character models for Buffy and Willow.

Gameplay: 8/10

The gameplay is very good, but the controls are a little clunky, with A as punch, B as kick, X as jump, Y as use, Z as quick-stake, and R for guard. There are combo moves in the game, but most of the time you can get by with hitting A over and over. The game's puzzles are almost identical, almost all invlolving "take item from Point A to Point B," with a few "hit the item"s. Oh, did I also mention that the game has a dreaded escort mission? Never mind, there are TWO! The first involves protecting Giles from vamps, and the second one has you beating up vamps to protect Sid the dummy. There are six playable characters in the single-player mode, and they are (in order of how much you play as them) Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike, Faith, and Sid the Dummy (from the episode "The Puppet Show"). Buffy, Faith, Xander, and Spike are relatively the same when it comes to playing as them, but Willow can use magic and Sid has some other moves. Also, sadly, the game isn't that hard (except for the Kakistos boss fight).

Music/Sound: 7/10

This game's music is great. Every level has a great score, and you may find yourself pausing just to listen to the music. Also, Anthony Stewart Head, James Marsters, Nicholas Brendan, Amber Benson, Eliza Dushku, and Robin Sachs have all contributed voice-over. Why did I give this a seven, then? There is just one "Enemy attack!" score, so whenever you are attacked by a non-boss enemy, you hear the darn battle music again. It then gets stuck in your head and kills your brain, just like the Pokemon trainer battle theme, and some of the music on the last level gets a little irratating. Also, Giselle Loren (the Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emma Caulfield replacement) sounds like Sarah, but after you hear her say Tahr-ah (on the show, Sarah always calls Tara Tare-ah) very early in the game, it's obvious it isn't her. She does do a decent Emma Caulfield impression at least. Oh, and as soon as you hear Willow speak, the first thing you'll think will probably be "That's not Alyson Hannigan." And also, sometimes the dusting sound effects in the game sound far-off and distant.

Extras/Multi-Player: 10/10

The game shines in this aspect. Interviews with all of the voice actors from the game (with the exception of James Marsters and Eliza Dushku, as well as the people who did not play the character on TV) are here. If you want to know why Marsters does not have an interview, my theory is that he mentioned that he favored the PS2 over the XBOX and GCN, and Nintendo and Microsoft didn't want the interview because of that. Then Sony did the polite thing and removed the interview from the PS2 version of the game, but that's just my theory.

The game also features an excellent Multi-Player mode. It supports up to four players, with excellent modes:

Survival: Fight to the death or cooperate to kill the monsters!

Bunny Catcher: Get the bunnies!!!

Slayer Challenge: Player 1 fights for their life while the other players take control of monsters to destroy Player 1!

The multi-player mode features 20 playable characters, from the storyline characters like Buffy and Spike, to enemies like vamps and werewolves, to the downright silly cameos (series creator Joss Whedon and some guy named Chris are unlockable

secret characters).

Score: 42/50

Overall: 8/10

Review Score: 4/5

Buy or Rent: Buy if you like the show. Rent if you don't. Play it either way.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Way to Attack Your Inner Demons..., February 4, 2007

By 

Sherri Wasserman "JWCritic" (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Video Game)

I absolutely love this game! It's great to play with just enough challenge. The walkthroughs online help as well.

Also, when I'm stressed, it's really fun to just kill vampires! It releases a lot of tension.

I would say the last level is my least favorite. You have to run around in a gazillion circles which makes it more stressful and slightly less enjoyable.

The best levels on the game (for killing vampires) are:

Level 1: The Magic Box

Level 5: Downtown Sunnydale

and if you're up for having a big-bad challenge at the end...

Level 10: Sunnydale Mall (GREAT FOR USING MAGIC)

Level 11: Sunnydale Zoo

Basically, if you're a Buffy fan you'll love it and if you're not, you'll still love it. Just remember to check out the walkthroughs online on Gamespot. They make things a lot less confusing.

The graphics in the game, as far as I can tell, are great! The vampires basically dust in the action they're currently in. I once killed one as it was kicking me and it dusted beginning in that position! It's very realistic. Also, when throwing vampires/other demons or when you're being throw, you can smash into things and break them (if they're wood) or shake them (if they're a lamp).

The sound effects in the game were also great. Everything sounded different whether its falling into a chair, staking a vampire, punching them, or hitting them with a shovel.

Some of the voiceovers in the game for Buffy's character can get very repetitive! Beware that by the time you're done with this game, you'll have memorized her "puns". Willow's as well. I feel that because SMG and AH were unable to do voice recordings, the actresses who did theirs did less. Everyone else had a nice selection of responses and hearing NB and JM on the game was really great.

Overall, I love the game and will continue to love it! Take my advice, this is a game you want.