Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

by Eidos

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00001YVBN
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 20, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,301 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver tells the story of Raziel, one of the undead lieutenants of the vampire lord Kain. Jealous of Raziel's newly evolved wings, Kain tears them apart and casts his former champion into the netherworld. But something--some kind of powerful entity that dwells in the netherworld--has restored Raziel to a semblance of life and has set him on a path of vengeance.

After this tantalizing movie introduction, you take control of Raziel in the spectral realm, where your new existence is explained to you. From there you enter the physical plane, ready to begin your quest for power and revenge. Raziel's combat moves are extremely brutal, as you'd expect from a vampire who has returned from the dead. When he finds a spear, Raziel gleefully stabs and slashes before he impales his foe, lifts it off the ground, and feasts on its soul. Doing so enhances Raziel's power, and devouring the souls of the rest of Kain's lieutenants is the only way to get the special abilities--scaling walls, phasing through gates, etc.--needed to reach Kain himself. While fun for adults, parents should take note: this game is definitely not suitable for kids.

Product Description

This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.

See all Product Description

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hours of play!, December 31, 2000

By 

Damian Mcloughlin "melonaise" (Aurora, CO United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (CD-ROM)

The storyline to this game is incredibly motivating--I anticipate the played-out scenes where I get to learn more about my character, and these scenes appear more often than at the beginning and end of the game (unlike some other games).

Soul Reaver is full of puzzle solving and fighting, sometimes both at once! A great part about this game is that there are two "dimensions" that you can move through: spectral and material. There are different rules in each, and you need to use both to win.

There are a few downsides to this game, in my view. The direction controls are cumbersome--you move relative to your perspective, not to which way your character is facing. It's also difficult to have the "Action" key (pick up, move blocks) be the same as the "Attack" key. I keep attacking vampires when I mean to pick up a weapon, or vice versa. Finally, when you reload a saved game, you do not return to the location you saved. Everything you've done has been retained, but you start over at square one. Fortunately, there are jump points for shortcuts, but they don't go everywhere.

Aside from those quirks, this game is wonderous fun, and long-lasting. I recommend it to everyone "mature" enough to enjoy it, if only for the fun of impaling a few vampires!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eidos' Best!, February 27, 2000

By 

Matt Staten (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (CD-ROM)

I've bought other Eidos games before, and was dissapointed by their lack of plot and entertainment. So naturally, I was reluctant to buy another. But I did, and I am VERY satisfied with Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. The graphics are excellent, and the story is superb. The controls do take a little getting used to, but once you do, it is well worth it. I highly recommend this game to anyone!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, July 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (CD-ROM)

I must say that I have never been happier with a game. The quality and play you get out of Soul Reaver makes it one of the few bargins left today. In short you are swept up in the world of Raziel, the first born vampire in Kain's council. Wings were his gift of evolution. Recieving the gift before the Master was simply bad timing on Raziel's part. Instead of using his lieutenant's new ability to further his cause Kain became furious, tearing the bones out of his wings and ordering him cast into the lake of the dead. The Elder(an ancient god like being) has now given you the chance for revenge! Seek out your mighty sword the Soul Reaver (once Kain's) and exact your revenge on those who betrayed you. I have great hopes for a sequel. I will surely buy it on the merits of this game.