Nightmare Creatures II

by Konami

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• ASIN: B00004KHDM
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,829 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Sega Dreamcast

Product Description

In this sequel to the popular 3-D action-horror title, Crowley is back--100 years later--and again inflicting Europe with his gothic creatures. You're on the hunt for the evil scientist as either Herbert Wallace or Rachelle Donnerty, and on your side is a collection of new weapons, spells, and combat techniques. To get to him, you'll have to fight your way through carnivorous zombies, rabid animals, disgusting lab creatures, and assorted other monsters.

Nightmare Creatures 2 boasts all the intensity and action of its predecessor, but with improved gameplay mechanics, larger levels, and smooth 60-frame-per-second 3-D animation. Also, this third-person game features an optional first-person perspective so players can look through the eyes of their characters to spot well-hidden power-ups and weapons.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Excruciatingly Routine, August 30, 2001

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PKHauntUS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightmare Creatures 2 (Video Game)

Nightmare Creatures 2 didn't really have a lot of potential. The first installment for the Playstation was entirely forgettable and the sequel's premise appeared to be frightfully thin. Nonetheless, I was looking forward to a solid horror spin the ole 'Tomb Raider' formula that would pass time. Yes, the game did effectively kill the clock but I was bored stupid, I may as well have cleaned my bathroom. Calling Nightmare Creatures 2 a 'Tomb Raider' clone is leaps and bounds too flattering. Everything about Nightmare Creatures 2 is dull; the battle system, the graphics, the story, the enemies... the list is long.

The Playstation version of Nightmare Creatures 2 looks very nice. It beats the life out of the limited 32-bit processors. On the Dreamcast, Nightmare Creatures 2 looks slightly crisper than the Playstation version. Yeah, you read that correctly, I said 'Slightly.' In fact, the smoothed over textures make the game appear sadly low-tech. The only thing the Dreamcast version's graphics beat the life out of is you for buying it. It seems this is a straight port of the Playstation version; the character models polygon counts are unmistakably low and the animation is shoddy.
The levels look fantastic occasionally but the draw-in is horrendous. The fog/darkness is literally so close in large detailed spaces (outside) the lead character can almost reach out and 'axe' it. For such painfully basic game in regards to visual presentation its just not admissible. If this was done for atmospheric purposes, which I doubt, the developer failed miserably. On top of that, background textures are a tad on the repetitive side, but not overtly.

The gameplay can be summarized in two words, 'ultra tedious.' You will either be fighting through totally spastic enemy encounters or searching for keys. Of course, moving around environments is a total chore. You character turns like a car set in neutral going uphill and walks like he injected Novocain into his legs.
The control is barely sufficient during fights. I can't even verbalize how poor the mechanics are when it comes to merely axing a zombie. The battle animation is so jerky that it is hard to tell what exactly the character is doing and the camera refuses to cooperate. Enemies often squeeze in cheap nonsensical hits into every fight resulting in a potent desire to activate a cheat code. Also, seeing the same fatalities continuously add to the agonizing monotony.

The story is cliché and forgettable. So forgettable, that I can't remember the just of it and played through the game a day or so ago.

This is definitely a weekend rental for the absolutely desperate. If you have nothing better to do, try it. Dont say I didnt warn you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This game needs alot of work!!!!!!, January 26, 2001

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"mills512" (arlington, tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightmare Creatures 2 (Video Game)

First let me start by saying I love Rob Zombie and what could be better than listening to Rob Zombie and slaughtering monsters, well guess what the only Rob Zombie music in the game is in cut sceens which really... .Don't get me wrong its got a great story and plot but it is very boring and very hard!!!! All you do is go from stage to stage killing monsters hasent that been done enough? One thing i really like was when a monster gets low on power you will see "Fatality" flash in the corner and if you push two buttons at the same time he will cut there head off and smash them with his hatchet which was cool the first 5 times after that it gets really old. the graphic need so much work they look terrible! I recomend you rent this game before you buy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This game could've used some work, September 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nightmare Creatures 2 (Video Game)

The first thing to irritate me about this game is the false advertising. The packaging displays the VGA symbol when in fact, it is NOT VGA compatible. A Konami rep apologized for the misprint. The second irritation was the constant problems with the game locking up on me. This really drove me nuts. The only other bad thing about this game is the pathetic ending. It's as if they cut the game off half way through leaving you to wonder what just happened. There are some good points however. The game is about 1/2 the length of a Tomb Raider game, so you really get your money's worth there. Rob Zombie's music was a real nice touch as well. And I had a great time hacking through hundreds of creepies. Some people label this as repetitive, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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