Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Jon D.).(evaluation of role playing computer game)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)

JON D: I once thought I'd love any Buffy game that let me play as (or with) crimson-haired hottie Alyson Hannigan. But it turns out vampire slaying kinda sucks ass no matter who you are. It's not that the working conditions are poor--every stage is a unique, new setting with its own set of vaguely Resident Evil-ish puzzles (I once used a severed head to unlock a door), the acting and voices are dead-on, and you get a chance to portray all the important cast members. But the meat of the gameplay--the actual slaying--makes you want to turn that stake around and fall on it yourself (though it doesn't work--I tried).

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