A generic and repetitive beat em' up
Pros:
- -Good art direction
- -Combat is solid and brutal
Cons:
- -Too Short
- -Enemies lack variety
- -Controls take getting used to
- -Gameplay becomes overly repetitive
- -Too difficult in a "cheap" kind of way
Blood Rayne Betrayal is a side-scrolling beat em' up that fails to stand out from the crowd. It doesn't introduce any new aspects and for what it does do, it does average or worse at best, resulting in a generic experience.
The story line is practically non existant, Rayne is simply killing random enemies and proceeds to move to the right of the screen, that's basically the entire premise for this game. Fight generic bad guys, move right, fight generic bad guys, move right again. Over and over. Fortunately however, the combat it's self is quite solid. Rayne has a decent amount of attacks at disposal and they are all very flashy, she cuts and slices enemies apart with ease and thanks to the great art direction, it looks pretty (in a bloody kind of way).
The visuals are certainly impressive. Betrayal makes excellent of it's art direction, characters look well portrayed, backgrounds look like something straight out of a comic book, it's all great to look at. However when it comes to it's gameplay it's a bit of a mixed bag, while as I mentioned above that the core combat is solid, that factor doesn't make for the very repetitive pacing of the game. Betrayal has little to no variety, the game only has a few types of enemies and you'll encounter the same one's again and again. It's also overly difficult, and not in a good challenging way. The game often relies on cheap deaths by throwing an insane number of enemies at you in a small area, making your success based more on luck at times instead of actual skill.
Some of Betrayals controls can take some getting used to, especially when it comes to jumping and doing acrobatic moves. It would have been better if they refined these elements before they released it, but once you get used to the controls this becomes a fairly minor issue. Betrayal is also a short experience, making it hard to recommend a purchase.
Final Verdict:
Blood Rayne Betrayal is not a bad game, it does have it's enjoyable aspects. But it's not exactly a good game either, it's simply too generic for it's own good. It lacks the quality that other games in the same genre do and has some bad design elements. This, combined with it's short length and repetitive gameplay,makes Betrayal not worth your money. If you're looking for a beat em' up, there are far better options available.
Blood Rayne Betrayal get's a 3/5
