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{{Infobox video game
: ''For the film of the same name, see ]''.
{{Infobox VG| title = BloodRayne | title = BloodRayne
|image = ] | image = BloodRayne Videogame Cover.jpg
|developer = ] | developer = ]
| publisher = {{Unbulleted list|{{vgrelease|NA|]|EU|]}}|'''''Terminal Cut/ReVamped'''''|Ziggurat Interactive}}
|publisher = ]
|designer = | director =
| producer = Jeff Mills
|engine = ], ] physics engine
| designer = Joe Wampole
|released = ], ]
| programmer = Fletcher Dunn
|genre = ], ]
| artist = Chris DeSimone
|modes = ]
| writer = {{plainlist|
|ratings = ]: Mature (M), ]: 15
* Peter Besson
|platforms = ], ], ], ], ]
* Joe Wampole
|media =
}}
|requirements =
| composer = Kyle Richards
|input =
| series = '']''
| engine = ]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|]|]|]|]|]|'''''Terminal Cut'''''|Windows|'''''ReVamped'''''|]|]|]|]|]}}
| released = {{Unbulleted list
| '''PlayStation 2, Xbox'''
| {{vgrelease|NA|October 31, 2002<ref name="release">{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Saltzman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91667036/the-times-herald/|title=BloodRayne|newspaper=]|date=October 22, 2002|accessdate=August 29, 2021|via=]}}</ref>|EU|May 2, 2003<ref name="euro">{{Cite news |date=2003-05-02 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news020503whatsnew |access-date=2023-04-04}}</ref>}}
| '''GameCube'''
| {{vgrelease|NA|October 31, 2002<ref name="release"/>|EU|May 23, 2003}}
| '''Windows'''
| {{vgrelease|EU|May 2, 2003<ref name="euro"/>|NA|September 9, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2003-09-10 |title=BloodRayne Ships |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/10/bloodrayne-ships |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>}}
| '''Mac OS X'''
| {{vgrelease|NA|May 2, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aspyr: BloodRayne shipping, Spearhead done, more |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/166068/aspyr-18.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref>}}
| '''''Terminal Cut'''''
| {{Video game release|WW|November 20, 2020}}
| '''''ReVamped'''''
| {{Video game release|WW|November 18, 2021}}
}}
| genre = ], ]
| modes = ]
}} }}
'''''BloodRayne''''', is a ]-themed ] ] ]. In addition to a sequel, '']'', ''Bloodrayne'' has inspired two ] and a series of self-contained ]s. It was developed by ].


'''''BloodRayne''''' is an ] ] video game developed by ] and released on October 31, 2002.<ref name="release" /> The game has since spawned a ] with the addition of sequels, ], and self-contained ]s.
==Gameplay==
The main objective is to kill the Gegengeist Gruppe (G.G.G., German for "Anti Ghost Group") officers in 40 levels and three worlds.<ref name= "gameplay">http://www.majescoentertainment.com/catalog/xbox/bloodrayne.php</ref>


A remastered version was released on November 20, 2020 as '''''BloodRayne: Terminal Cut''''' by Terminal Reality and Ziggurat Interactive, and later on ], ], ], ] and ] as '''''BloodRayne: ReVamped''''' on November 18, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lada|first=Jenni|date=September 16, 2021|title=BloodRayne 1 and 2 ReVamped PS4 and Switch Announced|url=https://www.siliconera.com/bloodrayne-1-and-2-revamped-ps4-and-switch-announced/|url-status=live|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Siliconera|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916182423/https://www.siliconera.com/bloodrayne-1-and-2-revamped-ps4-and-switch-announced/ |archive-date=September 16, 2021 }}</ref>
===Offensive attacks===
Rayne primarily attacks with her blades; slashing, stabbing or dismembering her enemies. In addition, throughout the game, she learns combo attacks, the first consists of a left or right slash, followed by a round-house kick. Later on, she gains a five-combo attack, which adds a scissor-like slash, front flip kick, and a jumping slash. Lastly, she has a harpoon (received very early in the game), which she can use to reel in enemies from a distance, allowing her to feed on them.


==Plot==
When feeding, Rayne regains health while draining health from the victim. The player can choose to let go of the enemy at any time, which is useful should the player accidentally starts to feed on an enemy while surrounded, or to avoid being hit by an explosive device, such as a grenade or rocket.
In 1933, while searching for her ] father, ] ] is recruited by the Brimstone Society, a ] that monitors and combats supernatural threats to humanity. For her first mission, Rayne is deployed to the town of Mortton, ], to investigate reports of a plague that is transforming local residents into ]-like mutants. She is accompanied by Mynce, her mentor and fellow dhampir.


In Mortton, Rayne finds the town infested by spider-like monsters called Maraisreq, one of which devours and apparently kills Mynce. After killing the "queen" Maraisreq, Rayne finds a strange glowing ] in its corpse; when she touches it, the rib immediately implants itself into her own torso. Before she can recover from the shock, Rayne is attacked by a man in a ] uniform who forcibly removes the rib from her body and leaves her for dead, although she survives.
Rayne also uses an assortment of guns, grenades, and rocket launchers. Guns, which can be dual-wielded, are in almost every level, and Rayne will almost always automatically pick them up, but if a better category of gun is available, Rayne will drop her current gun and pick up the superior weapon. For example, if she has four pistols in her light weapons category, but walks over a submachine gun, she will drop the weakest pistol and pick up the submachine gun. The special weapons (machine guns, rocket launchers, etc.) are exceptions to this. The player can choose which special weapon they want. The game's most powerful move is Blood Rage, which slows the action by 1.5X while Rayne goes into a dismembering frenzy.<ref name= "gameplay"/>


Five years later, in 1938, Brimstone sends Rayne to ] to perform ] at a mining facility where the Nazis are rumored to be searching for a mystical ] of great power. Brimstone provides Rayne with a target list of high-ranking Nazi officers to ], one of whom she recognizes as the man who attacked her in Louisiana: Jürgen Wulf, leader of the Gegengeist Gruppe (G.G.G.; literally "Anti-Ghost Group"), the Nazi counterparts of Brimstone who seek to ]. A ] high priest tells Rayne that the Nazis are searching the mine for the skull of ], a legendary king of ], whom the Nazis revere as the pinnacle of ] superiority.
Rayne also has different vision modes, such as Aura vision, Dilated Perception, and Extruded view. '''Aura vision''' renders the area Rayne sees in a blue hue. Targets and destinations are in bright blue. Living things (including herself) appear in colors from green to red, with green being the most healthy, and red is near death. '''Dilated perception''' renders everything in slow motion, as information is entering Rayne's mind so fast everything appears slower.<ref>BloodRayne video game user's guide.</ref> This ability makes it easier to dodge attacks. '''Extruded view''' allows her to zoom in, like a sniper, allowing more precise shots. Extruded view leaves Rayne vulnerable, because she stays in place while using it.


As Rayne descends into the mine, she discovers that the facility has been overrun by "Daemites," demonic ] that take humans as hosts and serve to guard Beliar's skull. Deep within the mine, Rayne locates the ] containing Beliar's eye, the true relic, which implants itself into her head, enhancing her vision. One of Rayne's targets, the ] Mauler, informs her that Beliar was not an Atlantean king at all, but was in fact the original ]. Beliar was overthrown by ], who ] him and scattered his body parts across the world. The rib from the queen Maraisreq is one of these parts, as is the eye from the mine, but the most powerful relic is Beliar's heart, which can ] the demon himself. Mauler boasts that the heart is buried beneath Castle Gaustadt in ], where Wulf will soon excavate it. The Nazis collapse the mine in order to destroy the Daemites, and Rayne departs for Germany to confront Wulf and prevent the G.G.G. from summoning Beliar.
==Synopsis==
===Plot===
''Note: In Bloodrayne, there is an ], that tells the story of the game.''


Unbeknownst to the Nazis, Castle Gaustadt is home to a clan of ancient vampires that, after centuries in isolation, have ] into bestial monsters. One of these vampires, Hedrox, manages to obtain Beliar's heart, but does not know how to access its powers. While the feral vampires and Nazi soldiers attack each other, Rayne fights her way into the castle, where she encounters Mynce. Mynce reveals that she faked her death in order to infiltrate the G.G.G. and has been working as a ] for Brimstone ever since. She warns Rayne that Wulf has already absorbed several of Beliar's relics into his own body, making him extremely dangerous. Shortly afterward, Wulf ambushes and kills Mynce, ripping her heart out in front of Rayne. A furious Rayne swears revenge on Wulf and pursues him into the castle's cathedral.
The game begins in 1932, in a place where it appears that the people believe in vampires, as all the doors and windows show crosses. It shows two people (male and female), running down a street. The woman trips, and the man pauses long enough to help her up, only to be dragged into a dark alleyway by a chain. His head is thrown from an alley at the women's feet, with Rayne walking calmly up to the woman. The woman seemingly breaks down crying, but in fact only hides her face to reveal she is in fact a vampire. After a brief fight, Rayne decapitates her and then takes off before a small army of vampires tries to catch her off guard. She drops a grenade on their position as she leaves.


In the cathedral, Rayne confronts Wulf and Hedrox. Hedrox consumes Beliar's heart, inadvertently ]. The revived Beliar demands that Rayne and Wulf return his stolen body parts, leading to a three-way fight between them. After a pitched battle, Rayne ] Wulf and banishes Beliar, leaving only his still-beating heart behind. Rayne briefly appears tempted by the power of Beliar's heart, but ultimately disposes of it by kicking it down a ].
On top of the buildings, two mysterious men, who were watching the events unfold the whole time, are discussing their reason for being here. One reveals they are here to recruit Rayne, who is trying to find where her father is. The other member does not want a Dhampir with the Brimstone society, regardless of the fact that she is only half-vampire and has fewer weaknesses, as the Society is trying to rid the world of Vampires (and presumably people with Vampire blood in them). Eventually they agree to recruit Rayne, and leave a necklace with their symbol on it (as seen on the game cover).


Brimstone are pleased by Rayne's success and note that she deserves a rest, but they caution against the growing threat posed by another, even greater evil: Rayne's father, whom Brimstone has finally located.
===Main characters===
*'']'' is a ] who is looking for her father, and killing any vampires that cross her path. She is now working for the Brimstone Society. Her friend and mentor, Mynce, also with Brimstone, introduces her to the ways of the Vampire. She helps her with her first mission, but is presumably killed during it.
*''Juergen Wulf'' is a World War I criminal who escaped his punishment by fleeing to South America. He founded the Gegengheist Gruppe (Counter-Ghost Group), abbreviated G.G.G., a group that aimed to bring Hitler into power through use of occult artifacts, including obtaining and reassembling the remains of Beliar.
*'']'' is a demon whose body parts (referred to as relics) are sought after. Beliar was the original devil who was usurped by Mephisto, who tore him apart scattering his body parts around the world.


===Levels=== ==Development==
The game had a development budget of $2 million.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michel|last=Marriot|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85843362/chicago-tribune/|title=Debate ensues over video game vixens, victims|newspaper=]|page=205|date=June 18, 2003|accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=]}}</ref> The total budget was $6 million to $7 million.<ref name="budget"/> Development time was more than two years.<ref name="budget">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91610433/chicago-tribune/|title=Busy players seek easier diversions|newspaper=]|page=38|date=July 5, 2003|accessdate=January 2, 2022|via=]}}</ref>
The game consists of three levels that are broken into areas:

]

*Mortton, Louisiana: The game starts in Mortton, Louisana, as Rayne's first mission with the Brimstone Society, along with Mynce, her mentor. They are sent there to investigate a mysterious breakout of a plague in an area that it is so bad, the whole city has been quarantined. The Society believes it is to be from supernatural causes. They are to find any survivors, and kill the cause of the plague.
:Interestingly, There is a city called Rayne, in Louisiana. <ref>http://www.raynelouisiana.com/</ref>

*Argentina: Almost all of the level takes place in a sub bay and mining facility built directly into a mountain. Rayne is sent here to investigate the G.G.G., who are devoted to the occult, searching for an artifact. Rayne is to find out about the relic, and kill the G.G.G. officers stationed there.

*Germany: After Rayne snuck aboard a U-Boat, to pursue Juergen, she finds a letter saying a G.G.G. officer in Germany has the other list of the G.G.G. officers she needs to kill. She first pursues that G.G.G. officer and obtains the list. She is also there to kill Juergen and end the G.G.G. threat once and for all.


==Reception== ==Reception==
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of ''BloodRayne'' received "generally favorable reviews", while the GameCube and PC versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the ] website ].<ref name="MCGC"/><ref name="MCPC"/><ref name="MCPS2"/><ref name="MCXBOX"/> '']'' gave the PS2 version 7, 7.5 and 7.5 for a total of 7.33 out of 10.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1491011,00.asp |title=BloodRayne (PS2) |magazine=] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=161 |date=December 2002 |page=202 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331040914/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1491011,00.asp |archive-date=March 31, 2004 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by ] on August 26, 2004, '']'' gave it a score of 29 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>


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|''IGN''
| CGM_PC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=] |issue=152 |date=July 2003 |page=84}}</ref>
|'''PC version''': 7.3 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/454/454816p1.html
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dulin |first=Ron |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_228.pdf |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=] |issue=228 |date=July 2003 |page=85 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
| title=Bloodrayne | publisher=IGN | last=Cassamassina | first=Matt | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> <br>
| EuroG_XBOX = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=April 22, 2003 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_bloodrayne_x |title=BloodRayne (Xbox) |website=] |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928205948/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_bloodrayne_x |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
'''Game Cube version''': 7.8 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url= http://cube.ign.com/articles372/372481p1.html | title=Bloodrayne | publisher=IGN | last=Cassamassina | first=Matt | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> <br>
| Fam_PS2 = 29/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10547&redirect=no |title=ブラッドレイン |language=Japanese |magazine=] |publisher=] |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
'''Xbox version''': 7.8 out 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/374/374365p1.html
| GI_NGC = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1212.31644.htm |title=BloodRayne (GC) |magazine=] |publisher=] |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=70 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116024837/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1212.31644.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2008 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
| title=Bloodrayne | publisher=IGN | last=Cassamassina | first=Matt | date= ] |
| GI_PS2 = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McNamara |first=Andy |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200211/R03.0731.1301.57025.htm |title=BloodRayne (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=115 |date=November 2002 |page=127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207110303/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200211/R03.0731.1301.57025.htm |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> <br>
'''PS2 version''': 7.5 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/374/374366p1.html | title=Bloodrayne | publisher=IGN | last=Cassamassina | first=Matt | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> | GI_XBOX = 7.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leeper |first=Justin |url=http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1324.40058.htm |title=BloodRayne (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=144 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117070512/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1324.40058.htm |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
| GamePro_NGC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Major Mike |date=October 15, 2002 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/26616.shtml |title=BloodRayne Review for GameCube on GamePro.com |magazine=] |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204231419/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/26616.shtml |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Dan Elektro |date=October 16, 2002 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/26672.shtml |title=BloodRayne Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212135044/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/26672.shtml |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|''GameSpot''
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Major Mike |date=November 27, 2002 |url=http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/27270.shtml |title=BloodRayne Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206180715/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/27270.shtml |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|'''PC version''' 5.6 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/bloodrayne/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Breview&page=1 | title=Bloodrayne review | publisher=GameSpot | last=Todd | first=Brent | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> <br>
'''Gamecube version''': 7.2 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/bloodrayne/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review | title=Bloodrayne review | publisher=Gamespot | last= Mac Donald | first=Ryan | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> <br> | GSpot_NGC = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=October 28, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bloodrayne-review/1900-2895938/ |title=BloodRayne Review (GC) |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
'''Xbox version''': 7.2 out 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/bloodrayne/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review | title=Bloodrayne review | publisher=Gamespot | last=Mac Donald | first=Ryan | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> <br> | GSpot_PC = 5.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=October 6, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bloodrayne-review/1900-6076380/ |title=BloodRayne Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
'''PS2 version''': 7.2 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/bloodrayne/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review | title=Bloodrayne review | publisher=Gamespot | last=Mac Donald | first=Ryan | date=] | accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> | GSpot_PS2 = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=October 28, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bloodrayne-review/1900-2895942/ |title=BloodRayne Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=October 25, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bloodrayne-review/1900-2895840/ |title=BloodRayne Review (Xbox) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

| GSpy_NGC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Goad |first=Libe |date=November 16, 2002 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/bloodrayne/571561p1.html |title=GameSpy: BloodRayne (GCN) |website=] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208020347/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/bloodrayne/571561p1.html |archive-date=December 8, 2005 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| GSpy_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Osborne |first=Scott |date=October 23, 2003 |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/bloodrayne/6288p1.html |title=GameSpy: BloodRayne (PC) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|''GameSpy''
|3 out of 5<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/bloodrayne/6288p1.html | Bloodrayne review | publisher=Gamespy | last=Osborne | first=Scott | date=] | accessdate=2007-08-11}} | GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Goad |first=Libe |date=November 16, 2002 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/bloodrayne/571586p1.html |title=GameSpy: BloodRayne (PS2) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Goad |first=Libe |date=November 16, 2002 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/bloodrayne/571599p1.html |title=GameSpy: BloodRayne (Xbox) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| GameZone_NGC = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |date=October 20, 2002 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bloodrayne_gc_review/ |title=Bloodrayne - GC - Review |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229060204/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19516.htm |archive-date=February 29, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| GameZone_PC = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Raymond |first=Justin |date=October 13, 2003 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bloodrayne_pc_review/ |title=Bloodrayne - PC - Review |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319023422/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19516.htm |archive-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|''GamePro''
| GameZone_PS2 = 8.4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Valentino |first=Nick |date=October 27, 2002 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bloodrayne_ps2_review/ |title=Bloodrayne - PS2 - Review |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205111050/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19516.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
|4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gamepro.com/nintendo/ds/games/reviews/55608.shtml | title=Review: New Super Mario Bros. | publisher=GamePro | author=Mr. Marbles | date=] | accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Knutson |first=Michael |date=October 18, 2002 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bloodrayne_xb_review/ |title=Bloodrayne - XB - Review |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229071023/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19516.htm |archive-date=February 29, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| IGN_NGC = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/14/bloodrayne-5 |title=BloodRayne (GCN) |website=] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| IGN_PC = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/15/bloodrayne-review-2 |title=BloodRayne Review (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| IGN_PS2 = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/14/bloodrayne-4 |title=BloodRayne Review (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

| IGN_XBOX = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/14/bloodrayne-review |title=BloodRayne Review (Xbox) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
''Bloodrayne'' was generally given average ratings, however the PC version reviews tend to be more negative, as it was plagued with technical problems not seen in other versions.
| NP_NGC = 2.9/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=] |volume=163 |date=December 2002 |page=220}}</ref>

| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Baker |first=Chris |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1495392,00.asp |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331203412/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1495392,00.asp |archive-date=March 31, 2004 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
The game plot is seen as unoriginal, and is usually compared to ]'s, and ] story plot. <!--IGN, game spy-->
| OXM_XBOX = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=] |date=December 2002 |page=98}}</ref>

| PCGUS_PC = 58%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Poole |first=Stephen |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/bloodrayne.html |title=BloodRayne |magazine=] |publisher=Future US |volume=10 |issue=7 |date=July 2003 |page=76 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315131353/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/bloodrayne.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
*Gamespy: gamecube xbox and PS2: 3/5
| rev1 = '']''

| rev1_NGC = A−<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |last=Roenigk |first=Alyssa |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/01/bloodrayne/ |title=BLOODRAYNE (GC, PS2, Xbox) |magazine=] |publisher=] |issue=680 |date=November 1, 2002 |page=77 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
*Gamepro: PC:3.2 PS2:3.7 Gamecube:3.7 Xbox:3.7
| rev1_PS2 = A−<ref name="EW"/>

| rev1_XBOX = A−<ref name="EW"/>
==Voice cast==
| rev2 = '']''
*Rayne - ]
| rev2_NGC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Maxim">{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Alex |date=October 16, 2002 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_4220.html |title=BloodRayne (GC, PS2, Xbox) |website=] |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021027145651/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_4220.html |archive-date=October 27, 2002 |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref>
*Mynce - Mary Beth Brooks
| rev2_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Maxim"/>
*Hedrox - Dameon Clarke
| rev2_XBOX = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Maxim"/>

| MC_NGC = 73/100<ref name="MCGC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bloodrayne/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=BloodRayne for GameCube Reviews |website=] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2018}}</ref>
==Crew <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363480/fullcredits#cast</ref>==
| MC_PC = 65/100<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bloodrayne/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=BloodRayne for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2018}}</ref>
* '''Producer''': Sherry Wallace
| MC_PS2 = 75/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bloodrayne/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=BloodRayne for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2018}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 76/100<ref name="MCXBOX">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bloodrayne/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=BloodRayne for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2018}}</ref>
* '''Original Music by''': Kyle Richards, and Tommy Tallarico
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* '''Sound director''': Kyle Richards
* '''Sound effects''': Kyle Richards

* '''CG artist: cinematics''': Willi Hammes
* '''lighting technical director''': Todd Perry

* '''Publicist''': Laura Heeb



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2002 video game
BloodRayne
Developer(s)Terminal Reality
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Jeff Mills
Designer(s)Joe Wampole
Programmer(s)Fletcher Dunn
Artist(s)Chris DeSimone
Writer(s)
  • Peter Besson
  • Joe Wampole
Composer(s)Kyle Richards
SeriesBloodRayne
EngineInfernal Engine
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 2, Xbox
    • NA: October 31, 2002
    • EU: May 2, 2003
  • GameCube
    • NA: October 31, 2002
    • EU: May 23, 2003
  • Windows
    • EU: May 2, 2003
    • NA: September 9, 2003
  • Mac OS X
    • NA: May 2, 2003
  • Terminal Cut
    • WW: November 20, 2020
  • ReVamped
    • WW: November 18, 2021
Genre(s)Action, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

BloodRayne is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Terminal Reality and released on October 31, 2002. The game has since spawned a franchise with the addition of sequels, films, and self-contained comic books.

A remastered version was released on November 20, 2020 as BloodRayne: Terminal Cut by Terminal Reality and Ziggurat Interactive, and later on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch as BloodRayne: ReVamped on November 18, 2021.

Plot

In 1933, while searching for her vampire father, dhampir Rayne is recruited by the Brimstone Society, a secret society that monitors and combats supernatural threats to humanity. For her first mission, Rayne is deployed to the town of Mortton, Louisiana, to investigate reports of a plague that is transforming local residents into zombie-like mutants. She is accompanied by Mynce, her mentor and fellow dhampir.

In Mortton, Rayne finds the town infested by spider-like monsters called Maraisreq, one of which devours and apparently kills Mynce. After killing the "queen" Maraisreq, Rayne finds a strange glowing rib in its corpse; when she touches it, the rib immediately implants itself into her own torso. Before she can recover from the shock, Rayne is attacked by a man in a Nazi uniform who forcibly removes the rib from her body and leaves her for dead, although she survives.

Five years later, in 1938, Brimstone sends Rayne to Argentina to perform reconnaissance at a mining facility where the Nazis are rumored to be searching for a mystical relic of great power. Brimstone provides Rayne with a target list of high-ranking Nazi officers to assassinate, one of whom she recognizes as the man who attacked her in Louisiana: Jürgen Wulf, leader of the Gegengeist Gruppe (G.G.G.; literally "Anti-Ghost Group"), the Nazi counterparts of Brimstone who seek to harness occult powers for the Third Reich. A Thule Society high priest tells Rayne that the Nazis are searching the mine for the skull of Beliar, a legendary king of Atlantis, whom the Nazis revere as the pinnacle of Aryan superiority.

As Rayne descends into the mine, she discovers that the facility has been overrun by "Daemites," demonic parasites that take humans as hosts and serve to guard Beliar's skull. Deep within the mine, Rayne locates the crystal skull containing Beliar's eye, the true relic, which implants itself into her head, enhancing her vision. One of Rayne's targets, the cyborg Mauler, informs her that Beliar was not an Atlantean king at all, but was in fact the original devil. Beliar was overthrown by Mephisto, who dismembered him and scattered his body parts across the world. The rib from the queen Maraisreq is one of these parts, as is the eye from the mine, but the most powerful relic is Beliar's heart, which can summon the demon himself. Mauler boasts that the heart is buried beneath Castle Gaustadt in Germany, where Wulf will soon excavate it. The Nazis collapse the mine in order to destroy the Daemites, and Rayne departs for Germany to confront Wulf and prevent the G.G.G. from summoning Beliar.

Unbeknownst to the Nazis, Castle Gaustadt is home to a clan of ancient vampires that, after centuries in isolation, have evolved into bestial monsters. One of these vampires, Hedrox, manages to obtain Beliar's heart, but does not know how to access its powers. While the feral vampires and Nazi soldiers attack each other, Rayne fights her way into the castle, where she encounters Mynce. Mynce reveals that she faked her death in order to infiltrate the G.G.G. and has been working as a double agent for Brimstone ever since. She warns Rayne that Wulf has already absorbed several of Beliar's relics into his own body, making him extremely dangerous. Shortly afterward, Wulf ambushes and kills Mynce, ripping her heart out in front of Rayne. A furious Rayne swears revenge on Wulf and pursues him into the castle's cathedral.

In the cathedral, Rayne confronts Wulf and Hedrox. Hedrox consumes Beliar's heart, inadvertently summoning the demon into his own body. The revived Beliar demands that Rayne and Wulf return his stolen body parts, leading to a three-way fight between them. After a pitched battle, Rayne decapitates Wulf and banishes Beliar, leaving only his still-beating heart behind. Rayne briefly appears tempted by the power of Beliar's heart, but ultimately disposes of it by kicking it down a storm drain.

Brimstone are pleased by Rayne's success and note that she deserves a rest, but they caution against the growing threat posed by another, even greater evil: Rayne's father, whom Brimstone has finally located.

Development

The game had a development budget of $2 million. The total budget was $6 million to $7 million. Development time was more than two years.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of BloodRayne received "generally favorable reviews", while the GameCube and PC versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PS2 version 7, 7.5 and 7.5 for a total of 7.33 out of 10. In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts on August 26, 2004, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.

 
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GCPCPS2Xbox
Metacritic73/10065/10075/10076/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPCPS2Xbox
Computer Games MagazineN/AN/AN/A
Computer Gaming WorldN/AN/AN/A
EurogamerN/AN/AN/A6/10
FamitsuN/AN/A29/40N/A
Game Informer7/10N/A8/107.75/10
GameProN/A
GameSpot7.2/105.6/107.2/107.2/10
GameSpy
GameZone8.8/107.6/108.4/108.1/10
IGN7.8/107.3/107.5/107.8/10
Nintendo Power2.9/5N/AN/AN/A
Official U.S. PlayStation MagazineN/AN/AN/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)N/AN/AN/A6.8/10
PC Gamer (US)N/A58%N/AN/A
Entertainment WeeklyA−N/AA−A−
MaximN/A

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