VIDEO: The Bloodrayne game actually looks like something Bloodrayne haters will touch

Matt Hawkins Contributing Writer, Video Games

Familiar with Bloodrayne? Yeah, and I find it just as retarded as you do. But not this latest one…

For those not familiar with the series, it basically stars this busty chick that’s also undead and who rips Nazis apart with these huge swords that are attached to her arm, similar to Wolverine. Or something like that. Actually, I’m not even going to double-check Wikipedia, I’m almost 100% certain that I’m dead on. Now, on paper, that sounds like an AWESOME concept, but execution was where the ball was dropped. The end result was two thoroughly average 3D action romps; they weren’t the worst things in the world, neither the best, they were just… there. Which to be was almost as worse than being crappy games; a premise like that deserves something more significant, even if it’s infamy.

Oh, and it led to a series of truly God-awful movies, by the master of sh*t video cinema himself, Uwe Boll. Those more or less killed the franchise, deader than a doornail. Or so that’s what everyone thought. Until the trailer for Bloodrayne: Betrayal showed up…

What the hell happened? The license fell in the lap of WayForward, that’s what happened. They’ve built quite the reputation of crafting some truly awesome, 2D oriented affairs. Their original games are awesome, like Shantae and Mighty Milk Way (two of the best damn games available for the DSiWare service, btw), but what they truly excel at is breathing life in licensed or otherwise “who gives a rat’s ass” properties. With Bloodrayne clearly being the latest example.

It’s a downloadable title coming out for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network (provided it ever comes back). Not sure when it’s due, so till then, you could always watch the first movie, which is currently available via Netflix Instant…

… Or maybe you could not.

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