Buffy the Vampire Slayer(GBC)

10/30/2000
Electronic Gaming Monthly from ZDWire
Copyright (c) 2000 ZD Inc. All Rights Reserved.
As far as TV-to-game translations go on the Game Boy, Buffy the
Vampire Slayer is pretty decent, due to the excellent cutscenes and
humorous dialogue (not spoken, of course) in between the levels. They
really capture the spirit of the show, even though the game's story is
contrived in spots. Unfortunately, the gameplay itself is mediocre at
best. Levels are small, and the variety of vampire enemies (one even
has a mullet) are best described as the braindead undead. While you
can pull out a solid number of offensive tricks, most don't need to be
used. For example, when you encounter an enemy, you can't leave that
particular scene until they're killed (like in Golden Axe). Problem
is, this creates a wall of sorts on each side of the scene. Simply
back the enemy against this invisible wall, knock them down with a
sweep kick and drive a stake through their heart. Voila, one dead
vampire. Sadly, this even works on the bosses, so you can finish the
game in an hour. Sarah Michelle Gellar is hot and all, but I'll pass
on this game and stick with the show.

Shawn

Rating: 2.5

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Publisher: THQ

Developer: GameBrains

Featured In: N/APlayers: 1

Plays A lot Like: Double DragonBest Feature: Keeps the Buffy humor
intact

Worst Feature: Terribly boring levels and battles

Web Site: www.thq.com

Visuals: 7

Sound: 6

Ingenuity: 3

Replay: 1