While occasionally frustrating at times, BloodRayne holds up okay as an early 2000s third person shooter in the vain of something like Max Payne 1/2. It's not perfect by any means, but I'd say it's fun enough to try at the minimum.

BloodRayne is a game I always wanted to try but never got around to playing. Recently, I got into the mood for some old school games. So I gave the series a try. I'm glad I did.

BloodRayne is a hack and slash game with some shooting in it. It was a low budget title back when it was released and it's a low budget title now. It plays like one but in a good way. The levels are linear and easy to navigate. You have a few weapons, blades and you vampire powers. You have a "scent" mode that acts like an x-ray vision, a bullet time mode and a damage mode. You heal by drinking your enemies blood.

The game is set during the early 1940's so you know who the bad guys are. You kill them for reasons and... I din't really follow the story.

It does have some problems. The levels, while linear, can be designed in such a way that Ir's hard to progress. You know where to go but not how to get there. The gameplay is basic and repetitive but fun enough to not overstay it's welcome.

I say give it a go.