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Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
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Developer(s)Crystal Dynamics
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
SeriesLegacy of Kain series
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2 & Xbox
Windows
GameCube
Genre(s)Action-adventure game
Mode(s)Single-player

Blood Omen 2 is a video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos. It is the fourth game in the Legacy of Kain series. Although chronologically it is set between the events of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, the events of the game did not occur in the original history, and only took place in Nosgoth's history due to a paradoxical time-altering event which took place in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 which distorted the timeline. It was released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows.

Gameplay

Dark Gifts

Legacy of Kain vampires evolve over time, and the curse of vampirism manifests differently in every individual, giving them various supernatural abilities. In Blood Omen 2, these abilities are known as 'Dark Gifts'. Kain's personal Dark Gift is 'Mist', the ability to assume an insubstantial form when immersed in clouds of fog or mist. He also possesses 'Fury', the ability to unleash a powerful attack when sufficiently enraged. Though he starts with only his own evolutionary traits, Kain can obtain and use (to a lesser extent) the abilities of the traitorous vampires who have sided with the Sarafan upon defeating them and 'absorbing their veins'. Each Dark Gift has a symbol which is visible in their respective recipient's health display in the interface during the boss battle with them. The Dark Gifts and their inherent benefactors are listed here.

  • Mist Form (Kain):

One of the two initial Dark Gifts; when Kain is standing in mist he is able to assume a mist form, making him near invisible, unless he moves directly in front of an enemy. While in mist form, Kain moves silently, and is able to sneak up on and dispatch enemies with a particularly gory stealth attack. The attack varies depending on the weapon Kain is carrying at the time. When a skull appears above an enemy's head, a stealth attack can be employed.

  • Fury (Kain):

The second of the two initial Dark Gifts; in combat this allows Kain to employ a single strike at double his normal strength. This particular power is fueled by Kain's 'Rage Bar'. When Kain starts to glow red, the Fury attack can be employed.

  • Jump (Faustus):

Allows Kain to leap further than humanly possible. When the gift is activated, Kain tenses for the jump, and a ghost image of his form appears. This image shows where Kain will jump to. When the ghost image adopts a purple hue, the jump can be made by pressing the button again. If Kain jumps into an enemy, the ghost image turns red, and an attack is executed as Kain jumps.

  • Charm (Marcus):

Allows Kain to take control of a non-hostile character. When the gift is activated, a target appears. Once it is moved over a civilian character, the button can be pressed again, and the player then assumes control over that character. While under Kain's control the character can be moved, and can activate switches etc, but cannot attack and cannot stray beyond a certain range of Kain.

  • Berserk (Sebastian):

Allows Kain to execute a flurry of attacks against a single enemy, culminating in a slow motion scene where the enemy is seen flying through the air after Kain's final blow. Like Fury, this attack is fueled by the Rage Bar.

  • Telekinesis (The Seer):

Allows Kain to manipulate certain objects using his mind, particularly the special telekinetic emblems which act as switches during the latter portion of the game. This gift is targeted, much like Charm. It can also be used to attack enemies. There is no boss battle to gain this gift; it is acquired after Kain meets the Seer in the canyons.

  • Immolate (Magnus):

The final Dark Gift. This power allows Kain to set his enemies on fire using only his mind, causing instant death to the targeted foe. The sole enemy powerful enough to withstand this unstoppable attack is the Sarafan Lord, the final boss of the game. This gift, like Fury and Berserk, is combat only and is fueled by a full Rage Bar.

  • Soul Reaver (Sarafan Lord):

While not a Dark Gift as such, this weapon is gained during the battle with the Sarafan Lord. It also acts as his interface symbol throughout the fight. It is the strongest weapon in the game, and is unbreakable. It can also be gained, along with Kain's Iron Armour from Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, at the start of a new game following the entry of a cheat code at the Main Menu.

Reception

Trivia

  • Blood Omen 2 is the only Legacy of Kain game that does not feature Moebius the Timestreamer, in the flesh. However, a huge statue of him can be seen in the Eternal Prison, and is actively used as a weapon during Kain's fight with Magnus, crushing the insane vampire at the end of the battle.
  • Vorador appears as the leader of the Cabal, despite being executed (by decapitation) in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. His presence and apparent resurrection is not explained. This point was intended to be covered in Legacy of Kain: Defiance, but this element didn't make it as far as the released game. [18]
  • Blood Omen 2 was developed by a different team from those who worked on Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance.
  • There is a copy of the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring in one of Meridian's taverns.

References

  1. ^ "Xbox review at Gamespot".
  2. ^ "Windows review at Gamespot".
  3. ^ "PlayStation 2 review at Gamespot".
  4. ^ "GameCube review at Gamespot".
  5. ^ "Xbox review at IGN".
  6. ^ "PlayStation 2 review at IGN".
  7. ^ "Windows review at IGN".
  8. ^ "GameCube review at IGN".
  9. ^ "GameCube review at GameSpy".
  10. ^ "PlayStation 2 at Game Rankings".
  11. ^ "GameCube at Game Rankings".
  12. ^ "Xbox at Game Rankings".
  13. ^ "Windows at Game Rankings".
  14. ^ "PlayStation 2 at Metacritic".
  15. ^ "GameCube at Metacritic".
  16. ^ "Xbox at Metacritic".
  17. ^ "Windows at Metacritic".
  18. ^ [1]
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