Van Helsing

Van Helsing
Game: Van Helsing
Platform: Xbox
Studio: Vu Games
Rating: 7/10

GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Deep within the mysterious land of Transylvania, monsters that inhabit man’s deepest nightmares take form. One man’s destiny–and curse–is to vanquish evil and destroy the lethal and powerful Count Dracula. Descend into the murky depths of the Carpathian Mountains as legendary monster hunter Van Helsing. As Van Helsing, you battle fiendish creatures with a deadly array of weapons, unique abilities, and unparalleled courage. Evil has one name to fear.
Game Features:
Explore the haunting land of Transylvania in 13 exciting missions
Battle Dracula, The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man and 22 villainous creatures
Control an arsenal of powerful deadly weaponry: tojo blades, dual pistols, gatling gun, unlockable elephant gun, and more
Deliver spectacular kill moves to supernatural enemies
Unlock hidden content when you play through three different difficulty modes.

GRAPHICS: The graphics aren’t great and that is too bad. Van Helsing looks sort of like Hugh Jackman—if you try hard enough to see the similarities. There is clunkiness to the graphics. When you are used to fluid movements from your video games the lack of that sticks out like a sore thumb.

CONTROLS: Van Helsing is a shooter for the most part. There is good and bad with this format. Van Helsing has automatic aiming, which is a plus. You can pick up a few cool weapons along the way. Most of the weapons work best on certain monsters which adds a nice layer of depth.

There is a grappling gun that allows you to escape trouble or pull an enemy for a closer look. The problem with this as with many other things is how poor the controls reaction time are.

SOUND: Nothing spectacular. Hugh Jackman offers his voice too bad it won’t fix the rest of the games issues.

FRANKLY: Van Helsing is another in a long line of movie games that sinks.

+ Ralphie Wright


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