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Blood
Drive
isn’t the most
innovative game out
there. The game is
basically like a
full length version
of the zombie game
show from
Dead
Rising 2
Mix that concept
with
Vigilante 8
and you’ve got the
premise of the game.
In
Blood
Drive,
you’re on a game
show where there are
different characters
that have their own
unique abilities and
cars. These
characters battle it
out on a program
where they A.) race
around an area, B.)
kill as many zombies
as they can, and/or
C.) try to destroy
each other. In a
nutshell that’s the
principle of the
game. It might be
the most innovative
idea that anyone has
ever had but it’s
effective due to the
game's style and
pizzazz. Even though
the characters are
pretty repetitive
with their audio
dialogue, the
dialogue is pretty
funny. The setup for
every level/showdown
is repetitive as
well, but it's also
humorous. When you
toss in some cool
graphics and a great
concept with some
nice presentation
traits-
Blood
Drive
ends up being a
decent game.
There are a couple
of things wrong with
this game. The main
one being the price
for what it is. I’m
not saying that this
isn’t a great game,
but it’s not worth a
full retail price.
Is it worth a look
on a bargain shelf
six months down the
line? Absolutely. As
a must-own the first
couple of months
after its release?
Probably not. If it
were just made into
a game that was a
download-only across
Playstation Network
or XBOX LIVE, then
this would be a
classic arcade game.
This is a good game
is what I’m saying,
but the idea has
been done before and
there’s just not
enough of a
replayability factor
to make it worth
full price. A lot of
that has to do with
clipping issues,
some of it has to
deal with depth. The
bottom line is this
is a great game-
only if you’re
paying $35 or under
for it.
Blood
Drive
does things right.
It’s a fun game that
you’ll get some
playtime out of.
Especially in its
multi-player
modes... But you’re
not going to get
that much use out of
it. Are there worse
games out there?
That’s a definite.
But are there better
games that deserved
to be played more
than this one that
are coming out at
the same time?
That’s a bigger
definite.
Blood
Drive
is a fun game but
it’s something
you’ll want to wait
a few months to
play.
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