Upon returning to their base, however, Blade and Whistler discover that their ally, Dr. Whistler gives him a canister of poison, which Blade puts into the ventilation system, killing every vampire in the building.
Blade is able to destroy the machine and then meets Whistler on the roof. Eventually, he finds the vampire with the briefcase, who reveals that the DNA is actually that of Damaskinos, former overlord of the Vampire Nation, and a DNA sequencer is currently unraveling the DNA.
Blade fights his way into the tower through the underground car park, and then passes through the "Exploitika" nightclub before destroying the computer mainframe of a vampire-run company called Nth Phase. According to Whistler, the briefcase contains a vial of DNA and must be recovered. Blade arrives just in time to see the exchange, with a suited vampire disappearing into the tower carrying a briefcase. The game opens with Blade (voiced by Tom Clark) and Whistler (Don Delciappo) receiving information that a blood exchange is taking place between a mafia outfit and a vampire clan in the parking lot of Karkov Towers, a multi-company tower block and possible vampire safe house. Plot īlade II takes place six months after the events of the film, with Blade having vanquished Nomak and the Reapers. Īt the start of the game Blade is equipped with only a "mach pistol", but as the player advances they can unlock other weapons and accessories a shotgun, a glaive, stronger body armor, silver knuckles, UV grenades, and serum to increase Blade's health regeneration. If activated on the third level, Blade uses his sword, becomes invincible and increases in strength. If activated on the second level, Blade uses his sword and becomes invincible. If the player activates Rage mode on the first level, Blade will take out his sword and use it for a limited amount of time. Fighting slowly and methodically charges up Blade's Rage meter through three levels: "Sword", "Shield" and "Strength". Blade can also block, chain attacks together into combos and perform "finishing moves", such as grabbing an enemy in a headlock and driving a stake into their head.Ī major feature of the game is Rage mode. The player has no control over what kind of attack Blade executes, only the direction in which he attacks. The game primarily focuses on melee combat, although it does allow the use of firearms.Ĭombat is controlled via the right analog stick, allowing for what the developers call a "360° combat system" – the player moves the stick in the direction in which they want to attack and Blade punches or kicks in that direction. The glyphs on the bottom left represent the three stages of his Rage meter.īlade II is an action/ beat 'em up game played from a third-person perspective, with the player controlling Blade's movement via the left analog stick. The green meter on the bottom left is his health, the blue meter is his Serum level, and the red meter is his Rage. The game was also a commercial failure, selling less than half a million units across both platforms.īlade fighting in 360° combat. However, most reviewers disliked the system, and the game as a whole was met with mainly negative reviews on both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox. The developers championed the game as introducing a new type of never-before-seen melee combat into video gaming. Set six months after the events of the film, it follows Blade and Whistler as they attempt to prevent the vampires from creating a race of super-vampires even more powerful than the Reapers. The game is not a direct adaptation of the film, but is actually a sequel, taking place between the events of Blade II and Blade: Trinity. Originally scheduled for North American release on the same day as the theatrical release of the 2002 film of the same name (March 22), it was ultimately released on September 3, the same day the film was released on DVD. Blade II is a 2002 action beat 'em up video game developed by Mucky Foot Productions and published by Activision for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
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