BloodRayne: Betrayal

BloodRayne: Betrayal is a 2011 side-scrolling action adventure hack and slash video game. Unlike the previous 3D hack 'n slash games before it, this game is a 2D side scroller. Arc System Works published the PlayStation 3 version in Japan under the name BloodRayne: Crimson Slayer (ブラッドレイン 深紅の叛逆者, BuraddoRein Shinkō no Hangyakusha) on May 1, 2014.[1]

BloodRayne: Betrayal
Developer(s)WayForward Technologies
Abstraction Games (PC)
Publisher(s)Majesco Entertainment
Midnight City (PC)
Director(s)
  • Matt Bozon
  • Sean Velasco
Producer(s)Robb Alvey
Designer(s)Sean Velasco
Programmer(s)Lee McDole
Artist(s)Matt Bozon
Composer(s)Jake Kaufman
SeriesBloodRayne
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 6, 2011 (PS3)
  • WW: September 7, 2011
Windows
April 30, 2014
Genre(s)Action-adventure, hack & slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Plot

Rayne has to battle and feed in a brand new hack ‘n slash adventure. Slay ghastly enemies as Rayne, the dhampir with superhuman strength, speed, and agility, recruited by the vampire hunting Brimstone Society for one last mission. The target is a lavish, yet sinister ball in a secluded castle with plenty of dark and gruesome surprises. With the help of a mysterious friend and members of Brimstone, Rayne must infiltrate the manor, take out the fiendish horde, and stop an evil master plot once and for all.

Development and release

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS3Xbox 360
DestructoidN/A2/10[2]N/A
EdgeN/AN/A8/10[3]
EurogamerN/A7/10[4]7/10[4]
Game InformerN/A7/10[5]7/10[5]
GameProN/A[6][6]
GameRevolutionN/AC[7]C[7]
GameSpotN/A5.5/10[8]5.5/10[9]
GameZoneN/AN/A5/10[10]
IGNN/A9/10[11]9/10[12]
JoystiqN/A[13]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/A6.5/10[14]
PSMN/A6/10[15]N/A
411ManiaN/A8.5/10[16]N/A
MetroN/AN/A5/10[17]
Aggregate score
Metacritic75/100[18]69/100[19]68/100[20]

The PC version of BloodRayne: Betrayal received "generally favorable reviews" while the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][19][20] Whereas some reviewers, such as those writing for Joystiq[13] and IGN,[11][12] praised the challenge of it, others, such as GameSpot,[8][9] felt it was too frustrating. Jim Sterling, who at the time was a reviews editor for Destructoid, went so far as putting it on his top 10 worst games of 2011 for its terrible controls and handling and obscene number of enemies thrown at the player.[21]

411Mania gave the PS3 version 8.5 out of ten and called it "a fantastic experience that old-school gamers shouldn't pass up."[16] However, The Digital Fix gave the same console version 6 out of 10 and said it "will appeal to a particular kind of gaming masochist [...] For the rest of us, the imprecise controls, frequent deaths and lack of a difficulty selector make this an experience just too frustrating to be enjoyable."[22] Metro gave the Xbox 360 version five out of ten, stating, "Never has so promising a game been ruined by such a perversely high difficultly level, which is a crying shame given the gorgeous 2D art."[17]

References
  1. "ブラッドレイン 深紅の叛逆者 [PS3]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. Sterling, Jim (September 9, 2011). "Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal (PS3)". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. Edge staff (September 14, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal review (X360)". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. Reed, Kristan (September 16, 2011). "Download Games Roundup (Page 3)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. Vore, Bryan (September 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal (PS3, X360): Cheap Deaths Mar Rayne's Bloody Comeback". Game Informer. No. 221. GameStop. p. 93. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. Matulef, Jeffrey (September 12, 2011). "Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal (360/PS3)". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  7. Schaller, Kevin (September 9, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (PS3, X360)". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. McShea, Tom (September 8, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (PS3)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  9. McShea, Tom (September 9, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (X360)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. Donato, Joe (September 14, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (X360)". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  11. Moriarty, Colin (October 4, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (PS3)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. Moriarty, Colin (September 2, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal Review (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  13. Fletcher, JC (September 6, 2011). "BloodRayne Betrayal review: Re-animated (PS3)". Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  14. Lewis, Cameron (September 6, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  15. "Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 50. Future plc. October 2011. p. 82.
  16. Salmela, Mark (September 12, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal (PSN) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  17. Hargreaves, Roger (September 9, 2011). "BloodRayne: Betrayal review - dhampir weekend (X360)". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  18. "BloodRayne: Betrayal for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  19. "BloodRayne: Betrayal for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  20. "BloodRayne: Betrayal for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  21. Escapist (June 26, 2012). "Jimquisition: The Ten Worst Games of 2011". YouTube. Google. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  22. Gray, Mike (October 9, 2011). "Bloodyrayne [sic] Betrayal Review (PS3)". The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2019.


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