BloodRayne

BloodRayne is a third-person shooter video game series developed by Terminal Reality and published by Majesco Entertainment. It debuted in 2002 with the release of the eponymous game for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Microsoft Windows. In 2020, the Ziggurat Interactive bought the rights to the franchise, and with the original developers plans to update and re-release the first two games, and develop the game's universe.

This article is about the video game series. For the first video game of the series, see BloodRayne (video game). For the movie based on the video game, see BloodRayne (film).

BloodRayne
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Developer(s)Terminal Reality
Publisher(s)Majesco Entertainment (2002-2020), Ziggurat Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
First releaseBloodRayne
October 15, 2002
Latest releaseBloodRayne: Betrayal
September 6, 2011

Games
  • BloodRayne (2002) -- set in 1933 and 1938, just before World War II. As an agent of the Brimstone Society, Rayne is sent to a variety of locations (a small swamp town in Louisiana, a Nazi fortress in Argentina, and an ancient castle in Germany) to battle supernatural creatures as well as the Nazi army.
  • BloodRayne 2 (2004) -- The game's plot features Rayne confronting her father vampire, Kagan. Rayne's half-siblings have banded together to form a group called the Cult of Kagan, who have pledged to create a new era of vampire supremacy,.
  • BloodRayne: Betrayal (2011) -- a downloadable sidescrolling game, released on September 7, 2011 for Xbox Live and September 6, 2011 for the PlayStation Network.

A fourth game, titled BloodRayne: The Shroud, was in development for the Nintendo 3DS.[1] The game was put "on hold" due to Betrayal's low sales.[2]

Films
Main article: BloodRayne (film)

A film adaptation was released on January 6, 2006 starring Kristanna Loken as Rayne and Ben Kingsley as Kagan. The film is set in the 1800s and follows Rayne's quest to stop her father Kagan's nefarious schemes to slaughter mankind. The film was directed by Uwe Boll, who directed two other video-game-to-movie adaptations; House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. The film was followed by two direct-to-DVD sequels tarring Natassia Malthe: 2007's BloodRayne 2: Deliverance and 2010's BloodRayne: The Third Reich. In addition, Boll directed the parody film, Blubberella, which was released in 2011.

Comics

BloodRayne comic books have been published by Digital Webbing:

One-shots
  • BloodRayne: Seeds of Sin (2005)
  • BloodRayne: Lycan Rex (2005)
  • BloodRayne: Dark Soul (2005)
  • BloodRayne: Twin Blades (2006)
  • BloodRayne: Tibetan Heights (2007)
  • BloodRayne: Skies Afire (2008)
  • BloodRayne: Automaton (2008)
  • BloodRayne: Revenge of the Butcheress (2008)

Mini-series
  • BloodRayne: Plague of Dreams (3 issues, 2006 - 2007)
  • BloodRayne: Red Blood Run (3 issues, 2007)
  • BloodRayne: Tokyo Rogue (3 issues, 2008)
  • BloodRayne: Prime Cuts (4 issues, 2008 - 2009)

Art books
  • BloodRayne: RAW (2005)
  • BloodRayne: RAW II (2007)
  • BloodRayne: RAW III (2008)
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References
  1. Stevens, Tim (June 15, 2010). "Nintendo 3DS gets official, includes 3D camera". Engadget. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  2. Watts, Steve. "BloodRayne for 3DS is 'on hold'". Shacknews.
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