80
By no means an essential purchase, Van Helsing is decidedly better than the average. If you’re into cool moves and lots of action, you’re going to enjoy this. We’d stake our reputations on it.
75
It's not the most original or innovative of games, but when was the last time you got to face off against Dracula, the Wolfman, and the Frankenstein monster in the same sitting?
67
It’s a shame the experience is over just about the time you are warmed up, and the fixed-position camera might work for movies but doesn’t translate well into gameplay, especially in a 3D world.
7
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
7
Very solid and fun gameplay, i remember having a lot of fun with it. Good old times.
Van Helsing
PlayStation 2
Released On:
May 6, 2004
Metascore
Mixed or Average
64
User score
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6.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
17% Positive
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7 Reviews
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81
Superior to "Devil May Cry 2" and should be able to tide Devil May Cry fans over till the next sequel in the franchise.
73
7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - 29 [Vol 822]
70
Riveting duels, killer combination moves, and buckets of blood see the cinematic adaptation effectively mimic the flick that inspired it.
67
It’s a shame the experience is over just about the time you are warmed up, and the fixed-position camera might work for movies but doesn’t translate well into gameplay, especially in a 3D world.
60
It’s just too bad that the very games that Van Helsing attempts to mimic are better games, and it’s for this reason that Van Helsing’s license will have to carry it in the end.
50
It does fail in attempting to create an identity of it’s own. Instead, choosing to plagiarise bits and pieces from successful titles within the genre that have come before it.
33
Rather than complement the film with some sort of stand alone side story, it opts for arcade gameplay sans interesting plot, depth, or really anything beyond just blasting and whacking.
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44% Positive
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6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Aug 22, 2023
7
Very solid and fun gameplay, i remember having a lot of fun with it. Good old times.
SummaryDeep within the mysterious land of Transylvania, monsters that inhabit man's deepest nightmares take form. One man works to vanquish the demons of the world 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 fiendi... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date:May 6, 2004
Developer:
- Saffire
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