Blood: Full Uncut Version (DOS)
by GT Interactive Software
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Product Summary
Format: CD-ROMPlatform: DOS
Publisher: GT Interactive Software
Product features:
- Requires DOS, Windows 95 (DOS mode) or Windows 98 (DOS mode).
- Complete UNCUT Version featuring 42 Levels.
- Features TYPE O NEGATIVE'S chilling video, "Love You To Death".
Video Game Reviews of Blood: Full Uncut Version (DOS)
Customer Review: Let there be Blood!
Summary: 5 Stars
I will never forget the first time I saw BLOOD in action. It was 1996, and I was still enamored of such games as DOOM and not particularly interested in any "new" first-person shooters. That all changed when I walked into a friend's room in college and saw this scene unfold:
A graveyard, lit by a lurid moon. Spooky background noises. And lo, mumbling zombies approaching. Suddenly a flare gun ignited, and lead zombie was struck in the chest. He continued to advance, but then - oh dear God! - he burst into flames, screamed in a rage, and exploded in a fiery rain of entrails, eyeballs and body parts. The shooter, advancing, encountered his head and gave it a soccer kick through the graveyard, where it rolled, spurting blood. And the speakers emitted diabolical laughter.
I was addicted - doomed, one might say - before I even played. Such brutality! Such carnage! Such humor! Lemme at it!
That was twelve years ago, and BLOOD, while half-forgotten and largely unplayable nowadays due to a programming quirk that only lets it run on Windows 95 or 98, remains my all-time favorite game, the one I'd pick if I were stuck on that deserted island we all seem to end up on in our fantasies. For addictiveness, smooth playability, black humor, atmosphere, and ridiculously over-the-top action and violence, you just can't beat it.
As much as BLOOD has a story, it's this: Caleb was once a loyal servant-warrior to Tchernobog, a very evil god with a fanatical following on earth. Betrayed and murdered by the god along with his wife, Caleb wakes up many years later in his own grave, feeling just a bit on a resentful side. He embarks on a quest for revenge, looking to confront his former master over the barrel of a shotgun. Between him and his payback are legions of Tchernobog's minions, and that's where the fun begins.
BLOOD, even without its later expansion packs (ONE UNIT WHOLE BLOOD, PLASMA PAK and CRYPTIC PASSAGE) offered an impressive arsenal of enemies and weapons. One has various types of human monks, flame-breathing hellhounds, flesh-eating zombies, flying gargoyles, assorted lesser monsters (such as disembodied hands, like Thing from THE ADDAMS FAMILY but nastier in temperment) and various Bosses to shoot at; and to shoot at them, a sawed off shotgun, a flare gun (delightful), dynamite of several varieties, a Tommy gun, a napalm launcher (fabulous), and some other gizmos, including a voodoo doll. Caleb isn't bound by the annoying restrictions of other FPS from his era: he can look up and down and jump as well as the usual movements, and he can effect his environment in a positive (by which I mean destructive) way. He also has some goodies which render him invisible and grant him the power to leap tall buildings in a single bound, which is very fun even when it isn't practical.
The real reason to play BLOOD, however, is that it is timeless. Graphically, by today's standards, it's primitive, and in many ways is just your standard FSP/key hunt with some very minor puzzles to solve. But what it does, it does brilliantly. The villains are incredibly satisfying to kill - shooting a monk with a flare gun and then listening to him scream as he runs about like a human torch is a pleasure only a sick few can enjoy, and blowing up a zombie with a rocket launcher, then playing soccer with his head has to be performed to truly understand it's entertainment value. The boards are imaginatively thought-out and frequently contain little asides to famous horror movies - one closet has Freddy Krueger's hat and sweater, one whole board is a sort-of reproduction of Crystal Lake complete with ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha sound effects and Jason Voorhees' nasty little shrine to mamma. And Caleb is so junkyard-dog mean and crazy, he might have walked right out of Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD (he talks exactly like Bruce Campbell). Finally, the deathmatch option is far superior to anything which existed at the time or, for that matter, probably exists today. You can type insults to your opponent after you kill him!
Aside from its annoying unplayability on Windows 2000 or XP (even if you have VM-ware!) BLOOD is a total winner, an all-time classic that cannot disappoint. Now pick up a pitchfork and stab something!
Description of Blood: Full Uncut Version (DOS)
Blood is a gory 3D 1st-person shooter which is based on Ken Silverman's 'Build' engine. You'll battle cultists, gargoyles, zombies, hellhounds, and an unholy host of other terrors in your quest to stop Tchernobog. You must not only defeat the Cabal--you must scour its dread name from human memory. If that means eradicating everyone and everything the Cabal has ever tainted, so be it. Of course, you'll first have to make your way through fortresses, castles, mines, mansions, and estates guarded and kept by Tchernobog's malevolent servants. Fortunately, it is wits that make the hero, and although you're in serious danger of losing yours, you've got enough left to improvise some pretty effective tools of destruction. Aerosol hairspray can be frightening enough on its own, but apply it to a lighter flame and you've got an instant flamethrower (kids, don't try this at home!). Likewise, a flare gun can brighten your prospects considerably against even the grimmest odds, which is to say nothing for shotguns, Tommy guns, and dynamite. Who knows, you may even find that there are some spirits on your side when you find yourself clutching a voodoo doll. This is the FULL Uncut Version of the game with 42 Levels, lots of weapons, enemies and monsters.All games
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