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INTRODUCTION:
Long ago, an army of knights known as the Order of the Silver Cross attacked count Orlack's castle. The mission was to annihilate the lord of shadows and all his subjects. The battle was fierce, leaving a large number of victims on both sides. But finally, a few knights managed to access the main crypt and confront Orlack.

The count managed to defeat a dozen warriors before being cornered by the invaders. The end had come. However, he managed to transform once again into his vampiric form, escaping between spears and arrows into the dark night of Transylvania.

Years passed and the wounds of war were healing. Earl Orlack made the lonely return home and only one word kept him alive. Vengeance.

REVIEW:
The game begins with a nice slideshow / introduction that shows the plot of the game. You control Earl Orlack, and he is not a nice person, actually he is an evil vampire, but who is the nice part here; the attacking army of knights or Earl Orlack. Anyway, count Orlack now wants his place back and seeks vengeance!

The game is split up into different acts:
1 – Ship to Romania
2 – Carpatos Mount
3 - Transylvania

The graphics layout will change for these acts and so will the music. The game features six melodies by Beyker and a very cool loading screen by Juan Antonio Fernandez. Earl Orlack has come to kill, so just kill everything you see, and you are on a fine start for completing the game (except for the dogs, that has to be avoided!)

You kill people by biting them in the neck, this is done by sneaking into them. This can be done by attacking them from behind or from above. You can transform into a bat for flying, but you have to be in human form for attacking people. It is also possible to attack people face to face, but then you only have very short time before they will defend themselves and kill you. A nice detail is that when you are drinking blood the border of the screen goes red. There is a coffin on each screen and when all enemies is killed the coffin will open, and entering this will take you to the next level.

When attacking and killing people you will need a certain amount of time to suck out their blood, so you have to make sure no one comes near in this time, because then they will kill you. So you have to plan to attack people from behind or dropping down on them, and you also have to be sure you have enough time to kill them before someone else comes around – This adds stealth elements to the game, a game that might be some kind of a semi horror game, well accompanied by music that fits very well.

The first enemies only have swords to defend themselves, but later enemies will throw daggers after you. There will be jumping enemies, super natural enemies like yourself that can transform into birds. Enemies that has to be avoided is the dogs which can not be killed, and you also have to avoid spikes, flames, crucifixes, poison water etc.

When you are at the mountain levels you will speed up when walking / running at the ice, and in Transylvania you will be challenged when in bat form, because some evil creatures will be blowing strong wind out.

There is 10 relics spread around the 30 levels, you will need to collect all of these to complete the game 100%.

A very cool game with intro, end of game sequence, six soundtracks, nice refreshing different gameplay, 30 challenging levels, good control system. At places the graphics seems very simple / attributeish, and some screens have some color clash, but a great game!

Rating = 91%

Authors:
Code and gfx: Ariel Endaraues
Music: Beyker
Loading screen: Juan Antonio Fernandez

Download here (Remember to donate): https://endaraues.itch.io/vampire