Terminal Cut is the best way to play BloodRayne on modern systems.

This game has always been a mystery to me, because I didn't understand where its cult status came from. Content-wise, it's a one-button hack and slash gameplay in very monotonous locations with almost no plot. The only advantage of the game is the trash happening in it, which is sometimes fun to watch.

There is no sense to buy BloodRayne nowadays, unless you have nostalgic feelings for it.

Rememeber when they would actually make new and original games? I don't know what do you expect from a game with such title and main character, but I got everthing I wanted. Still fun after all these years.

Man, this one bring back memories. No, I don't mean just the original game, but the period in general.

In BloodRayne you play as titular Rayne - a redheaded dhampir, with supermodel body and jiggly jigglies clad in a dominatrix outfit. Said outfit has some extra pointy and sharpy bits, which you'll use to dismember nazis while throwing out innuendo-filled quips and moaning as you sip that sweet, sweet aryan blood.

Seriously, I can't think of anything more 2000's than this.

Throughout the game you'll visit Louisiana swamps, submarine base in Argentina, as well as a ruined castle in Germany, working your way through a list of high-ranking targets, trying to stop Third Reich from arming itself with occult powers. It's a servicable enough story, though presentation could be better at times.

Gameplay loop consists mostly of acrobatic meele combat, akin to Jedi Academy, but you'll also pick up some period-accurate guns, all the way to Panzerfausts. It's fun enough, if a bit uneven at times, with some difficulty spikes which might seem like RNG. Every now and then you'll fight a boss more unique than your usual generic officer targets, usually with cutscene and a few lines of quippy dialogue.

And since you're playing a supermodel vampire, and it's a game from 2000s, the cutscene camera will ofter pan across Rayne's roundy and jiggly bits. You decide whether it's objectifying or fun.

Remaster is alright, if a bit basic. Not much improvement visually, but at least there's widescreen support, which works fine on 21:9, with occassional minor graphical glitches (like water getting cut off just where 16:9 screen would end). There's also a gamepad support - good enough to complete the game, but overall a bit clunky compared to using kb+m.

If I had to describe BloodRayne in one sentence, it'd be "Underworld meets "hail Hydra"". Fun enough while it lasts, though the remaster could be better. I'd wait for sale with this one.