2 /10 1 Votes
Distributor(s) Fox Interactive Genre(s) Horror/beat 'em up Developer GameBrains Platform Game Boy | 2/10 IGN Release date(s) September 25, 2000 Initial release date 25 September 2000 Mode Single-player video game Publishers THQ, Fox Interactive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 2000 Game Boy Color video game based on the television show of the same name. It was the first video game based on the franchise to be released and the only Buffy game to be rated 'E' by the ESRB.
Contents
Story
Set in the fourth season. Buffy is just trying to relax and enjoy a week off from her university classes when a horde of blood-thirsty vampires and demons descend upon the campus and the surrounding town. Now it's up to her to make things safe again.
Levels
There are 8 levels in the game:
Characters
Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Anya, Angel and Ethan Rayne make appearances. Cordelia does not appear on-screen but can be 'heard' talking to Buffy on the phone.
Enemies
All of the enemies are vampires, but from various parts of the earth. They include standard vampires, bikers, ninjas, Amazonian warriors, top-hatted and cane-carrying gentlemen, and a hybrid mummy/vampire.
Reception
The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.