Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000 video game)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
North American box art
Developer(s)	GameBrains
Publisher(s)	THQ
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color
Release date(s)	September 25, 2000
Genre(s)	Horror/beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player

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.

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:

• The Graveyard
• The Bronze
• The Sewers
• Outside The Zoo
• The Mansion
• The Initiative Lab
• The Hellmouth
• The Chamber.

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

Reception
Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings 39.44%[1] Review scores Publication Score AllGame [2] Game Informer 2/10[3] IGN 2/10[4] Nintendo Power 6.5/10[5]

The game was met with negative reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 39.44%.^[1]

References

1. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
2. Weiss, Brett Alan. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (GBC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
3. Helgeson, Matt (December 2000). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (GBC)". Game Informer (92): 141.
4. Harris, Craig (2000-10-04). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (GBC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
5. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Nintendo Power. 139. December 2000.

External links

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer at MobyGames