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Many games are being produced around major TV series and movies, and with the diabolical Game Boy version of Buffy, which has just recently hit the stores, another one seemed like a stupid idea. Blade, however, is well put together, taking the main background from the film and making a very playable game. You take on Wesley's role from the movie and must make your way through various challenging levels, swatting vampires with a number of awesome weapons.

Each level of Blade is slightly different, offering you a shooting alley one minute and a side scrolling beat-'em-up the next. Of course Blade is also a vampire and needs Serum in order to keep him alive and not complete the transformation into a creature of the night. This provides you with a time limit for each objective as you must return for more.

For the first time a Game Boy game based around a film has actually turned out well, even though it can be finished quite easily. Top vampire-killing action!

Graphics 60%
Big, bold and beautiful.

Sound 40%
Don't expect too much.

Playability 80%
Loads of gameplay styles.

Lastability 40%
It's all over far too quickly.

Overall 67%
Good fun for a while!