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I have been waiting for this series to be made into a video game since it first aired. Now it is here for the Game Boy. I happen to love the hit series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar on the WB Network. I never miss a single episode. Unfortunately, a hit series does not always translate well into a hit game.
You play as Buffy in a side scrolling Double Dragon type game. Unfortunately, you only fight one vampire at a time in a boring, one button smashing, unexciting adventure through Sunnydale. Each level is the same as the last. There is nothing new to look forward to, and the game is really simplistic. Some jumps were hard to make, but that is the extent to the difficulty in this game.
The sad thing about this game is that it could have been so much better. The graphics are excellent, with the one little exception being, that none of the characters look like they should. Still, the game looks rather nice and contains the same witty banter (sans voices) of the series. They even mention past episodes while involving surprise appearances from Cordelia and Angel from the spin off series, Angel. But game play is what makes a game, and this game just doesn't have it.
Badseed's Bottomline: 1 out of 5. It was a real good idea, but this could have been a whole lot better-A whole lot. I heard THQ is making a version for the Playstation and Dreamcast. I hope they learn from their mistakes and make a better game. Until then, if I want to play as a girl from a hit series, I'll just stick to Danger Girl.