The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (Russian name - “Van Helsing. New History”) is a hack and slash computer role-playing game developed and released by the Hungarian company NeocoreGames in 2013 . The company Buka publishes in Russia. The events of the game take place in the 19th century in the fictional eastern European country of Borgovia. The protagonist of the game, the vampire hunter Van Helsing - the son of Abraham Van Helsing - and his ghostly companion Lady Katerina must fight the monsters that flooded Borgovia. Game developers described the game style as a “Gothic noir” with intentionally anachronistic humor and technical devices used by Van Helsing [1] . In August 2012, developers announced their intention to release two more sequel games, turning The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing into a trilogy [2] .
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| Genres | computer role-playing game , hack and slash |
| Age ratings | ESRB: Teen (14+) |
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| Platforms | Windows OS X |
| Game modes | single user multiplayer |
| Interface language | Main languages, including Russian |
| Carriers | DVD digital distribution |
Content
About the game
The player kills monsters, for this he gains experience, with the accumulation of experience - he gains a level. With a level, you can spend points on the characteristics. The game has firearms (pistols, guns) and melee weapons (swords). The player can wear various armor, knee pads, cloak, bib, helmet, belt, hat, amulet. Trade with merchants in the city, selling items found, and buy new ones from them. Take and complete quests, speaking with different characters in the city. Drink mana or health elixirs if the level of health or mana has fallen dramatically [3] .
There are four character characteristics that you can spend experience points on:
- Build - Increases melee defense and attack
- Dexterity - Increases damage with ranged weapons and a chance to dodge enemy attacks
- Willpower - Increase Mana and Witchcraft
- Luck - increases the chance to find gold, magic items and the chance to dodge the enemy’s blow, also increases the chance to critically strike.
Lady Katerina is the ghost that Van Helsing's father saved, for which the ghost now helps the family. She helps Van Helsing, accompanying him everywhere, sometimes even in dialogs with other characters. Katerina’s behavior can be changed from aggressive to neutral, telling her to fight in close combat or in ranged combat. Lady Katerina has her own characteristics (strength, dexterity, etc.), skills and equipment, where she can be dressed in armor and give different weapons.
Reviews and Popularity
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| Gameranks | 74.50% [9] |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [8] |
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| Gamespot | 7.5 / 10 [4] |
| Destructoid | 5.5 / 10 [6] |
| RPGamer | 4.0 / 5 [7] |
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| Riot pixels | 70/100 [5] |
Notes
- ↑ Davis, Justin New Van Helsing Game Announced . IGN (May 9, 2012). Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Reynolds, Matthew 'The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing' to be a trilogy . DigitalSpy (August 29, 2012). Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Onyett, Charles Monster Slaying in Van Helsing . IGN (16 August 2012). Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Starkey, Daniel The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Review . Gamespot (May 30, 2013). Date of treatment June 6, 2013.
- ↑ Vladimir Goryachev. Review of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing . Riot Pixels (July 4, 2013). Archived on September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Hancock, Patrick The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing ( June 5, 2013). Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Fuller, Alex The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Staff Review . RPGamer. Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing PC . Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.
- ↑ The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing . Date of treatment June 6, 2013. Archived on June 7, 2013.