Have you not heard the legend of he who rises with the full moon...the legend of the vampire? Well, the story actually happened in England, 100 years ago.
There was an investigator of the paranormal, a young psychologist named Ferdinand Social. On the night of the full moon, he received a mysterious message while using his Ouija board. "KILLER...VAMPIRE...GO TO THAMES...CAUTION...CAUTION...IN THE WAKE OF DRACULA."
This game is also known as Vampire: Master of Darkness.
Round 1: Thames River
Round 1, Stage 1
At that time in London, the rising of the full moon meant the coming of yet another gruesome murder. The following morning would always bring the discovery of yet another body...completely drained of blood. Dr. Social knew that there was something supernatural at the heart of the mystery, and began investigating. Calling on the powers of the Ouija board, Social learned that at the Thames River, horrible events beyond human imagination were taking place.
Believe it or not, this game is a Castlevania clone. You can walk and jump like in Transylvania, but Down-Left and Down-Right will allow you to do a duck walk. Button 1 lets you attack, and Button 2 lets you jump. You can also move diagonally to go up or down stairs. Instead of a whip, however, you have a few short-range weapons: a dagger, a cane, an ax and a sword. You also have sub-weapons with limited ammunition, such as guns and bombs, and you can pick the same one up multiple times to get more ammo. To use them, hold Up and press Button 1. You start out with a dagger, which has short range, and no secondary weapon, but by hitting the white masks that float in the air for power-ups, that will soon change.
Besides your current score, current stage, time remaining and lives remaining, you can see your current primary and sub-weapons at the top of the screen. You'll also see how much life you have remaining. If you can find a vial of red liquid, you will be able to refill four orbs' worth of life on your life meter. Sometimes you'll find them in masks; other times, they will be in walls that you can break with your primary weapon. Attack walls, you never know when you'll find something.
Enemies include bats that will fly around in random patterns that you'll figure out after some time (and will appear in every round of the game), corrupt cops who will shoot at you and dogs that will leap at you when they see you.
If you go underground into the sewers, there will be boats from time to time that move back and forth to take you across the water, which acts as a bottomless pit.
The gray crystal is a screen-clearing bomb that gets rid of all on-screen enemies. If you see any circle-shaped stones, pick them up for points.
The dagger is the weakest primary weapon, while the can has more power and range.
The gun is the weakest sub-weapon. The bomb acts much like the ax in the Castlevania games and is much stronger.
When you beat a stage, you will get a time and life bonus.
If you already have a power-up, pick it up again if you see it. All power-ups give you 1000 points.
Round 1, Stage 2
In this stage, there will be zombies. The rapier has even more range and power than the cane.
Also at this point, you will want to be careful, as enemies such as the dog at the end of the stage will show up and attack from behind.
Also, that rumbling sound you hear in the background is thunder; a thunderstorm was about to hit as I was doing the post-commentary.
Round 1, Stage 3
The ax is the strongest primary weapon in the game, but it doesn't have the range. It can also hit slightly above and forward from where Dr. Social's feet are planted when you attack with it, which makes it useful for the Round 1 boss.
The women flying around are wraiths who just move forward. Slash at them for the points. Some of them will come directly at you from where you can't reach the., so keep an eye out for them.
The boomerangs are much more powerful than the bombs. Unfortunately, you cannot grab them when they return to preserve ammo; once one is used, it's used.
If you hold Button 1 on stairs, you can attack repeatedly; if you press Up while holding Button 1, you can use your sub-weapon on stairs.
Just before every boss, there is always a white mask that contains a dagger. Watch out for it.
The first boss is Jack the Ripper. He will jump around and try to slash at you. There are three platforms, and if you have the ax and you stand between the middle and right platforms, you can keep attacking with the axe without jumping to his level and you can just chop at his feet until he goes down.
After you beat Jack the Ripper, a man in a top hat and a mask shows up and tells you that he has controlling everything that has been happening here. He will tell you to go to the House of Wax if you dare, as he needs a replacement for Jack the Ripper.
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