BLOODMASQUE Review
Price: $6.99
Version: 1.0.1
App Reviewed on: iPad 3
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Vampires have been associated with all sorts of things over the years - including forbidden love, unfathomable evil, oppression, terror, and Leslie Nielsen. Now we can add The Uncanny Valley to that list thanks to BLOODMASQUE. But as hilarious as it can be to awkwardly cram my mug onto a digital vampire slayer, the game itself manages to impress without relying on such gimmicks.
Aside from the incredibly derpy player-made faces (see below) that can thankfully be ignored in favor of more typical options, BLOODMASQUE is a great looking game. Even the combat is pleasantly flashy and stylish. It's also surprising just how much I found myself preferring this "reversed" control scheme. It feels better than the system it's obviously based on, honestly. And goofy face or not, I have to admit it's pretty cool to see some semblance of myself fighting vampires and sporting better and better gear.
I've been enjoying BLOODMASQUE a lot more than I'd have expected, considering its close mechanical ties to another third-person combat game I'm quite fond of. It just kills me that I can only play it when I have a wifi/3G/4G connection. Especially since there seems to be absolutely no legitimate reason for such a requirement. Still, when I can play it, it's pretty great.