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Blade

Blade is an action game based on the 1998 film Blade. It was developed by HammerHead for the PlayStation in 2000, and by HAL Laboratory and Avit Inc. for the Game Boy Color. The game was published by…

23 November 2000

Blade is an adventure developed by Hammerhead, released 23 November 2000 on PlayStation. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What Blade is

Blade is an adventure game developed by Hammerhead and released in 2000. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation only. It runs on id Tech 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Acting as a prequel to the 1998 blockbuster film, BLADE follows the eponymous vampire hunter and his mentor Whistler as they stumble upon a sinister plot involving an ancient evil that threatens the lives of every citizen in Gothic City, and ultimately, the world. With various vampire clans within the House of Erebus colluding to unleash an unstoppable force of darkness upon the world, Blade must use his arsenal of superhuman strength, silver bullets, glaives, and acid-etched titanium sword to slay the vampiric monsters seeking to end the world as we know it. You're Blade, Gothic City's baddest vampire hunter. When rival vampire clans ignite a deadly feud, you go deep to do some serous…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Blade series

Blade is the second of 10 entries we hold in the Blade series. The next entry was Blade II in 2002.

See all 10 Blade games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 7 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Blade launched on 23 November 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Counter-Strike, The Operative: No One Lives Forever and Hitman: Codename 47.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Counter-Strike, The Operative: No One Lives Forever, Hitman: Codename 47.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

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Quick answers

Blade — frequently asked questions

When did Blade come out?
Blade was released on 23 November 2000 for PlayStation.
How long does it take to beat Blade?
The main story of Blade takes around 4 hrs, or 7 hrs for 100% completion.

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