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Vampire Hunter D

Vampire Hunter D is a PlayStation video game based on the series of books and movies of the same name. Along with Countdown Vampires, it is one of the few survival horror games to revolve around vampires.

9 December 1999

Vampire Hunter D is an adventure developed by Victor Interactive Software, released 9 December 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Vampire Hunter D is

Vampire Hunter D is an adventure game developed by Victor Interactive Software and released in 1999. It was published by Jaleco. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story of the game is similar to that of the second movie, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (which, in turn, is based on the third novel). Essentially, D, a Dhampir (transliterated as Dunpeal) vampire hunter is hired by an old man named Elbourne to save his daughter Charlotte, who was kidnapped by a vampire, Meier Link. If his daughter was already mutated into a vampiress, then D should kill her humanely. Also, Elbourne's son hired a team of human vampire hunters known as the Marcus Brothers to serve as backup. There are a fairly large number of differences between the film and the game, however. The game's story is more streamlined and the whole of the story largely takes place inside of…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Vampire Hunter D launched on 9 December 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

Official trailer

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When did Vampire Hunter D come out?
Vampire Hunter D was released on 9 December 1999 for PlayStation.

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