Vampire Rain, known as Vampire's Rain in Japan, is a video game for the Xbox 360 and in development for the PS3. It was released in Japan on January 25, 2007 and released in North America on July 3, 2007.
Vampires, known as Nightwalkers, were found to be responsible for the disappearances of civilians in the United States. The American Information Bureau raises a black ops special forces unit and are deployed to the streets of Los Angeles, California, where it was raining. The rain was said to hamper the Nightwalker's vampiric abilities.
Vampire Rain is a stealth-action game similar in nature to the Splinter Cell or Metal Gear Solid series. Players are tasked with navigating their character through city streets, while avoiding the vampire enemies that patrol the streets disguised as ordinary human citizens. Players will often have to take alternate routes, such as climbing onto rooftops or through alleys, to avoid enemy encounters.
Unlike most stealth-action games, Vampire Rain places heavy emphasis on pure stealth. Enemies are extremely fast and can kill the player in 1 or 2 hits. Additionally, for the first 1/3rd of the game, players lack any weaponry that can kill vampires effectively. Any attempt to initiate combat generally results in the player's death. Also, unlike most stealth games, there is no effective means to hide or escape once an enemy has spotted the player, which usually results in the player dying soon after being spotted. Successful completion of many missions generally requires total avoidance of enemies by figuring out the correct route to pass through the mission area without being detected.
Later in the game, players are given high-powered weapons which prove more effective against the game's vampire enemies. Also, there are a few pre-scripted action sequences that involve fighting against multiple enemies, generally with the assistance of teammates or special environmental hazards.
Feeding on human blood, Nightwalkers multiply by transforming their victims into creatures of the night. A Nightwalker's heightened senses and superhuman strength make it a formidable opponent that even a well-trained member of the Special Forces would think twice before engaging it in combat. An entire group of Nightwalkers can be destroyed by taking out the leader that spawned them. Known as a Prime Walker, this leader is exceptionally intelligent. In the city designated as Point E9, there's a Prime Walker that is about to hatch a diabolical plan...
The Vampires, or Nightwalkers, are your only enemy for most of the game, and come in numerous appearences like teenage boys or girls, large and build men, or girls that resembal hookers. Upon sighting you, they will turn into somewhat of a zombie-like creature and attack at extreamly high speeds dealing very high damage, normally killing in 2 hits. They can normally be killed before one clip of ammo is used, if all of the shots fired hit. Basically, any and all contact should be avoided at all costs, and the game normally provides cover and alternate routes so that this is possible. Wikipedia
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