Both funnier and gorier than Duke Nukem 3D

User Rating: 8.5 | Blood (1997) PC
Duke was a kick-ass guy, no doubt about it. But you know what? Did you ever meet Caleb? I don't know how to classify this guy, but certainly a guy who comes back from the dead (with a creepy "I live... again" tag-line and all) and grabs onto anything (hatchets, flare guns and even a voodoo doll) to cause the most possible pain to his enemies is a bit more than kick-ass. It's awesome.

Fortunately, it's also a well done game (how many times have we heard a great premise only to be let down by yet another half-baked game?). The action is even faster than it's greater brother Duke Nukem 3D, and the weapons, even if really funny, are well balanced and are all actually useble in some way (even clever, sadistic ways).

Up to this day I never understood why this game remained an underdog. If someone out there wants to get a good laugh and doesn't mind the 2D graphics, though, it's not too late to get a great time. Again.