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As you do so, you avoid lurching zombies, charging behemoths, and blue-eyed teleporting freaks and then zip into an opening to do damage. Using the right analog stick, you zoom through the air and tumble along the ground. Regardless of which gore-sodden hero you choose, the 2D side-scrolling action is fast and frantic.
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But it's the action that will have you returning to Vampire Smile, even after you've twice beaten the campaign and moved on to its other entertaining modes. You play through the same levels and fight the same enemies as either character, but you see two different sides of the violent melodrama, which is a good reason on its own to play the campaign twice. You begin the campaign by choosing one of these two characters: The Prisoner or The Dishwasher. The actual plot is fine, but it's secondary to the excellent manner with which Vampire Smile directly communicates the emotions of its two leads. These sudden flashes communicate dread and confusion in a way that a static panel can't convey. But story isn't limited to pre-level comics in certain moments, the level transforms and you slowly crawl toward a chair or run from a pursuing fiend. Each level is given context by handsome comic panels that often show either of the two playable characters in close-up, bathed in blood and driven by revenge. Eerie silhouettes of menacing marine creatures give the gruesome battle playing out in front of an aquarium an even deeper sense of danger. Splats of blood stain the ground, where masses of deformed skulls speak to the horrors that have occurred on this lunar landscape. Saturated reds and greens stand out against black and white backdrops, the cragged hand-drawn mountains in the distance imbuing the scene with a sense of depth.
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That grim tone is initially set by Vampire Smile's outstanding visuals. Now Playing: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Video Review By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's