This top-view fantasy role playing/adventure game promises state-of-the-art animation, art, level design, and game play. This book aids players in mastering the game.

DESCRIPTIONReturn to the dark intrigue of Nosgoth, where the vampire Kain pursues his fallen creation Raziel. Unravel the mystery of the two heroes' destinies with LEGACY OF KAIN: DEFIANCE. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.GAME STRENGTHSLEGACY OF KAIN: DEFIANCE is the next blood-sucking chapter in the Nosgoth vampire saga. Players can utilize powerful telekinetic abilities to hurl enemies into breakable obstacles, impale them on sharp objects, or throw them off ledges. Engage in amazing combo moves using physical agility telekinesis, and the formidable Reaver blade to destroy hordes of human and undead foes. Play as both Kain and Raziel feed your dark hunger by sucking the blood and devouring the souls of enemies. Increase the power of the Reaver blade with new enhancements like fire, lightning, ice, and more.

This BradyGAMES strategy guide includes a detailed walkthrough, packed with all the secrets of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Features solutions to every puzzle encountered, and strategies to defeat every boss. Includes a comprehensive bestiary and listings of weapons and spells.

At the end of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, you're given the choice to either sacrifice yourself and bring peace to Nosgoth or become its evil dictator. "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver" picks up a millennium after Kain's dark decision to rule the world; you play as Raziel, one of Kain's vampire followers and now his sworn enemy. It's up to you to return to Nosgoth, conquer Kain, and provide the underworld with fresh souls.

Destiny or Free Will? Hero or Pawn? Now, it's time to find Kain. Play the role of Raziel in this stunning Action-Adventure series installment of the Legacy of Kain thriller. In Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 -- Prima's Official Strategy Guide, you'll learn to navigate the currents of time to pursue Kain, discover the best way to make allies, uncover plot schemes and intrigues, and find out the truth behind the mysterious extinction of the vampire clans. It's up to you to return to Nosgoth, conquer Kain, and provide the underworld with fresh souls.

Following on Well Played 1.0 and 2.0, this book will also be full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. Contributors will analyze sequences in a game in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the various components of a game can come together to create fulfilling a playing experience unique to this medium. Contributors will again be looking at video games, some that were covered in Well Played 1.0 and 2.0 as well as new ones, in order to provide a variety of perspectives on more great games.

Step into a world of darkness! Towering castles…magical spells…demonic creatures…certain DEATH. The gothic video game has crossed generations, from 8-bit computers to the most powerful 4K PCs and consoles, to deliver dark thrills filled with atmosphere and peril. Gathered in this book are some of the most prominent and enduring games to be developed under a veil of gothic presentation, from their gloomy settings to spine-chilling audio design. Follow the histories of some of gaming’s most popular franchises, such as the decade-spanning Castlevania series and FromSoftware’s “Soulsborne” titles (Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring). Packed with over a hundred screenshots that encompass all generations of gaming - with home console, handheld and PC gaming included - and featuring trivia and recommendations across a variety of genres such as strategy games, hack-and-slashers and first-person shooters, The History of the Gothic Video Game is an essential book for fans of all things macabre. The shadows await…