You'll often find yourself misjudging jumps and even melee attacks because of the sometimes inappropriate camera.
User Rating: 7.8 | Van Helsing PS2
So in the wake of the critically mauled Van Helsing movie, we're given the game of the same name to chew on and spit out. But hold on - there's some flavour in this title worth savouring, even if it does taste a little familiar. Loosely following the events of the movie, the game mixes elements of Devil May Cry and... well, it's a lot like Devil May Cry actually, so much so that fans of Capcom's likable shoot em up will be surging through this title with little need to refer to tutorials or instruction manuals. It's a shameless ode to Dante, and if I were any less impressed by Van Helsing I'd swear I was controlling the white-haired one, only in a daft hat. By using an established and well-regarded game as a template, the developers of Van Helsing can lay claim to a game that, whilst not particularly original, manages to serve up something that most of us will enjoy. Gamers who can't sit still and wait for Devil May Cry 3 are advised to pick up Van Helsing to fill the void.
