Blood: Full Uncut Version (DOS) | 
 enlarge | From: GT Interactive Software
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $19.45
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 13469
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Dos
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
UPC: 742725122635
EAN: 0742725122635
ASIN: B00069AP28
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Requires DOS, Windows 95 (DOS mode) or Windows 98 (DOS mode). | | • | Complete UNCUT Version featuring 42 Levels. | | • | Features TYPE O NEGATIVE'S chilling video, "Love You To Death". |
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Product Description
Blood is a gory 3D 1st-person shooter which is based on Ken Silverman's 'Build' engine. You'll battle cultists, gargoyles, zombies, hellhounds, and an unholy host of other terrors in your quest to stop Tchernobog. You must not only defeat the Cabal--you must scour its dread name from human memory. If that means eradicating everyone and everything the Cabal has ever tainted, so be it. Of course, you'll first have to make your way through fortresses, castles, mines, mansions, and estates guarded and kept by Tchernobog's malevolent servants. Fortunately, it is wits that make the hero, and although you're in serious danger of losing yours, you've got enough left to improvise some pretty effective tools of destruction. Aerosol hairspray can be frightening enough on its own, but apply it to a lighter flame and you've got an instant flamethrower (kids, don't try this at home!). Likewise, a flare gun can brighten your prospects considerably against even the grimmest odds, which is to say nothing for shotguns, Tommy guns, and dynamite. Who knows, you may even find that there are some spirits on your side when you find yourself clutching a voodoo doll. This is the FULL Uncut Version of the game with 42 Levels, lots of weapons, enemies and monsters.
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Let there be Blood! April 16, 2008
M. G Watson (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will never forget the first time I saw BLOOD in action. It was 1996, and I was still enamored of such games as DOOM and not particularly interested in any "new" first-person shooters. That all changed when I walked into a friend's room in college and saw this scene unfold:
A graveyard, lit by a lurid moon. Spooky background noises. And lo, mumbling zombies approaching. Suddenly a flare gun ignited, and lead zombie was struck in the chest. He continued to advance, but then - oh dear God! - he burst into flames, screamed in a rage, and exploded in a fiery rain of entrails, eyeballs and body parts. The shooter, advancing, encountered his head and gave it a soccer kick through the graveyard, where it rolled, spurting blood. And the speakers emitted diabolical laughter.
I was addicted - doomed, one might say - before I even played. Such brutality! Such carnage! Such humor! Lemme at it!
That was twelve years ago, and BLOOD, while half-forgotten and largely unplayable nowadays due to a programming quirk that only lets it run on Windows 95 or 98, remains my all-time favorite game, the one I'd pick if I were stuck on that deserted island we all seem to end up on in our fantasies. For addictiveness, smooth playability, black humor, atmosphere, and ridiculously over-the-top action and violence, you just can't beat it.
As much as BLOOD has a story, it's this: Caleb was once a loyal servant-warrior to Tchernobog, a very evil god with a fanatical following on earth. Betrayed and murdered by the god along with his wife, Caleb wakes up many years later in his own grave, feeling just a bit on a resentful side. He embarks on a quest for revenge, looking to confront his former master over the barrel of a shotgun. Between him and his payback are legions of Tchernobog's minions, and that's where the fun begins.
BLOOD, even without its later expansion packs (ONE UNIT WHOLE BLOOD, PLASMA PAK and CRYPTIC PASSAGE) offered an impressive arsenal of enemies and weapons. One has various types of human monks, flame-breathing hellhounds, flesh-eating zombies, flying gargoyles, assorted lesser monsters (such as disembodied hands, like Thing from THE ADDAMS FAMILY but nastier in temperment) and various Bosses to shoot at; and to shoot at them, a sawed off shotgun, a flare gun (delightful), dynamite of several varieties, a Tommy gun, a napalm launcher (fabulous), and some other gizmos, including a voodoo doll. Caleb isn't bound by the annoying restrictions of other FPS from his era: he can look up and down and jump as well as the usual movements, and he can effect his environment in a positive (by which I mean destructive) way. He also has some goodies which render him invisible and grant him the power to leap tall buildings in a single bound, which is very fun even when it isn't practical.
The real reason to play BLOOD, however, is that it is timeless. Graphically, by today's standards, it's primitive, and in many ways is just your standard FSP/key hunt with some very minor puzzles to solve. But what it does, it does brilliantly. The villains are incredibly satisfying to kill - shooting a monk with a flare gun and then listening to him scream as he runs about like a human torch is a pleasure only a sick few can enjoy, and blowing up a zombie with a rocket launcher, then playing soccer with his head has to be performed to truly understand it's entertainment value. The boards are imaginatively thought-out and frequently contain little asides to famous horror movies - one closet has Freddy Krueger's hat and sweater, one whole board is a sort-of reproduction of Crystal Lake complete with ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha sound effects and Jason Voorhees' nasty little shrine to mamma. And Caleb is so junkyard-dog mean and crazy, he might have walked right out of Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD (he talks exactly like Bruce Campbell). Finally, the deathmatch option is far superior to anything which existed at the time or, for that matter, probably exists today. You can type insults to your opponent after you kill him!
Aside from its annoying unplayability on Windows 2000 or XP (even if you have VM-ware!) BLOOD is a total winner, an all-time classic that cannot disappoint. Now pick up a pitchfork and stab something!
Fresh blood June 29, 2006
David Queener (Johnson City, TN USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Though it has aged, it hasnt coagulated yet. Despite the decay of the genre around it, this Blood remains fresh.
Blood is an intense first person shooter by Monolith in a horror/dark humor atmosphere. It is equally renowned for it's creativity and sadistic nature, as it is for difficulty. Blood is a game for those who love first person shooters, and thus are at least moderately skilled at them.
Boasting a morbid cast of monstrosities, Monolith's hemoglobin opus pits you against a dark cult, from which you play a cast down and sacrificed leader seeking your revenge. Swift axe wielding zombies, shotgun and tommygun wielding cultists, severed choking hands, transdimensional reapers, hell hounds, and all other manners of beast await you amidst the ravaged and bizarre landscapes you traverse as Caleb, seeking to strike down the dark god Tchernobog, your former master.
Blood innovates to a greater level in how you can kill such abominations, from the typical shotgun and machinegun (tommygun specifically) to the more creative in application, flaregun, dynamite with remote or proximity detonation, and aerosol can with lighter for a flamethrower or quick firebomb. However it takes death a step further with the technological tesla cannon, the incinerating life leech, and the sadistic assassin's favorite tool, the voodoo doll. More weapons await you in the game, but even more, Blood offered a unique dimension for the times of alternate firing modes, significantly expanding the tactical range of each device, and some could even have three functions if combined cleverly.
In Blood, you, and your opponents in singleplayer or multiplayer can be stabbed, jabbed, shot, riddled, maimed, crushed, roasted, exploded, scattered, and castrated, and it has the lush sprite artwork to indicate the misery all enjoy for the sake of others.
But where can such carnage take place? How about a funeral home, train station, an actual moving train, carnival, a variety of temples, a city undergoing a bombing campaign, hospitals, stores, deep within the woods, upon mountain peaks and moving sheets of ice, or even within the entrails of a giant creature? Blood certainly offers variety for those who seek to beget the title name.
Blood is outstanding in two aspects that have been long forgotten in some aspects by modern games. Art design and sound. Blood is an old game, on an old engine. But despite the pixellation and low resolution, it still looks good. The artwork is consistent thematically and in terms of the palette and every place works together quite well. Quite the contrast in the current trend of normal mapping uninspired photos of brick and concrete and then sampling at a high resolution.
The sound is unique for its music, effects, and detail. Blood sounds wonderful when it comes to all the attention paid to it... the smack of a zombies head when you kick it, the dripping of blood onto the ground from a freshly slain cultist, his foot still twitching. Break a window on a train and the locomotive becomes more audible when youre near the shattered glass. Combine that with deep weapon effects, howls of the damned, and play it amidst vibrato string sections and chilled pipe organs and it is a feast for the ears.
Blood is most of all, a horror tribute. It pays homage to great and obscure horror films alike through a host of references and inspired settings. It is however, as I warned, difficult for most, but it is definitely worth the romp. Blood, spill some.
A final note, this game does not function properly on Windows XP, Windows 98 is preferred, however some have had success, such as myself, emulating the game through either DOSbox or a series of patches as guided by Willis of the website deathmask. Dont let operating system differences get between you and one of the best first person shooters to hit the PC.
this is the reason I hesitated to upgrade from 98 to XP May 31, 2006
Joseph Wallace (Savannah, TN United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
and I've always regretted it...until now...there's now a nifty piece of software called " dosbox ". just google it and it will be located within seconds. It creates a pseudo-dos environment that actually works in XP! I even have XP Pro and it still works !But on to the game...Blood is simply THE best and most challenging first person shooter ever made...probably ever will be made...it's unique and appeals to the gothic and horror fans...and the humor is unmatched...I mean what other game to you knock a enemie's head off with a pitchfork and then kick it around like a soccer ball?...yes, the graphics are dated but the fun factor is what we are measuring here folks...don't believe me? then tell me why more people bought Unreal Tournament over Quake 3 ? Q3 obviously had the better graphics...but UT was more fun...seeing a connection yet? You start off as a former minion to the underworld that was betrayed and left for dead...or so they thought...hehehe. The sound effects are so cool and the game itself will scare the hell out of you the first few times you play it...especially in the dark! Do yourself a favor and pick up this treat...either download dosbox if you are running XP , or if you saved a partition and installed both xp and 98 then you shouldn't even be reading this far down...order now! but don't pay that much from these a**pirates trying to get $25 bucks from you!
You are an IDIOT if you Pay for this...... April 12, 2006
William Chant (Scranton, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Why? Not because of the game. The game rocks. Cryptic beyond that of Quake one! The game is what a "gothic" (loose word in use) FPS game should be like. There should be more of a demand on this game in the markets.
So why are you an idiot for buying it for the price here? It's FREE. You can download the full game on many abandonware sites across the net. This game is no longer under licence and has been abandoned. So go download it and enjoy. It won't work in most XP systems to begin with anyway.
Cheers.
BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS.... July 29, 2005
The Reverend (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Get this awesome old-school horror game if you're into ... - well: Horror and old-school-gaming :-)
Blood is basically DUKE NUKEM 3D gone Horror and incorporates stuff from probably dozens of good horror classics such as:
- the haunting - friday 13th - evil dead - phantasm - return of the living dead - zombie - dracula - frankenstein - the shining... to name just a few (did I mention H.P. Lovecraft stories?)
The game is something in between seriously creepy and cartoonish - so you're gonna get both scared and amused - a rollercoaster ride pretty much like "From dusk till dawn" (pretty much plays like it, too). The designers must have WORSHIPPED horror movies (funny and creepy ones alike).
The game itself sports the best visuals ever created by the BUILD(tm) engine (Duke Nukem 3d, Hexen, Heretic) - a souped up version of the original DOOM engine. The places you are going to explore throughout the many levels are nothing short of incredible. I'll wet your appetite:
- morningside cemetery+funeral home (Phantasm)
- The Overlook(ed) hotel (The Shining) (awesome, HUGE level even by modern standars with the coolest level design I have ever seen in a game - yes that includes modern ps2, x-box and PC games like Doom3 and Half-Life2)
- Frankenstein's castle - Freddy Krugers cellars - Hill House (The Haunting) - a moving train(!) stuffed with barrels containing bodies for resurrection (Phantasm) - boat trapped in the icy wastes
The most incredible thing is the sound. Admittedly, it's not CD quality, but the sound-effects ... ah the sound effects!!! There's almost a new creepy sound around every corner: from the crickets in the cemetery to the ticking of the clock in the hotel lobby from the wind blowing through icy caves and howling outside the murals of old mansions to the voices of the undead and cultists, who pursue you - its GORGEOUS!!!
Don't even get me started on the cool weapons (pitchfork, voodoo doll, sawed off shotgun, flare-pistol, tesla-gun, life-leech....) and enemies (cultists, zombies, hell-hounds, gargoyles...)
Hey, you get the idea! Just make sure it still runs on your system: windows 95/98, dunno if it works with XP... (DON'T get me started on this mess :-) - complain directly to Big Bill).
And don't just go blastin', but enjoy the athmosphere of the whole thing - it (still) ROCKS!
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