Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002 video game)
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| Developer(s) | The Collective, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Fox Interactive |
| Distributor(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Writer(s) |
Christopher Golden Thomas Sniegoski Richard Hare |
| Composer(s) | Steven von Kampen Tony Barnes |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Horror/beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |    |
| EGM | 6/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Game Informer | 9/10 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameZone | 8.8/10 |
| IGN | 8.2/10 |
| OXM (US) | 9/10 |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 2002 Xbox video game addition to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. It is the second video game of the franchise to be released, though the earliest in terms of setting and the first for a console. The novella and dialogue of the game were written by Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski, with additional dialogue provided by Richard Hare.
Giles takes Buffy for some late night Slayer training in an old Spanish Mission in Sunnydale. Buffy fights her way through the Mission, opening the door to the chapel where she is transported to the Sunken Church. There she encounters three nasty looking demons and the Master who she is shocked to see as she killed him and crushed his bones to dust. The Master cheerfully greets her and then drains her. Moments later, Buffy wakes from the nightmare safe in her bed.
The next night, Buffy practices for cheerleading as a favor to Cordelia when vampires invade the school. Buffy orders Cordelia to take the other girls into the supply closet while she turns the lights back on. Buffy battles through the school, fighting vampires and hellhounds before finding the janitor, Creepy Pete, dead. She gets his keys and heads to the basement where she restores power to the school. At that point, Giles contacts her to tell her that he is under attack and she rushes to the library where she fights off a powerful vampire named Malik who escapes with a book on spirit channeling. Giles is unable to determine why Malik wanted the book but isn't worried so Buffy and her friends leave for a night at the Bronze. At the same time, Malik is revealed to be working for Spike who has returned to Sunnydale and regrouped the Order of Aurelias. Spike uses the book to summon the spirit of an ancient being named Lybach who possesses Drusilla to force Spike to do its bidding. Lybach orders Spike to get fresh human sacrifices for a coming ceremony and he dispatches vampires to the Bronze.
At the Bronze, Buffy and the others party until the vampires, led by one named Scylla, break in and kidnap several students, including Willow. Buffy chases the vampires outside where she encounters and fights off Spike. Buffy continues to follow the vampires in hopes of rescuing her friends and eventually ends up in the cemetery where she encounters the powerful necromancer Materiani who summons zombies to aid in delaying her. Buffy fights through waves of vampires, zombies and hellhounds to a mausoleum where she finds Scylla and Willow. Buffy fights Scylla who, like Malik, proves more powerful than an ordinary vampire. Buffy beats Scylla who flees rather than continue the fight, leaving Willow behind. Realizing that Spike has taken over the Sunken Church and still has more victims, Buffy decides to go after them after consulting with her friends. The group can't come to any conclusion besides that Spike may be trying to draw an ancient evil forth into this world and Buffy sets off again on her own.
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