Dracula Origin | 
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| From: Dreamcatcher Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1047
Format: Cd
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: 57075
Model: 625904570758
UPC: 625904570758
EAN: 0625904570758
ASIN: B0017AJMX8
Release Date: May 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A bone-chilling journey straddling the dividing line between myth and reality | | • | Set during the interwar years, an omen of the demons waiting to be unleashed | | • | Point and click gameplay | | • | Travel to London, Egypt, Austria, and, of course, to Transylvania | | • | A combination of 2D environments and animated 3D characters |
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Product Description
Dracula: Origin reveals the origins of the Dracula curse - that of a man tortured by the loss of a woman he held more precious than anything. He was offended because she would rather kill herself than give in to him. Slowly, the thirst for vengeance has done its work, turning the ardent defender of Christianity into a hardened servant of the Demon. Dracula begins celebrating terrifying satanic masses involving terrible atrocities. He was still alive, still human, until the day he drank his rival's blood and then made a pact, sealed for all eternity, which made him the first vampire. Take on the role of Professor Van Helsing, who is chasing down Dracula. The storyline will bring you to London, Egypt, Austria and of course Transylvania, the vampire's famous residence. Dracula himself is also on a quest for a mysterious manuscript that will give him the power to raise the dead. Prevent Dracula from finding and using this manuscript, and kill him. You'll liberate the souls of all those who have had the misfortune to cross his path.
Using conventional point and click gameplay, impeccable graphics and a rich storyline, you are led to London, Egypt, Austria, and of course, to Transylvania, in the famous castle of the great vampire. With a subtle combination of 2D environments and animated 3D characters, the game faithfully reproduces the world imagined by the celebrated author Bram Stoker, with all its associated motifs (horror, love, blood, crucifixes, stakes, garlic, etc.), in a disturbing, finely-realized and absorbing Gothic atmosphere.
Faithfully reproduces the world imagined by Bram Stoker in a disturbing Gothic atmosphere
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 ok August 9, 2008
the graphics on this game were fine, nothing spectacular. picks up on stoker's story line with its own twist, puzzles were easy to semi, nothing hard although some just don't seem to be needed. overall i gave this game 3 stars because it was interesting at times and i love vampire games.
 Dracula Review August 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think this game would have been a lot of fun. But I got part way through, then saved what I had, and went to bed. When I went to continue playing, it said I had a game COPY, and would not let me play any further.
If you read page 3 of the Dracula booklet, it clearly states that some computers have this problem with this game!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I had to open the box to read page 3. So I have a game that I cannot play.
 Don't miss this game! July 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have read a few reviews about Dracula: Origin on other sites that simply don't do this game justice. From beautifully constructed and colored screens to good voice acting to haunting original music - this adventure gives everything to you and more. The adventure game genre seems to have taken a back seat lately to first person combat shooters and hack and slash bloodfests, but I really think Frogwares (the creators of the recent Sherlock Holmes series including The Silver Earring, The Awakened, and Nemesis) is making a valliant effort toward rejuvinating this part of the industry. Do yourself a favor and don't miss this game!
Sexy bloodsucker battles sleuthing scholar... June 29, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
In yet another PC adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (Microids: Dracula 1 & 2 DJC, Microids: Dracula III), Frogwares has created some interesting twists on a beloved tale. You take the role of Van Helsing, vampire hunter, on the bloody trail of Count Dracula. The game begins in London, where Van Helsing has just received a letter from Jonathan Harker.
Dracula: Origin is plenty dark and gory; the game is rated T, and there's certainly a lot of blood and gore (including graphic torture, mutilation and satanic rituals). The game's locations (London, Vienna, Cairo, Transylvania) sparkle and really add depth to the story; puzzle-wise, you spend a large amount of time in Cairo exploring the market, museum, and several residences. Sadly, the section in Transylvania felt more like a tacked-on afterthought. The ending is super-brief, but I enjoyed it.
Graphics: the prerendered backgrounds are generally very intricately rendered, with period touches (detailed paintings, tapestries, etc.). The character animations are somewhat less successful; Van Helsing's movements are wooden (this is a third-person perspective, so you're watching Van Helsing move *a lot*). The cutscenes are beautiful, though. Lip synching is somewhat off in cutscenes, but it's generally not a distraction. The load screens are more of a watercolor wash instead of rendered (and load times are short).
Sound: the background music is generally unobtrusive, with a piano-based score that includes fear-drenched organ and quivering strings from time to time. For some reason, the music in Cairo reminded me strongly of Big Fish's soundtrack to their Blood Ties game. Sound effects are very good. It's obvious that English was the second language; there are some subtitles in particularly that don't mesh with the recorded dialogue. Also, Van Helsing got on my nerves; his melodramatic, gasped "Closed!" at finding doors locked was grating.
Gameplay: Dracula: Origin is an inventory-based game. You only pick up what you need, and it's generally pretty obvious what goes where (although some solutions are a bit of a stretch). There are several puzzle varieties including decoding, sliders, logic puzzles, and find-the-items. The game leans towards the easy side, with plenty of hand-holding; on many occasions, I longed for a more difficult solution. It would have been nice if two different difficulty levels had been included (beginner and advanced), but I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles.
Are there some shortcuts in design and graphics that I found annoying? Yes. But Dracula: Origin looks great, plays well, and is certainly one of the better-looking adventure games to come out recently. Because of its intuitive puzzles, this is a perfect first game for those new to adventure gaming. And fans of vampire lore will find plenty to sink their fangs into as well.
adventure gem !!! June 24, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is adventure bliss.....well done.I am shocked i didnt see this coming, i thought this was going to be like the last few dracula games that were bland and dark and not exciting, boy was i wrong, this has to be one of my favorites..say definetly top 10 maybe even top 7.This game is almost perfect in every aspect.
great story, draws you in the further you go.10 times better than any dracula game in the past..they took something that had a great story and made a great game that nobody else has been able to do for the dracula series.
if you love games like tunguska, crime stories, agatha christie games, jack keane, black mirror, you will enjoy this.The puzzles are great,you combine objects in your inventory, you can press the space bar anytime to see all the hot spots if all else fails...always helps if you dont like to pixel hunt ,there is a lot of pixel hunting but the graphics are so good its fun.I had to look at a walkthrough 3 times..there are a couple tough ones..but once i saw the answer i was sure i would have gotten it had i stuck it through.There will be plenty of easy and medium puzzles to enjoy.The part i really like is when you go in a house say with a few rooms, and you get stuck..they wont let you leave the house, which is good because who wants to go searching a million places to see if they missed something.You know the answer is within your inventory or the few rooms you can search.
I really liked this game,well done to all involved,i couldnt stop playing it.the controls are fine,the voice overs are fine,the speech is fine,the dialoge is short and sweet, no boring conversations that you dont care about...what more can you ask for!
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