The media score for "Vampire: The Masquerade 2" has been released. The game received a 7-point review from IGN, and Metacritic included 21 media scores. The PC version has an overall average score of 64.

Unlocked and on sale on October 22

IGN rating: 7 points

Vampire: The Masquerade 2 once again bites at the carotid arteries in a way that's both flawed and unique and remarkable - there's something to love about it and something to hate about it.But at least I did enjoy my time as an ancient vampire.

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If I were to summon my inner Toreador, my relationship with Vampire: The Masquerade 2 would undoubtedly be a complicated love-hate relationship—one that can hardly be summed up in one sentence, or even a number.Sometimes I want to be alone with it and indulge in passion for a moment, and sometimes I want to strangle it.The parts that annoy me contain elements that I love; and the parts that I like the most contain elements that disgust me.

The story the game tells is worth playing, but it severely disappointed me at the end.It does a lot of great work in capturing the experience of being a vampire—every bite, every melee is charming—but it's completely out of focus in key places.

Do I like it? Of course, there's no doubt about it.

Would I recommend it? That's a more complicated question.

But at the end of the day, I feel the same way about the original "The Masquerade," even though the two are fundamentally different works.They are all deeply flawed, yet each is unique and memorable, like a bite into an apple—or, rather, into the carotid artery.

And this, perhaps, is the highest praise I can give it.

"Vampire: The Masquerade 2" official combat guide in-depth display video 3:

Other media ratings:

Metro GameCentral 8/10

Everyeye 8/10

PSU 7.5/10

GameGrin 7.5/10

Areajugones 7/10

GameSpot 7/10

Game Informer 7/10

GIGA 6/10

ComicBook 6/10

TheGamer 5/10

Eurogamer 4/10

Push Square 4/10

Eurogamer 2 points (out of 5 points)