A serious warning though, if you suffer from epilepsy this game does contain a huge amount of fast cut camera work coupled with bright, flashing lights. The way you are dragged into Yuki’s mind is also very well done, and never fails to give you the shivers as you try and escape the ward’s blood soaked embrace. Visually the game looks sublime, with a really dark hand drawn vibe. You can also play through the story in two-player local or online co-op. Once the main game is over there is still lots of content to plough your way through in the form of the Arcade Mode, which is a set of challenges allowing you to post your high score to a leaderboard, and the Dish Challenge which sees you face wave after wave of enemy until you succumb. He also gains access to a massive pair of scissors which…well you can probably guess how that turns out for the bad guys. Rather than just being a clone of Yuki, the Dishwasher comes with his own set of weapons such as the deliciously titled ‘Violence Hammer’, which is essentially a large girder wrapped in pointy, stabby, and spiky things. Now here comes the good bit: If you get bored of playing through Yuki’s storyline you can take on the role of the Dishwasher from the original game and play through his version of events. On the surface Vampire Smile looks rather simple and shallow, but there’s a surprising amount of depth to the combat system. You want some more? Well ok, Yuki also has a machine-gun/chainsaw for an arm, and has access to several types of magic and special beads which, when equipped, pass on certain powers such as the ability to swap weapons faster.
Clever use of the Blood Warp will see you run rings around your opponents as you dash around the room dealing out all sorts of limb-removing carnage. Dishing out enough damage to an enemy will allow you to deal a finishing blow, which involves actions such as decapitation and evisceration, followed by enough blood to make Michael Myers say “easy now love, that’s a bit OTT”.Īnother interesting feature is Yuki’s ‘Blood Warp’ which lets you move forward several paces in the blink of an eye, as well as giving you the ability to pass though enemies and certain barriers. The weapons are wonderfully designed, feel great and can be hot swapped at any time, allowing for some brutal combos. This isn’t scary so much as downright creepy, as, in your mind, you are injured and slow, and you must repeatedly tap the ‘A’ button to get away as The Creeper strolls towards you with a sword in his hand. Unfortunately Yuki is absolutely bat-poop insane, and you will regularly enter her mind and dreams (which have taken the form of a blood soaked hospital ward) where you are chased by something known as ‘The Creeper’.
You start the game as Yuki, a dark haired girl plucked straight out of the ‘J-horror’ archives, who is trapped aboard a prison ship and trying to escape. Treading in the steps of its predecessor, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2D action platformer with a macabre twist. So now in 2011 we are faced with a follow-up game, the difficult second album if you will. Created by just a single person, this side scrolling, button bashing blood-and-guts marathon proved to be an enjoyable romp for those with an interest in the genre, and stood toe to toe with some of the XBLA’s top titles. Back in 2009 a game by the name of The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai became the winner of Microsoft’s Dream Build Play contest.
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