Blood Night: A Strategic Delight with a Dark Twist

*Blood Night* is a game based on chess strategy that incorporates strong dark fantasy motives coupled with an engaging gameplay. The suspense of the game begins right from the onset and this is coupled with well designed characters that are easily discernible on the board. The graphics are clear and the theme of the game is too – dark gothic which perfectly fits the background of the brutal and smart turn based fights.

The game is like chess in the sense that the player has to move his pieces, each with certain skills, on the board of battle. Just like the standard chess it is important to know the advantages and disadvantages of the pieces. However, *Blood Night* introduces more stuff and particularly complexity with special skills and spell-casting mechanics rules. Every decision is big – every decision counts – so everything is done with precision – it is a considered, calculating process. Tacticians will get addicted to the game in a short span of time although the game requires certain levels of strategy and understanding of each piece and spell.

This game has a wide range of modes, which are one of its biggest pluses. No matter if you like to immerse yourselves in the story presented in a single player campaign or you like to play with other people in multiplayer mode, *Blood Night* will not leave you indifferent. The campaign mode is very story based, and each level in the campaign gets more difficult and adds new elements to the play. The game also features a strong multiplayer mode, with matchmaking that will set players against adversaries that share the same pro level, thereby making every game challenging.

However, *Blood Night* is not an exemption to those imperfections that most horror movies have. One major disadvantage may be that due to the high level of strategy implementation which strategy novice will consider unbearable to implement. Furthermore, as with any current-gen progression system some players might be bothered by how gradual the pace can be when it comes to unlocking new characters or abilities.

All in all, *Blood Night* is a good fit to the chess strategy games sub-genre. Thus, it represents the culmination of the old-school style of the gameplay that is complemented by the dark and engaging visuals; moreover, it will provide strategy lovers with the intensity of the challenges that they will have to face pursuing their victory. If you fancy a tactical turn based game with atmosphere similar to Dead Space in its horror restraints: *Blood Night* will not leave you disappointed.