Advanced Dungeons and Dragons is the world's most popular gaming universe but giving it a run for its money is White Wolf's Vampire universe. And guess what? Activision have the worldwide license to publish games based on that universe. We've had a look at the first...
Andy Smith

Vampires? Creepy?
Very. Scary 'n' all. At least you know this is only a game. It's being developed by new code shop Nihilistic in the good ol' US of A.

And you're a vampire?
You sure are. You're actually a chap called Christof Romauld who, back in the 12th Century, got jumped by a bunch of vampires belonging to the clan Brujah and has become one of them.

Hang on, that makes him...
800 years old. Oh yes. Vampires are immortal see. Well, almost anyway. They can be killed but it's tough.

So what's the story?
It's too complex to go into here but it involves fighting the forces of evil (you're a kind of good vampire really) and rescuing your long-lost love.

So it's an action - adventure?
No, it's a party-based RPG really but it's a full-on 3D affair and there's plenty of action and adventure to get involved in. It starts off in medieval Prague and journeys through Vienna to modern-day London and New York. Expect plenty of blood-sucking.

Yeuck!
Heck, a vampire's gotta live, er, die er, remain dead. Whatever. Although you live among mortals you have to keep your vampiric exploits secret, which is difficult because you've also got to suck their blood now and again. But because you're a good vampire you've learnt to suck enough blood from your victims to keep you going but without them dying. Although the odd accident does occur.