Blood of the Werewolf was a wildly entertaining 2D action platformer, as beautiful as it was punishing.
Nearly eight months have passed since it hit the PC, and the game has made it onto the Xbox 360 in spectacular fashion-smoother and tighter than ever.
Most notably, Blood of the Werewolf's difficulty curve has been smoothed out.
Though the difficulty has been tuned up, don't believe for a second that the game has been defanged.
The game keeps you on your toes: platforms crumble at your feet as bats zip toward you, threatening to knock you out of the air and into the abyss below.
While the game is difficult, it is not completely unforgiving.
The platforming mechanics are fantastic, and in fact, the game feels better than it did before.
In my initial run with Blood of the Werewolf, I lamented the times when Selena would drop off a platform if she landed on the edge.
Blood of the Werewolf separates itself from many other platformers by offering two different ways to play its story.
Selena is a lycanthrope of folklore, able to shape-shift into a massive werewolf when blessed by the moon's power.
In her more powerful werewolf form, Selena uses her teeth to tear enemies such as harpies to shreds, while benefitting from her enhanced agility to double jump across gaping chasms.
Powers she collects in her werewolf form include a rush attack and an ability to fire off charged energy, great for blasting foes from a distance.
Throughout the game, you fight boss monsters straight out of classic Hollywood horror films.
Once you finish with the story, you can try out the game's extra content.
Finally, you can check out the bestiary, which provides the history behind the many monsters that haunt the game, as well as the myths that inspired their creation.
When I wrote the initial review of Blood of the Werewolf, I mentioned my disappointment with the ending.
The game's ending rang hollow and bittersweet considering the hours of abuse that paved the road to get there.
Thankfully, better gameplay wasn't all the developer focused on with the game's second release.
Blood of the Werewolf has received an expanded ending, which provides a better summary while hinting upon surprising revelations in Selena's future.
With the fixes and gameplay mechanics, what remains is Blood of the Werewolf in its finest form: enjoyable, challenging, and, at long last, satisfying to the very end.
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