Blood
Developer(s)	Monolith Productions
Publisher(s)	GT Interactive
Designer(s)	Nick Newhard
Engine	Build
Release date(s)	June 20, 1997
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	RSAC: V4: Wanton and Gratuitous Violence ESRB: Mature (M)
Platform(s)	DOS, Windows 95
Media	CD (1)
System requirements	Intel Pentium 75 MHz CPU, 16MB RAM, 80MB HD space, 256 colour VGA, DOS 6.2

Blood is a PC game developed by Monolith Productions and distributed by GT Interactive. Released on 31 May 1997, it utilized the first Build engine from Ken Silverman to feature voxels. The game falls in the first-person shooter category and has an arsenal of curious weapons, numerous enemies and liberal amounts of gore. Logo/Box art for the game [[Blood (computer game)|]]. This work is copyrighted. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... GT Interactive was an American video game developer founded in 1993 and headquartered in New York City. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... A game engine is the core software component of a computer or video game or other interactive application with real-time graphics. ... Looking down in the Duke Nukem 3D level Raw Meat, notice the lines of the walls are perfectly vertical. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... Maze War, one of the two candidates for the first FPS. This article is about the video game genre. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... The Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSAC) was an independent, non-profit organization founded in the USA in 1994 by the Software Publishers Association as well as six other industry leaders in response to video game controversy and threats of government regulation. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... Instructions on how to use the directory command. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Pentium MMX - top view The Pentium is a fifth-generation x86 architecture microprocessor by Intel which first shipped on March 22, 1993. ... Die of an Intel 80486DX2 microprocessor (actual size: 12×6. ... Random access memory (usually known by its acronym, RAM) is a type of data storage used in computers. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... VGA Port VGA plug Video Graphics Array (VGA) is an analog computer display standard first marketed in 1987 by IBM. It has been technologically outdated in the PC market for some time. ... Instructions on how to use the directory command. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer. ... GT Interactive was an American video game developer founded in 1993 and headquartered in New York City. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Looking down in the Duke Nukem 3D level Raw Meat, notice the lines of the walls are perfectly vertical. ... He invented the Build Engine Ken Silverman (born November 1, 1975) is a jewish game programmer best known for writing the Build engine used in Duke Nukem 3D, Redneck Rampage, and more than a dozen other games in the mid- to late-1990s. ... A voxel (a portmanteau of the words volumetric and pixel) is a volume element, representing a value on a regular grid in three dimensional space. ... Maze War, one of the two candidates for the first FPS. This article is about the video game genre. ... Graphic violence is the depiction of violence in media such as film, television, and video games. ...

A sequel to Blood, titled Blood II: The Chosen, was released on 31 October 1998. In terms of copyrights and ownership, Monolith sold the rights for Blood to GT Interactive who published the games; the company was later purchased by Infogrames which has since been renamed to Atari. is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ...

Features

As a first-person shooter, the gameplay of Blood is witnessed through the eyes of the player controlled character and consists of fighting with all the means available, firearms or magical weapons, the different enemies which populate the levels of the game. In single player mode, the objective of the player is to lead the main character in his quest of revenge against his former master: this is achieved by navigating the levels of each separate episode, looking for an exit, until the "boss" level is reached and a showdown against a large opponent takes place. Each episode can be played separately, in no particular order, albeit these are organized to follow the game's storyline. In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled character in video games. ...

Gameplay

Blood's gameplay is similar to other classic FPS games like Doom, in that the player is required to activate switches and/or seek keys to proceed through the levels; on larger maps, finding up to six different keys may be required. Action is generally fast paced as in Doom, with hordes of enemies to wade through on each level. This abundance of enemies is likely a result of the limited load on computers required by the presence of sprites compared to modern 3D, fully-textured models. Also, the limited artificial intelligence controlling the sprites requires large numbers of hostiles to pose a significant threat to the player, in contrast to later games in which advanced AI enhances the danger of single enemies. A classic FPS feature which is rarely employed in Blood is the teleporter. The player's progress is further complicated by different types of traps, including the classic crushing blocks, explosive barrels or lava pits, some "jumping puzzles" and "combo lock" doors. Episode I: Knee-Deep in the Dead takes place in the military base on Phobos. ... In computer graphics, a sprite (also known by other names; see Synonyms below) is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. ... The rewrite of this article is being devised at Talk:3D computer graphics/Temp. ... Garry Kasparov playing against Deep Blue, the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion. ... Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ...

Blood was also the first FPS (besides the Macintosh classic, Marathon, and Dark Forces) to feature dual or alternate attack modes for the weapons; most weapons in Blood have two completely different methods of dealing damage, in contrast to previous games in which each weapon had only a single type of attack. Another concept added in Blood are the "super secrets", very hard to find and hard to reach areas which merit large rewards. Marathon is the first title in the Marathon series of science fiction first-person shooter computer games from Bungie Software, the same company who created the Halo series. ... Star Wars: Dark Forces is a video game produced by the LucasArts Entertainment Company. ...

Violence

Screenshot showing map E2M4, "The Overlooked Hotel", with a bunch of zombies rushing in to destroy the player.

A central feature of Blood is an abundance of graphic violence, from which the game derives its name. Enemies can be blown to pieces, and the pieces often rain down on the player. Zombies' heads can be shot off and then kicked around just like soccer balls, spewing fountains of blood. Disturbing for the time, enemies would scream as they were set on fire or otherwise injured, thus making sound an integral part of the violent atmosphere of Blood. The levels themselves are designed with the same spirit, as corpses, torture victims, and several grotesque situations are witnessed in the game. Collectively, these features have caused public concern about Blood, leading to the release of a censored version. It should be noted however, that the sprite-based graphics used by Blood limited the realism of the violence, sometimes even leading to grotesque or plainly comic effects. Image File history File links Screenshot from computer game Blood, map E2M4 (The Overlooked Hotel). ... Image File history File links Screenshot from computer game Blood, map E2M4 (The Overlooked Hotel). ... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... Graphic violence is the depiction of violence in media such as film, television, and video games. ...

Multiplayer

Blood is essentially a single player game, but features multiplayer options. When it was released, Internet play was not well established, therefore Blood relied upon the standard modem, LAN or serial cable connections for multiplayer. Modem and serial cable connections only allow two player games, while an IPX network connection can support up to 8 players. The multiplayer modes consist of the classic deathmatch, which is known in Blood as "Bloodbath", and cooperative play, a mode often neglected in later first-person shooters. Online gaming redirects here. ... A modem (from modulate and demodulate) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. ... Lan can stand for several things: A local area network Lan (airline) formerly LanChile Lan Peru Län, a kind of administrative division used in Sweden Lan Mandragoran, a fictional character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... Serial Cables are typically used for RS-232 communication. ... See also Ericsson IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the OSI-model Network layer protocol in the IPX/SPX protocol stack. ... Deathmatch (abbreviated DM) is a widely-used gameplay mode very well integrated into first-person shooter computer games. ...

Bloodbath matches can be played on specifically designed multiplayer maps or on the levels of the various episodes; the "frag limit" or "time limit" options are available to end matches, as well as the possibility to control respawn mode for weapons and powerups. A feature of Bloodbath is "The Voice", an audio comment heard upon each frag, that punctuates the death of an opponent often in gory and irreverent terms. "The Voice" is that of Jason Hall, who was CEO of Monolith Productions at the time. Frag is a computer and video game term, used in first-person shooter (FPS) deathmatch. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ...

Cooperative gameplay follows the lines of the single player campaign, allowing several players to work together against the computer controlled opponents on the levels of the different episodes.

Technology

Main article Build engine

Blood is powered by a modified version of the Build engine created by Ken Silverman for 3D Realms. The Build engine renders its world on a two-dimensional grid using closed 2D shapes called "sectors" and simple flat objects called "sprites" to populate the world geometry with objects. It is generally considered to be a 2.5D engine, since the basic world geometry is two-dimensional with an added height component, as each sector may have a different ceiling and floor height, and the ceiling and floor may be angled along one line of the sector. However the final result is that the world looks three-dimensional due to the way the engine renders it. The version of the Build engine used in Blood also makes use of the voxel technology for weapon/ammo pickups, powerups and occasionally decorations, such as the tombstones in the first level of episode one, "Cradle to Grave". After the source code of many game engines had been released by their respective owners, an intense fan campaign called for the release of Blood's source code. Looking down in the Duke Nukem 3D level Raw Meat, notice the lines of the walls are perfectly vertical. ... Looking down in the Duke Nukem 3D level Raw Meat, notice the lines of the walls are perfectly vertical. ... He invented the Build Engine Ken Silverman (born November 1, 1975) is a jewish game programmer best known for writing the Build engine used in Duke Nukem 3D, Redneck Rampage, and more than a dozen other games in the mid- to late-1990s. ... 3D Realms is the name of a computer game publisher and developer based in Garland, Texas. ... 2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. ... 2. ... A voxel (a portmanteau of the words volumetric and pixel) is a volume element, representing a value on a regular grid in three dimensional space. ... Tombstone most commonly means a headstone marking the grave of a deceased person. ... Source code (commonly just source or code) is any series of statements written in some human-readable computer programming language. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ...

Story

Screenshot from Blood showing map E4M6, "The Ganglion Depths"

Blood takes place in an unspecified time period resembling the Old West. Here science-fictional elements coupled with real life technology abound, and many elements are deliberately anachronistic, including weapons, pop-culture references and other details. Curiously, nowhere in the game's documentation is a specific time or place mentioned -- however, in the game's sequel Blood II: The Chosen, the setting of Blood is retroactively dated to the year 1928. Image File history File links Screenshot from computer game Blood, at the beginning of map E4M7 (Ganglion Depths). ... Image File history File links Screenshot from computer game Blood, at the beginning of map E4M7 (Ganglion Depths). ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The game's hero (or anti-hero) is a man named Caleb (voiced by Stephan Weyte), once the supreme commander of a cult called "The Cabal", worshippers of the forgotten god Tchernobog (voiced by Monolith CEO Jason Hall, who was credited simply as "The Voice"). Although the backstory was not delineated within the game itself, the Monolith website and a readme text document presented the few facts known about Caleb's early career. “Heroine” redirects here. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Caleb is the protagonist of the computer games Blood and Blood II: The Chosen. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... A readme (or read me) file contains information about other files in a directory and is very commonly distributed with computer software. ...

Already known as a merciless gunfighter in the late 19th Century American West, Caleb joined the Cabal in 1871 after meeting Ophelia Price, a woman who may have murdered her husband and children before joining the Cabal; it is implied that she later became Caleb's lover. Together they rose to the highest circle of the dark cult, "The Chosen", until all four members of The Chosen were betrayed and killed by Tchernobog for unspecified failures in the god's name. An unspecified number of years later, declaring, "I live...AGAIN!," (a reference to the film Army of Darkness) Caleb mysteriously rises from his grave seeking vengeance and answers, in no particular order. Blood will flow as he treks across the world through various Cabal strongholds and back to the "Hall of the Epiphany", a temple where the dark god is found. Categories: Stock characters | Stub ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... ° For the wrestling stable, see The Army of Darkness. ...

Garbed in a black trenchcoat and broad-brimmed hat, his eyes glowing red, Caleb immediately begins his quest of ridding the world of the minions of Tchernobog. Caleb is a cynical, sarcastic man with a bent towards sadism, taking pleasure in killing almost anything that may impede his quest. Though his "pleasure in pain" obviously removes consideration of Caleb as a true hero, he does have a slight attitude change between Blood and its sequel Blood II where he begins to show more tolerance for innocent bystanders. For the Walt Disney Company film, see Trenchcoat (movie). ... A human eye Eyes are organs of vision that detect light. ...

Episodes

Blood is organized in four episodes filled with atmosphere, dark humour and periodic, occasionally parodic, references (see below). Each episode consists of a total of 8-9 different maps which are broken down as 6-7 regular levels, one "boss" level and a secret level. Level design is varied, as the settings depicted by Blood are quite different from each other. Some locations are drawn to resemble present day cities, with civil buildings, museums, pubs, shopping centers and so on; a few levels are centered upon a particular location, like a mortuary, a train station, a carnival, a sewer, a hospital or a lumber mill, and each is designed to include elements typical of these places (e.g. a crematorium in the mortuary, attractions at the carnival and so on). Maps built around moving vehicles are present as well; the third level in the first episode which is set aboard a train, for example. Several other levels have a typical Victorian or Edwardian architectural style and this is used especially in some atmospheric "haunted house" levels. Levels with a more "fantastic" setting abound in the last episode of Blood which takes place in several evil temples and even in a fully organic setting, whose walls, ceiling and floor are all composed of flesh and blood. The episodes are structured as follows: A mortuary is a cold chamber used to keep the deceased from seriously decomposing; this practice exists for the sake of recognition of the deceased and to allow time to prepare for burial. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... A sewer is an artificial conduit or system of conduits used to remove sewage (human liquid waste) and to provide drainage. ... For the record label, see Hospital Records. ... This article or section should include material from Saw mill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the start of World War I in 1914 or even the end of the war in 1918. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Episode 1: The Way of All Flesh

Caleb's adventure starts in a tomb located in a graveyard of the "Morningside Mortuary" funeral home (a reference to the film, Phantasm). In search of the first of Tchernobog's minions, the gargoyle Cheogh, the protagonist moves to the railyard and station known as "Miskatonic Station" (a reference to the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft), where he boards the northbound "Phantom Express". Once aboard the train, Caleb fights his way from the locomotive to the caboose and back, finally stopping the train by blowing up the locomotive. Emerging from the wreckage of the "Phantom Express", he proceeds through a "Dark Carnival" with several Cabal controlled attractions, including a grotesque "House of Horrors" which is featured as the episode's secret level. A water pool in the carnival area is then used by Caleb as a shortcut to reach one of the Cabal strongholds (a deconsecrated cathedral) where a droning message in the Cabal's language echoes throughout the grounds. Cutting through swarms of Cabal loyalists and other creatures, Caleb gains entrance to the "Great Temple", a place protected by numerous underwater tunnels as well as several napalm traps and Cabal minions. A teleporter found in the Temple leads the protagonist to Cheogh's altar, where Caleb will fight the gargoyle to the death, finally slaying the creature. Caleb finishes by lighting up Ophelia's funeral pyre to cremate her body, then after he approaches the slain Cheogh, points his shotgun at the creature's head and blows off the gargoyle's brains with a well-placed shotgun blast. Overview Phantasm is a low-budget cult classic horror movie released in 1979 but made in 1977. ... A gargoyle adorning the Dornoch Cathedral in Dornoch, Scotland. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... Chicago and Northwestern Railways Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, December 1942. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... Great Western Railway No. ... A Burlington Northern Railroad extended vision caboose at the end of a train entering Eola Yard, Aurora, Illinois, in 1993. ... Deconsecration is the act of removing a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated by a minister or priest of that religion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Episode 2: Even Death May Die

Looking for Shial, the second minion of Tchernobog, Caleb moves to the north on a small boat, uttering a famous quote from the movie Jaws. The player character boards a larger, icebound wooden sailing ship in the Arctic north (a reference to the novel, Frankenstein) and uses it as a gateway to a nearby lumber mill the Cabal has transformed into a crude human remains processing area. Then a snow covered maze of hedges awaits Caleb, as he needs to find his way to the "Overlooked Hotel", a haunted building with several nods to The Shining, including a frozen Jack Torrance in the garden maze. Recovering a set of mysterious tomes, Caleb may also find time to visit a snow covered mountainous area (the episode's secret level), filled with Cabalists and other even less reassuring creatures, before proceeding to another haunted building, a large two-story mansion with many rooms, a kitchen, gardens, a library, a cellar and even an indoor pool. Blowing a hole in the pool itself, Caleb follows an underwater passage leading to a facility that probably served as a support station for the operations of a nearby mine. The mine is the protagonist's true objective, since Shial's lair is hidden below the frozen surface, under the bowels of the earth; navigating the Cabal infested tunnels, Caleb finally finds a large spider decorated door leading to the hideout of Shial, a dark stony cavern where the spiders feast upon the rotting corpses of their victims. In a climactic battle, Caleb defeats Shial, crushing her with a heavy stomp of the iron-nailed sole of his boot, then proceeds to rip out and drink the heart blood from the nearly-dead, cocooned corpse of Ishmael, another of the betrayed Chosen, thus gaining the power of his fallen comrade. This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... It has been suggested that Orca (Jaws boat) be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the 1818 novel. ... The Shining is a 1980 horror film by Stanley Kubrick based on Stephen Kings novel of the same name. ... John Daniel Jack Torrance is a fictional character, the protagonist in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King. ... Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...

Episode 3: Farewell to Arms

Back in a civilized area, Caleb has a new objective: Cerberus, now Tchernobog's second in command, must be eliminated. The first section of the episode consists of a town that has fallen under heavy airborne bombing; few still live in the place, aside from the Cabal and its minions. Leaving behind the meat processing plant and the city hall, Caleb enters the sewers to reach the other side of the war battered city. Emerging to the surface, the entrance of a hospital lies ahead: the interior contains patient rooms, a chapel, a morgue, an "assisted suicide" room and a baby carriage with a demonic hand sticking out of it as a tribute to It's Alive!. From the chapel, access to the catacombs (secret level) can also be gained. Once out of the hospital, the protagonist moves across an industrial facility, entering a nearby dam control installation located close to Cerberus' cavern. Caleb struggles his way through a difficult "combo lock" puzzle, then blows up the dam with explosives. The resulting flooding makes it easier to access the demon's fiery hideout. Several seals, guarded by Hellhounds, must be unlocked before Cerberus makes his furious appearance from behind the stone walls. The two-headed beast does not prove a match for Caleb who then fills the creature's stomach with many remote-controlled bundles of TNT and blows up the corpse, causing it to rain red over Caleb. Its Alive was a 1974 horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... R-phrases S-phrases Related Compounds Related compounds picric acid hexanitrobenzene Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 Â°C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. ...

Episode 4: Dead Reckoning

Once Tchernobog's lieutenants have been dealt with, Caleb heads for the "Hall of the Epiphany" where the dark god is waiting. The first step is to cross a strange land with a mad-scientist laboratory and Frankenstein-esque theme to it, subsequently diving into an aquatic breeding laboratory, presumably one of the main locations where the gill beasts are grown by the Cabal. Later, bursting out of a water cistern, Caleb finds a charnel house serving as a disposal site for dead creatures. The place has a nearby passage leading to a forest-rimmed lake with wood cabins arrayed around "Crystal Lake". This section draws largely on references to the Friday the 13th series of films. As Caleb roams the area, he may even hear the infamous sounds of Jason Voorhees himself, or perhaps even discover his goalie mask and machete hanging on one of the walls. The exit from the area is reached through a toilet: here the player can move immediately to a Cabal temple located well above the surface of a lava filled area or take a visit to the "Mall of the Dead", a shopping center acting as a homage to the film Dawn of the Dead, with similar looping "elevator music" and zombies. Caleb then gains access to the inner temples defended by Stone Gargoyles and Mother Spiders (similar to the Cheogh and Shial bosses), until he finally uncovers an organic looking entryway to reach his former master; this passage leads to the level "In The Flesh", in which the walls, ceiling and floor are all comprised of living flesh. Caleb's stray bullets pound this wretched structure, causing the very walls themselves to bleed. Once out of this strange, horrible place, the protagonist ultimately reaches the "Hall of the Epiphany", an outworldly temple where he must once again face the previous bosses - Cheogh, Shial and Cerberus - before battling the terrifying dark god Tchernobog himself. There, before facing him, Caleb finally learns why "The Chosen" were cast down: the dark god knew Caleb would return to him, killing anyone he ran into to take his revenge and thus gaining immense power, something Tchernobog wants for himself. Caleb battles and destroys the dark god, ending his reign and temporarily stopping the Cabal. At the ending FMV, Caleb is so disgusted with the waste of many innocent lives that he even guns down a poor monk with his Tommy Gun before evading the Hall of Epiphany. This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... A charnel house (Med. ... Friday the 13th is a 1980 independent slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller. ... Jason Voorhees is the main fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. ... The flaming skull mask of Miikka Kiprusoff 2005. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) Dawn of the Dead (also known as Zombi) is a 1978 Italian/American independent zombie horror film. ... A lance corporal of the East Surrey Regiment, British Army equipped with a Thompson M1928 submachine gun (drum magazine), 25 November 1940 The Thompson was a family of American submachine guns that became infamous during the Prohibition era. ...

Weapons & Items

Weapons, strange artifacts and bonus items abound in Blood. The weapons in Blood were fairly revolutionary upon the game's release, most having a secondary attack mode which was not a common feature in first-person shooters at the time. There is a mix of firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun and a submachine gun, explosive weapons like a napalm launcher, a sci-fi "shock rifle" named after inventor Nikola Tesla and several dark magic artifacts, including a wicked looking Voodoo doll. For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A simulated Napalm explosion during a 2003 air show. ... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)[1] was a world-renowned Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. ... Voodoo redirects here. ...

Characters & enemies

See main article list of Blood creatures

The game features a large number of creatures throughout its levels and most of them are absolutely hostile to Caleb, being either human members of the Cabal or creatures fighting for the dark god Tchernobog: these include regular enemies, as well as the end-level "bosses". A lesser class of enemies, often referred to as "nuisance enemies", lists some creatures who are not considered real threats, but will try nonetheless to harm Caleb. Finally, there is also a small number of neutral creatures who will not pose a danger for the protagonist. This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ...

References to popular media

Gore is not the only constant feature of Blood. As already mentioned, throughout the game there are a large number of references to literary and film works. Caleb is the main source for these homages, as he will often speak lines from movies or literature upon stumbling into specific situations; the remaining references appear in the form of objects, characters or situations scattered across the levels. Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ...

References

General

• Zombies moan "Brains". Return of the Living Dead
• Walking hands with a voice saying "I'll swallow your soul". Evil Dead 2
• The hell hands are a reference to the Thing from the The Addams Family.
• Zombie canisters. Return of the Living Dead
• Caleb or cultists on fire, yelling "It burns! It burns!" Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
• While killing something with an explosive, Caleb says "When does the hurting stop?" Ren and Stimpy
• While standing still, Caleb sings "Strangers in the night...exchanging glances". Frank Sinatra
• While standing still, Caleb sings "If you're blue and you don't know... hmmm hmm hmmm... puttin' on the ritz." "Puttin' on The Ritz"
• Slaves say "There's no place like home" when being injured. The Wizard of Oz
• Medium Armour with a face, possible reference to the Necromicron face. Evil Dead
• Bonefish in the water Piranha (1978 film)
• Girlie calender on walls. This is actually an Elvira Mistress of the Dark calendar from the mid-nineties, who was very popular at the time, and whose style fits into Blood's themes.

E1M1 Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ... Evil Dead II (also known as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror) is a sequel to the movie The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell. ... Thing (foreground) with Uncle Fester, Morticia and Gomez Addams Thing was a fictional character in the television series The Addams Family (1964-66) , the revived series The New Addams Family (1998), and in the related movies The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). ... The Addams Family is a creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams that appears in print cartoons, television shows, movies and video games. ... Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ... Tales from the Crypt is an American horror anthology TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and was produced by The Geffen Film Company in association with Warner Bros. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, see The Wizard of Oz (adaptations). ... -1... Piranha is a 1978 comedy horror film about a swarm of killer piranha. ... Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is better known for her on-screen persona Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. ...

• Caleb says "I live... again!" as he rises from the grave. Army of Darkness
• Empty grave of Eric Draven with Caleb saying "Nevermore". The Crow, "The Raven"
• Using a bloody sink in the morgue, "Out, out, damned spot!". Macbeth

E1M2 ° For the wrestling stable, see The Army of Darkness. ... The Crow is a comic book series created by James OBarr. ... The Raven as illustrated by Gustave Doré. The Raven is a narrative poem by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. ... Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ...

• Miskatonic Station. Miskatonic University
• Poster of a single white female. Single White Female
• Seeing the canisters of zombies, "Ah, fresh victims for the ever-growing army of the undead." The Simpsons
• Seeing mutilated corpses in a freezer, "Leftovers."Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

E1M3 Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in the equally fictitious Arkham, set in the real-world Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Single White Female is a 1992 thriller based on John Lutzs novel Swf Seeks Same. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ...

• "Get off my train!". Air Force One, Ghost (film)

E1M4 This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, in one of the most famous scenes from the movie Ghost is a 1990 romantic drama-fantasy-thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker. ...

• Prison suit of Richard Kimble. The Fugitive
• Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show. Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)
• Freak show with voices chanting "One of us!". Freaks
• Duke Nukem slaughtered and hanging in chains. Caleb says "I've got time to play with you." along with "Ooh, shake it baby" when the player interacts with the body. (Duke Nukem 3D and Blood along with Shadow Warrior were the three main games built on the Build engine) Duke Nukem 3D
• After killing a mime, Caleb says "Pathetic insects". A Fish Called Wanda
• After killing a mime, Caleb says "Boo hoo, no one wants to play with me." Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Looking at rats cooking on a grill. "Mmm, rat burgers" Demolition Man

E1M7 The Fugitive is the name of at least two major fictional fictional works which have been reproduced in a variety of media. ... Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1962 novel by Ray Bradbury. ... Freaks is a Pre-Code 1932 horror film about sideshow performers, directed by Tod Browning. ... Looking down in the Duke Nukem 3D level Raw Meat, notice the lines of the walls are perfectly vertical. ... Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by Apogee Software. ... A Fish Called Wanda is a movie released in 1988 by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and directed by Charles Crichton. ... Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) is a movie made as a sequel to Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994). ... Demolition Man may refer to: Demolition Man (film), a 1993 film from Warner Brothers starring Sylvester Stallone Demolition Man (album), Stings soundtrack EP for the 1993 film Demolition Man, (band) A Tribute to the Music of The POLICE (Sting; Andy Summers; Stewart Copeland) Demolition Man (pinball), a pinball machine...

• Caleb yells, "Ophelia... noooo!" upon seeing the slain corpse of his former loved one. Hamlet
• Afterwards, Caleb yells, "Show yourself! Show yourself!!!". Wishmaster (film)

E1M8 Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... Wishmaster and its three sequels are films about a Djinn that is released from a jewel, and seeks to capture enough souls to open a portal and free his fellow Djinni from their prison. ...

• Going through the first tunnel, "Over the lips and through the gums, look out tummy, here I come!". Twins (film)

E2M1 Twins is a 1988 comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman about unlikely twins (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito) that were separated at birth. ...

• Starting the level approaching a boat, Caleb says "They're going to need a bigger boat." Jaws

E2M2 It has been suggested that Orca (Jaws boat) be merged into this article or section. ...

• Falling down a toilet - "What a wonderful smell I've discovered." Star Wars

E2M3 Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by George Lucas during the late 1970s. ...

• Silhouette in the window of a house. Psycho (1960 film)

E2M4 Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. ...

• "Come out, come out, where-ever you are!" The Shining
• Frozen Jack Torrence in the maze, Caleb says, "Here's Johnny!" The Shining
• Bathroom with zombie in the bathtub The Shining

E2M7 The Shining may mean: The Shining (novel), by Stephen King The Shining (film), Stanley Kubricks adaptation of the novel The Shining (mini-series), the ABC mini-series scripted by Stephen King The Shining (band), an English music group named after Kings novel This is a disambiguation page: a... The Shining may mean: The Shining (novel), by Stephen King The Shining (film), Stanley Kubricks adaptation of the novel The Shining (mini-series), the ABC mini-series scripted by Stephen King The Shining (band), an English music group named after Kings novel This is a disambiguation page: a... The Shining may mean: The Shining (novel), by Stephen King The Shining (film), Stanley Kubricks adaptation of the novel The Shining (mini-series), the ABC mini-series scripted by Stephen King The Shining (band), an English music group named after Kings novel This is a disambiguation page: a...

• "Hey Shebitch! Let's go." Army of Darkness

E3M1 ° For the wrestling stable, see The Army of Darkness. ...

• Room with Sloth painted on the wall, blood stain on bed and air fresheners hanging from the ceiling Se7en

E3M7 Se7en (also known as Seven) is an American 1995 Oscar and BAFTA nominated crime film directed by David Fincher. ...

• Dog barking, Caleb says, "Cujo?". Cujo

E4M3 It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

• Freddy Krueger jumper and hat hanging on wall. Nightmare On Elm Street

E4M4 A Nightmare On Elm Street was the first in a series of horror films that were exceptionally popular in the 1980s. ...

• Sound of Jason Voorhees. Hockey mask and knife hanging on wall. Decapitated head on a table, surrounded by candles. Raft floating in the middle of a lake. Friday the 13th (film series)

E4M5 DVD cover for Friday the 13th (1980) Friday the 13th is a popular series of American slasher films. ...

• Howling sound near statues The Exorcist

E4M9 The Exorcist is a horror novel written by William Peter Blatty first published in 1971. ...

• Store name: Kmarché. Common ploy to make cheaper store sound more expensive and fashionable. Kmart
• Store name: Cask of Amontillado "The Cask of Amontillado"
• Store name: Igor's Lab Supply Outlet Frankenstein
• Store name: Ichabod's Halloween Store Ichabod Crane from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Players will notice references to the works of H.P. Lovecraft in title of Episode Two, "Even Death May Die". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Cask of Amontillado (sometimes spelled The Casque of Amontillado) is a short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of Godeys Ladys Book. ... This article is about the 1818 novel. ... by William J. Wilgus, artist chromolithograph, c. ... The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ...

Blood drew even more inspiration from cinema. Caleb often refers to horror and action films, including The Evil Dead, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Army of Darkness, Tombstone, Return of the Living Dead, Big Trouble in Little China, and also the films of Alfred Hitchcock. The Evil Dead (also known as Evil Dead, The Book of The Dead, Sam Raimis The Evil Dead and The Evil Dead: The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror) is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... ° For the wrestling stable, see The Army of Darkness. ... Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos. ... Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ... Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenters Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 comedy/action film, directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall, set in San Franciscos Chinatown. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ...

Finally, it is also worth mentioning that Caleb, when idle, will occasionally sing bits of classic songs, including "My Way," "Strangers in the night," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "On the Good Ship Lollipop," "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow," "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." This article is about the song made famous by Frank Sinatra. ... Strangers in the Night is a song made famous by Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1966. ... Puttin on the Ritz is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin. ... Trademark song of child actress Shirley Temple. ... Its A Long Way To Tipperary is a music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge and Harry (Henry James) Williams in 1912. ... Over the Rainbow, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, is one of the most famous songs of the late 1930s. ...

The Blood franchise

Blood was initially distributed as a shareware demo version which contained the complete Episode One. The full retail version of Blood on CD-ROM features all the 4 original episodes and contains all the elements that were missing in the demo. As already mentioned, the extremely violent contents of the game prompted the release of a censored version of Blood where graphic violence is toned down. Two different expansions for the game have been released: Cryptic Passage was produced by a third-party and features a new 10 level episode; Monolith's official add-on for Blood is titled Plasma Pak and contains new levels, new creatures and weapons modes. The special edition One Unit Whole Blood was later distributed including Blood, Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage in a single package. Also, strategy guides for the game have been published, namely Blood: The Official Strategy Guide and Blood: Unlock the Secrets. Look up shareware in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Demo disc released with a magazine. ...

Plasma Pak

Released in 1997, the Plasma Pak expansion adds several new contents to Blood; a whole new episode of 9 levels titled "Post Mortem" is included, along two new multiplayer Bloodbath levels, one of these being modeled after the Monolith's corporate offices. New enemies are added by the Plasma Pak and all are featured in the extra episode; the new creatures include two new Cabal loyalist types, Crysalid pods, the miniature Calebs and a new boss, the Priest/Beast. Additions to the weapons arsenal are missing, however several innovations are introduced, since the Tesla cannon can now be wielded akimbo (provided the appropriate power-up is collected), while the napalm cannon and the life leech are capable of new secondary attacks. Plasma Pak also integrated a large number of bug fixes which had been previously addressed by several patches. This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... Chow Yun-Fat demonstrating handguns akimbo in Hard Boiled In gaming, weapons are akimbo if identical weapons are held in each hand. ...

Episode 5: Post Mortem

After Caleb has learned the Cabal is training replacements for the fallen "Chosen", he sets out to stop the cult's plans. The player character starts his new adventure beside a department store overtaken by several Cabal members; clearing a way through his enemies, Caleb enters another shopping center which is connected to a processing facility of sorts and keeps investigating in his own fashion the recent Cabal uprisings. Next, the protagonist is lured to an ambush in a warehouse fully under the control of the Cabal, however, using the aeration conduits, he is able to outflank his enemies and proceed to the aqueducts of the city. A Cabal ship is docked nearby, but Caleb does not waste time and sinks the vessel; he also has the chance to visit some forgotten Catacombs while at the aqueducts. Later, he moves into Cabal territory, wreaking havoc in a temple complex, then ruining the cult's plans once more by storming the inner temple, where the Cabalists are preparing some kind of unearthly ceremony to worship their dark god. Satisfied the temples have been dealt with, Caleb enters the dungeon, a dark, creepy structure built to stop anyone trying to reach the training ground for "The Chosen". A set of locked doors blocks the exit and Caleb is forced to wander across different areas to gather all the required keys, but in the end he reaches the grounds where the final threat awaits. In order to rest, Caleb must destroy each of the four "Chosen" in training and the Beasts within them.

Cryptic Passage

Cryptic Passage was published by Sunstorm Interactive and is the only officially authorized commercially available 10-level add-on episode for Blood that was not made by Monolith. It should be noticed that Cryptic Passage was released before Monolith's own Plasma Pak expansion. Sunstorm Interactive is a company that designs video games. ...

Episode 6: Cryptic Passage

Having heard news of an ancient scroll, Caleb sets out to retrieve it for his own dark needs. He arrives on the Boat Docks, which later open onto a large cave, a cabin and a lighthouse, structures overrun by the Cabal. Ahead, a large opera house is found, built in the tradition of the late 1920s-early 1930s, where apparently The Phantom of the Opera (called "The Phantasm of the Opera" in the game) is being shown. Without losing any time with the opera, Caleb moves to the Gothic Library, located in the midst of surrounding forests: there he barely escapes the minions of the Cabal after recovering all the keys required to leave the place. However Caleb does not have time to rest, since strange rituals are taking place in and around the monastery: the protagonist must end them in the most violent and chaotic manner he can muster. A steamboat serves as an escape from the monastery, but it does not prove to be a gentle ride as the Cabal owns the ship. Finally reaching a quieter zone, Caleb finds himself at a graveyard whose relatively empty surface hides the crowded underground catacombs and tunnels. A passage may be taken by Caleb to reach a gloomy swamp (the secret level "Boggy Creek"), riding along the river on a boat where the Grim Reaper is the captain. Back on his path, the adventure takes the player character to the mountains this time, where both gorges and ghosts must be survived. The Cultists hide behind every stone as Caleb makes his way across the cliffs to the mine, a dark place infested with phantasms which is the only access to the castle where the scroll is hidden. When Caleb climbs the stairs into the castle, he is greeted by "The Lord of All Nightmares", who proves to be nothing less than two guardian Cerberi. Between Caleb and the coveted scroll now lies a final battle between Beast and Man. This article is about the Gaston Leroux novel. ... Death, personified is an anthropomorphic figure or a fictional character who has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ... This list of Blood creatures describes all the relevant creatures appearing in the Monolith Productions computer game Blood. ...

Fan projects

After the release of Blood's not very successful sequel Blood II: The Chosen, Monolith did not develop any further game in the series, in part due to copyright issues, since the "Blood" name was owned by GT Interactive. While the source code to the game was not released, in spite of the interest of fans, several ports have still been developed around the Blood story.

Transfusion

Blood was ported to the Quake engine under a project called Transfusion. Formerly known as qBlood, the project was renamed to avoid possible copyright issues with the Blood trademark owned by Infogrames/Atari. Transfusion is currently still under development, with more recent releases using the DarkPlaces engine, but the multiplayer portion (including bots) is complete, allowing the possibility of playing across the internet. There are also plans to eventually get all the single player game's functionality working, including all four original episodes, as well as those contained in the Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage expansions. Zombies attacking the player at the starting of Episode 1, Mission 3: The Necropolis. ... DarkPlaces is the most advanced of the free software Quake engines. ...

ZBlood

Blood has also been ported into the ZDoom engine. The project, ZBLOOD, does not contain any of the secret levels, and only boss is Cheogh. Zblood has been considered as a "watered down" version of blood, due to its easy difficulty. All of the Blood weapons are present in Zblood, with an exception to the Napalm Launcher, and the Voodoo Doll. The normal Doom Pistol has been added. ZDoom is a port of the official Doom source code. ...

Cultural influence

Blood's influence on pop culture has so far been minimal. The most notable reference to Blood is likely Priest, a successful manhwa by Korean creator Min-Woo Hyung. The comic features a revenge-driven, undead gunfighter visibly patterned after Caleb, and includes numerous references to the game, including a battle with zombies aboard a moving train and a general plotline featuring a demonic takeover of the Old West. In an interview in Priest's third volume published by TokyoPop, Hyung admits the influence, mentioning Blood by name and going as far as saying the game and his comic are "inseparably related". Interestingly, Priest itself has had some definitive cultural impact, including a forthcoming film adaptation. Priest is a 15 volume manhwa (Korean comic) series created by Min-Woo Hyung. ... Manhwa (Hangul: 만화, Hanja: 漫畫) is the general Korean term for comics and cartoons (including animated cartoons). ... Min-Woo Hyung (b. ... For other uses see Zombie (disambiguation) A zombie is a kind of undead, or figuratively, a very apathetic person. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ...

External links

• Blood's official homepage
• Blood's music tracks
• Transfusion website