Aah, to be young again. To experience the thrills of the imagination. To not pay income taxes. To prowl about the night hypnotizing people, utilizing my super strength powers, flying like a bat, and unleashing telekinetic powers that can do virtually anything I desire. While that may not exactly be the childhood of anyone reading this review (or writing it, for that matter), in the point-and-click puzzle game Vampire Skills, you take on the role of a young vampire (is that even possible?) learning to use his skills. And yes, it's about as whimsical as it sounds!
Click a power from the inventory bar at the bottom, then click its opaque icon when it flies to the active part of the screen. Your powers can do everything from invisibility to super strength, charming the ladies, resurrecting yourself, even hypnotizing hapless guards into banging themselves in the face with an axe.
Puzzles are largely order-based, so all you have to do is determine which available powers to use to reach the target at the end, then click everything in the right order. Pesky piece of garlic in the way? Try using your telekinetic powers. You can experiment, and the game won't let you make fatal mistakes, so you can experience some genuine worry-free fun.
The visuals vary in quality, as some areas and animations look smooth and professional, while others appear rushed and stilted. It's easy to overlook, though, as the game's tongue-in-cheek setting cultivates a forgiving player.
Vampire Skills is a unique sort of point-and-click game, and despite its short length, trial-based gameplay, and relatively low level of difficulty, it's charming enough and captivating enough to pull you through to the end.
Walkthrough Guide
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Vampire Skills Walkthrough
General Knowledge/Tips
The Vlad Tepes High School training centre has 11 different abilities at its disposal.
Bat Skill - Transforms you into a bat, enabling you to fly to another location.
Telekinesis skill - Allows you to control objects with your mind, clear away potentially dangerous vampire wards, and open doors from a distance.
Hypnosis Skill - Hypnotizes the weak-minded, causing them to do your bidding.
Charm skill - Charms women into falling in love with you, making them eager to assist you.
Invisibility Skill - Turns you temporarily invisible, shrouding you from enemy sight.
Super Strength Skill - Grants you the power to move or smash large and heavy objects.
Night Vision Skill - Temporarily grants night vision, revealing objects hidden in the dark.
Resurrection Skill - Brings your character back to life, fully revived.
Levitation Skill - Allows you to levitate yourself or other items.
Animal Control Skill - Gives you mental control over animals to do your bidding.
MegaSpeed Skill - Dash from place to place at super speeds.
Level 1
Click on the Bat Skill and then on the bat symbol above the 2nd column pedestal. Repeat the same skill to reach the 3rd pedestal.
Level 2
Click on the Bat Skill and then click the bat symbol on the terrace in front of the open window.
Click the ladder to descend into the room, then click the sleeping girl to drink her blood.
Level 3
Use Telekinesis Skill, then click on the cross hanging on the wall to remove the anti-vampire zone.
Use Telekinesis Skill again, this time to open the door.
Level 4
Use Telekinesis Skill and click the cross hanging on the wall.
Use Telekinesis again on the garlic in the girl's bedroom.
Use your bat skill to fly next to her bed, then click on the girl to drink her blood.
Level 5
Use Telekinesis Skill on the hatch of the pipe.
Use Hypnosis on the man in the orange shirt.
Level 6
Use Telekinesis Skill on the drawbridge in front of the outside guard.
Use Bat Skill to fly to the small platform above the first guard.
Use Hypnosis Skill on the second guard to dispose of him.
Click on the girl to drink her blood.
Level 7
Use Charm Skill on the woman in the blue dress and she will open the door for you.
Use Invisibility Skill and click under the guard to sneak past him unnoticed.
Level 8
Use Charm Skill on the woman in the blue dress.
Use Invisibility Skill between the tower and the terrace to sneak past the guard.
Use Telekinesis on the large vase upstairs.
Use Bat Skill to fly to the girl's bed, then drink her blood.
Level 9
Use Super Strength Skill on the boulder to clear a path.
Use Bat Skill to fly into the building.
Level 10
Use Super Strength Skill on the door to knock it back.
Use Hypnosis on the priest holding the cross to send him into the coffin.
Use Telekinesis on the coffin lid to close it shut.
Level 11
Use Bat Skill to try to fly across.
After the hunter shoots you down, use Telekinesis on the rocks under his feet.
Now you can use Bat Skill to fly to the other side.
Use Super Strength Skill to break through the wooden door.
Level 12
Use Hypnosis Skill on the woman in the blue dress, then use Charm Skill on her.
Drink from the woman in the red dress.
Level 13
Use Night Vision Skill to reveal a man in an orange shirt.
Use Telekinesis Skill on the large mallet behind the man.
Level 14
Use Night Vision Skill to reveal a red rolled up carpet.
Use Telekinesis Skill on the carpet to dispose of the woman.
Use Bat Skill and fly in through the window.
Use Super Strength Skill to lift the hatch to the pipe.
Use Bat Skill to travel through the pipe and drink the woman's blood.
Level 15
Use Bat Skill to fly under the umbrella.
Once you're a pile of ash, use the Resurrection Skill to bring yourself back to life.
Level 16
Use Telekinesis skill to bring down the front door.
Walk through the sunlight to turn into a pile of ashes, then click the maid who will vacuum you up.
Use Resurrection Skill to bring yourself back to life.
Use Charm Skill on the guard.
Level 17
Use Telekinesis on Neil the Nail to place him in the pothole.
Click the road sign to call the truck down the road.
Use Levitation Skill to descend in the trashcan, then click the garbage man.
Level 18
Use Animal Control Skill on the white dog.
Use Bat Skill to fly into the room.
Use Super Strength Skill to bend the bars to the cage, then drink the woman's blood.
Level 19
Use MegaSpeed Skill first on the apple on top of the pedestal, and then on the apple on the table.
Level 20
Use Animal Control Skill on the fish.
Use Levitation Skill to float across the water.
Use Telekinesis Skill to dismantle the cross.
Level 21
Use Super Strength Skill to push the boulder.
Use Charm Skill on the guard.
Use Night Vision Skill to view the passageway.
Use Bat Skill to fly into the building.
Level 22
Use Charm Skill on the woman in the red dress and climb up her hair.
Use Invisibility Skill to sneak past the guard.
Click the bed to reveal a surprise guest.
Use Resurrection Skill to bring yourself back to life.
Use MegaSpeed Skill; click first on the wooden beam, then in front of Van Helsing.
Finale
Congratulations! You have graduated from Vampire School! Put on your cap and receive your diploma.
Posted by: Trinn
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May 12, 2011 2:08 PM