Countdown Vampires
Countdown Vampires is a 1999 survival horror game developed by K.2.C. and published by Bandai for the PlayStation
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to the earlier games in the Resident Evil series, to the extent of being labelled a "clone", although there are some additions like a dart gun as a secondary weapon, used to sedate most enemies and then sprinkle "white water" on them to restore their humanity, instead of simply killing all enemies that approach the player. This encourages the player to use a wide variety of fighting techniques if they want to "save" the enemies. As the game advances, more and more creatures appear, such as giant vampire bats, werewolf-like creatures, giant humanoid mantis-like insects, giant frog mutants, and purple blobs. The dart gun does not work on these types of enemies.It is possible to reload all guns and to switch between the dart gun and a lethal weapon in real-time without having to use the menu screen. It is also possible to reload in real-time before emptying a firearm's bullet count. There is an "e-mail" system in the item storage boxes which is mainly used to further explain and expand the backstory. It is also notable that there are minigames available in the first part of the game, like roulette and slot machines; the money won in these games can be used to buy food and drinks, the in-game recovery items.
If the game is cleared within eight hours, a special story mode is unlocked which shows an altered version of the original story and includes additional characters not present in the first playthrough. This also gives the option to gather the five "Lucky coins". A minigame called "Prince of Darkness" is unlocked by typing "Prince Darkness" in the New Game option of the second disc. In this minigame, the player controls a vampire version of Keith and has to slay humans within a 20 minutes time limit. Game characters appear as enemies, such as Mira, Sheck, and The Man in Black.