The game scores big right off the bat as the opening theme from the TV show is also in the game. Other than that the music wasn't particularly engaging or memorable but it fitted in well enough for the cut scenes and level design. The voice acting is just fantastic, pretty much every actor from the TV show lends there voice talent to the game except for Sarah Michelle Gellar for some reason, which is odd. Instead Geselle Loren provides the voice work for Buffy and does a fantastic job. The only problem with the voice work and this was a issue for a lot of games from this era, is Buffy and other enemies will spurt out with the same one liners constantly. Though its fun to hear Buffy say 'Come on kick my ass,' after hearing it several times in the same level it gets old really quick.

At its core this game is a 3D beat em up style game with some platforming thrown in. At a glance the fighting looks tedious, as your mostly taking down the same looking vampires or demons over and over again. Surprisingly though, I rarely found the combat boring at all. You implement a basic punch and kick system but also use a combination of inputs to perform special attacks. Doing special attacks drains your slayer power (which you increase by killing the bad guys) and sits just above your health. Once the enemy is worn down you need to stake them with a sharp object (I favoured the stake of course) but you can throw them into environmental hazards which will also take them out instantly. Buffy automatically focuses on the enemy closest to her which helps simplify things and Buffy can easily move from one enemy to another with attacks should you get surrounded.

You also have a couple of weapons at your disposal. Most of the time you will have a stake in hand with the press of the y button, Buffy will aim for the heart whether the enemy is standing up or on the floor. If the enemy hasn't been worn down enough they will block this attack. There's a handy enemy health bar in the top left of the screen that will indicate the right time to use it. You also have a crossbow which sound's cool but I found it next to useless. You have to use it in first person view and aim for the vampires heart, the process is incredibly slow and the beast has usually spotted you and begun pummelling you before you can get a good aim on it. A nice little feature is if you do aim the cross-hair at the heart you will hear a heart beat to indicate the shot will find its mark. Another weapon is the water pistol which can be filled with hellfire and holy water. This weapon is useful but I rarely used it because the game has these doors which can only be destroyed with hellfire or holy water and if you ran out of the correct solution you would have to backtrack through the level to refill it which was incredibly frustrating.