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{{Infobox video game
| image = Bloood of the Werewolf.jpg
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| developer = Scientifically Proven
| publisher = [[Midnight City (company)|Midnight City]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
| released = October 28, 2013
| genre = [[Platform game|Platform]], [[Metroidvania]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.destructoid.com/blood-of-the-werewolf-heading-to-xbla-and-psn-269615.phtml | title= Blood of the Werewolf heading to XBLA and PSN | first = Hamza | last = Aziz | date = January 28, 2014 | accessdate = August 13, 2016 | publisher = [[Destructoid]] | quote = "The Metroidvania-style game was released on Steam last year..." }}</ref>
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}

'''''Blood of the Werewolf''''' is a [[platform game]] developed and published by American indie studio Scientifically Proven for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 2013. An updated version was released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2014.

==Gameplay==
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==Plot==
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Selena, a powerful werewolf, has had her husband killed and her son kidnapped by monsters. The game revolves around her getting revenge on the monsters for this crime.

==Reception==
''Blood of the Werewolf'' received mostly mediocre review scores for the PC version<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/blood-of-the-werewolf/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Blood of the Werewolf for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> but its reception was generally favorable in the case of the later Xbox 360 version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/blood-of-the-werewolf/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Blood of the Werewolf for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date=2014-06-11 |accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> Cameron Woolsey of [[GameSpot]] gave it positive reviews and the scores of 7/10 for the PC original<ref>{{cite web|last=Woolsey |first=Cameron |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blood-of-the-werewolf-review/1900-6415552/ |title=Blood of the Werewolf Review |publisher=GameSpot |date=2013-11-14 |accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> and 8/10 for the improved XBLA release, calling it "a wildly entertaining 2D action platformer, as beautiful as it was punishing."<ref>{{cite web|last=Woolsey |first=Cameron |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blood-of-the-werewolf-review/1900-6415803/ |title=Blood of the Werewolf Review |publisher=GameSpot |date=2014-06-24 |accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> According to Joshua Vanderwall of [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]], "With a dash of ''[[Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]'', a sprinkle of ''[[Mega Man]]'', a pinch of ''[[Metroid]]'', and a garnish of your favorite [[:wikt:schlock|schlock]] horror tropes, ''Blood of the Werewolf'' is a brilliantly constructed homage to classic platforming."<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/11766-Blood-of-the-Werewolf-Review-Bark-at-the-Moon |title=Blood of the Werewolf Review - Bark at the Moon &#124; Reviews &#124; The Escapist |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-13 |archive-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919053606/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/11766-Blood-of-the-Werewolf-Review-Bark-at-the-Moon |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20150811091446/http://www.bloodofthewerewolf.com/}}


[[Category:2013 video games]]
[[Category:Horror video games]]
[[Category:Indie games]]
[[Category:Majesco Entertainment games]]
[[Category:Metroidvania games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 3 games]]
[[Category:PlayStation Network games]]
[[Category:Side-scrolling platformers]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video games featuring female protagonists]]
[[Category:Video games using procedural generation]]
[[Category:Werewolf video games]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 games]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 Live Arcade games]]
[[Category:Ziggurat Interactive games]]

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