Traps attack in various different ways, resulting in blood loss, the rise of pulse, and lowered stamina, in addition to the enemies. The Horror Monitor allows the player to detect and mark areas for potential traps, items, and enemies at the cost of adrenaline. Ī Horror Monitor is available near the beginning of each stage. Each character has different strengths and weaknesses. The player begins with Eriko Christy and can rescue and recruit more playable characters as they progress including Kevin Kertsman, Randy Fairbanks, and Michel Waters. Each stage has traps and enemies designed to kill the player.
The goal of the game is to complete each stage by fulfilling their unique objectives.
The game consists of six stages represented as movie theatres. Įven though it was financially unsuccessful, Illbleed received a cult following for its notable combination of nonlinear gameplay elements and its ' B movie'-style comedy horror theme, dialogue, and voice acting.
It was self-published in Japan in March 2001, and published by AIA in North America in April 2001. Illbleed is a survival horror video game developed by Crazy Games for the Sega Dreamcast.