Venetica

But in truth she never really fit in because she was an orphan of questionable heritage.

When one day the village is attacked by assassins searching for her, this becomes more clear than ever.

The village gets destroyed and her betrothed Benedict is killed.

The next day, the survivors tell Scarlett to leave.

Her goal is Venice, where the so-called Undead Five threaten the cosmic balance.

Venetica is an action role-playing game with the player looking over Scarlett's shoulder while traveling around the world.

Several typical role-playing tasks await the player in the game, including different quests, conversations with NPCs through multiple-choice dialogues, fighting many enemies, collecting items and earning experience points to level up and learn new abilities.

Quests and dialogues often require the player to make decisions that influence not only the overall story, but in part also how the world around Scarlett reacts to her.

Scarlett can deal with the enemies by performing powerful combo attacks with her weapons.

She has access to four types of weapons and two skill-trees littered with active and passive talents, and can acquire new weapons and armor over the course of the game.

Hammers and axes allow Scarlett to destroy closed doors.

She can also wield the Moonblade, a legendary upgradable weapon which alone can destroy undead creatures.

Killing someone with the Moonblade restores Scarlett's shadow energy.

The latter is needed for Scarlett's special gift: as the daughter of Death, she doesn't die that easily.

If enough shadow energy is available, she will instead rise again after a few seconds with half her hitpoints restored.

However, if Scarlett is low on that energy, her death is permanent.

Shadow energy is also used to enter the Shadow World for a short period of time.

Venetica for Xbox 360 is currently worth €20.54 loose, €14.69 complete in box, and €38.34 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Venetica has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Venetica, loose is €20.54 and CIB is €14.69 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Venetica is currently worth €20.54 loose, versus €16.55 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.