Never played the game (either one).
EDIT: LOL, I must have missed Strobe's post! heh, well some additional info anyway...
However, an interesting bit of news (that you may have already heard)
is that thery're making a Bloodrayne movie. (Meatloaf plays a character, LOL)
Check it out.
Official Website
IMDB
NOTE: The director, Uwe Boll, is also shooting two other video game adaptations.
Hunter: The Reckoning
and
Far Cry
Keep in mind this is the guy who directed
House of the Dead 