Rayne is the first video-game character that appeared in Playboy magazine, in the October 2004 U.S. edition as part of an article entitled "Gaming Grows Up".
She was originally was going to have a "militant, dark Gothic look a brunette with tight buns in her hair and a very severe body line" the character went through several design changes, with an active goal to make her as appealing and distinctive as possible in order to create a franchise with lasting appeal.
It is set in 1933 and 1938, just before World War II.
The game takes three places: Mortton, Louisiana (first act), Argentina (second act, after the events in Mortton) and Germany (third (final) act).