<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Crimson	O
Cow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Europe	O
during	O
the	O
1890s	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
young	O
female	O
opera	O
singer	O
turned	O
vampire	B-Application
as	O
she	O
attempts	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
journey	O
back	O
home	O
to	O
Paris	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
fame	O
and	O
normality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
distinctive	O
spelling	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
with	O
a	O
y	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
seminal	O
western	O
vampire	B-Application
tale	O
The	O
Vampyre	O
by	O
John	O
Polidori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
former	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
game	I-Application
developers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
or	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
)	O
in	O
presentation	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
radial	O
cursor	O
,	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
upon	O
clicking	O
an	O
interactive	O
item	O
,	O
a	O
graphic	O
menu	O
will	O
appear	O
around	O
the	O
object	O
,	O
displaying	O
the	O
available	O
actions	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mona	O
De	O
Lafitte	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
and	O
talented	O
Parisian	O
opera	O
student	O
who	O
becomes	O
the	O
object	O
of	O
obsession	O
for	O
a	O
rather	O
pathetic	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Mona	O
is	O
swiftly	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
his	O
castle	O
in	O
Draxsylvania	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
undead	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mona	O
is	O
not	O
alone	O
throughout	O
the	O
adventure	O
however	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
her	O
newly	O
acquired	O
and	O
sarcastic	O
sidekick	B-Application
,	O
Froderick	O
the	O
bat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
suggests	O
an	O
upcoming	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
announced	O
:	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
2	O
:	O
A	O
Bat	O
's	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
June	O
2004	O
issue	O
of	O
The	O
Inventory	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Most-Awaited	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
given	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Halloween	B-Application
2006	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
publisher	O
backing	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
left	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
unpaid	O
preproduction	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
July	O
2006	O
however	O
,	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
finally	O
acquired	O
a	O
new	O
publisher	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hamburg-based	O
Crimson	O
Cow	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
full	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
begin	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
stating	O
an	O
expected	O
2007	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
specifying	O
a	O
new	O
date	O
of	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
has	O
mentioned	O
their	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
as	O
potential	O
release	O
platforms	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Pedro	O
Macedo	O
Camacho	O
,	O
featuring	O
soprano	O
vocals	O
by	O
Carla	O
Isabel	O
Moniz	O
and	O
violin	O
solos	O
by	O
Carlos	O
Freitas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
Develop	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
The	O
Pumpkin	O
Post	O
,	O
John	O
Williams’	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
film	O
series	O
and	O
Michael	O
Land	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
were	O
Camacho	O
's	O
main	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
chapter	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
saga	O
,	O
and	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
Entertainment	O
commenced	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
2	O
:	O
A	O
Bat	O
's	O
Tale	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
picking	O
up	O
directly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ended	O
with	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
owned	O
by	O
Crimson	O
Cow	O
,	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
independently	O
on	O
an	O
episodic	O
prequel	O
called	O
A	B-Application
Vampyre	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Year	I-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effort	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
Autumn	O
Moon	O
engine	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
led	O
to	O
Duke	B-Application
Grabowski	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mighty	I-Application
Swashbuckler	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
