<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
13	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
19	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
critics	O
faulting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
showing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
creativity	O
and	O
having	O
uninteresting	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
online	O
co-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
is	O
minimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
controlling	O
Jeremy	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
chain	O
attacks	O
using	O
one	O
button	O
(	O
the	O
X	O
button	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
special	O
attacks	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
cooldown	O
timer	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
heavy	O
blow	O
,	O
a	O
whirlwind	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
power	O
that	O
draws	O
distant	O
enemies	O
to	O
Jeremy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
controlling	O
Alysa	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
movement	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
one	O
thumbstick	B-Device
or	O
set	O
of	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
firing	O
weapons	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
thumbstick	B-Device
or	O
another	O
set	O
of	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
Jeremy	O
and	O
Alysa	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
(	O
the	O
Y	O
button	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
in	O
which	O
humans	O
and	O
vampires	O
are	O
at	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
went	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
delays	O
before	O
being	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Game	O
Informer	O
article	O
published	O
on	O
3	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
given	O
as	O
31	O
October	O
2012	O
(	O
Halloween	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
February	O
passed	O
with	O
neither	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
nor	O
an	O
announcement	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
or	O
publisher	O
,	O
although	O
both	O
Xbox.com	O
and	O
Amazon.de	O
now	O
listed	O
release	O
dates	O
in	O
mid-march	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
13	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
19	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
poor	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
43	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
holds	O
as	O
much	O
annoyance	O
as	O
satisfaction	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
contended	O
that	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
is	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
ever	O
become	O
actively	O
irritating	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
deficit	O
of	O
danger	O
makes	O
it	O
too	O
darn	O
dull	O
to	O
hold	O
even	O
a	O
devoted	O
horror	O
nut	O
’s	O
attention	O
for	O
long	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-ONE	O
Magazine	O
calls	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
unashamed	O
clone	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
borrows	O
mechanics	O
,	O
naming	O
conventions	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
archetypes	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameron	O
Lewis	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
US	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
summary	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
complementary	O
characters	O
make	O
local	O
co-op	O
effective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
