<s>
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
itself	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ritual	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
done	O
in	O
an	O
8-bit	O
retro	O
style	O
meant	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
early	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
shares	O
characters	O
with	O
Ritual	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
continuity	O
and	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Dominique	O
,	O
an	O
exorcist	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
finds	O
out	O
about	O
a	O
mysterious	O
tower	O
that	O
is	O
summoning	O
a	O
demon	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
proper	O
homage	O
to	O
both	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
retro	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeat	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
compared	O
the	O
situation	O
with	O
Inti-Creates	O
'	O
own	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
a	O
retro	O
themed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
