<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vampire	B-Application
named	O
Elizabeth	B-Application
Bartley	I-Application
is	O
orchestrating	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
as	O
a	O
sacrificial	O
war	O
to	O
bring	O
her	O
uncle	O
,	O
Dracula	O
,	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
approached	O
Bloodlines	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
Castlevania	B-Application
experience	O
tailor-made	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Toshiki	O
Yamamura	O
also	O
took	O
creative	O
liberties	O
to	O
craft	O
what	O
he	O
viewed	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
for	O
which	O
Michiru	O
Yamane	O
composed	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
App	O
launch	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
early	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
proceed	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
and	O
collecting	O
gems	O
to	O
power	O
special	O
weapons	O
:	O
the	O
axe	O
,	O
boomerang	O
,	O
and	O
holy	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
woman	O
was	O
Elizabeth	B-Application
Bartley	I-Application
,	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
revive	O
her	O
uncle	O
,	O
Count	O
Dracula	O
,	O
had	O
conducted	O
an	O
unholy	O
ceremony	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
giving	O
her	O
possession	O
of	O
human	O
souls	O
from	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
are	O
John	O
Morris	O
,	O
a	O
distant	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
famed	O
Belmont	O
and	O
Morris	O
families	O
who	O
obeyed	O
his	O
fate	O
to	O
fight	O
vampires	B-Application
day	O
and	O
night	O
,	O
and	O
Eric	O
Lecarde	O
,	O
whose	O
girlfriend	O
was	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
when	O
Elizabeth	O
was	O
revived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Drolta	B-Application
Tzuentes	I-Application
resurrected	O
Elizabeth	B-Application
Bartley	I-Application
by	O
using	O
black	O
magic	O
(	O
Drolta	O
is	O
a	O
subservient	O
witch	O
of	O
Elizabeth	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
traveled	O
across	O
Europe	O
to	O
conduct	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
Count	O
Dracula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
Dracula	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
hunters	O
defeated	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
unique	O
Castlevania	B-Application
experience	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
gaiden	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
viewed	O
Bloodlines	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
act	O
in	O
a	O
three-part	O
Castlevania	B-Application
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
already	O
an	O
established	O
composer	O
at	O
Konami	O
,	O
Bloodlines	O
was	O
her	O
first	O
time	O
composing	O
for	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
extensively	O
studied	O
Johann	O
Sebastian	O
Bach	O
in	O
university	O
,	O
Yamane	O
felt	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
her	O
classical	O
music	O
knowledge	O
and	O
the	O
vampiric	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
so	O
she	O
worked	O
to	O
integrate	O
her	O
style	O
with	O
the	O
rock	O
themes	O
of	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamane	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
recurring	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
underwent	O
censorship	O
during	O
localization	B-General_Concept
to	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
and	O
violent	O
imagery	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
to	O
keep	O
the	O
word	O
blood	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
dedicated	O
console	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
the	O
8th	O
best	O
Genesis	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
praised	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
gore	O
relative	O
to	O
other	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1997	O
Castlevania	B-Application
retrospective	O
,	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
game	O
by	O
Genesis	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
