<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
is	O
chronologically	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
follows	O
Leon	B-Application
Belmont	I-Application
as	O
he	O
searches	O
a	O
vampire	O
's	O
castle	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
betrothed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
at	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
origin	O
story	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
is	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
primary	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
protagonist	O
Leon	B-Application
Belmont	I-Application
through	O
the	O
monster-filled	O
castle	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
beloved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
his	O
primary	O
weapon	O
,	O
Leon	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Whip	O
of	O
Alchemy	B-Language
given	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
shopkeeper	O
named	O
Rinaldo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
his	O
Whip	O
of	O
Alchemy	B-Language
turns	O
into	O
the	O
more	O
destructive	O
Vampire	O
Killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
and	O
primary	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
is	O
Leon	B-Application
Belmont	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
baron	B-Application
and	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
Rinaldo	B-Application
Gandolfi	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
and	O
resident	O
of	O
the	O
forest	O
outside	O
Walter	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
on	O
the	O
castle	O
grounds	O
,	O
Leon	O
meets	O
Rinaldo	O
,	O
who	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
whip	O
crafted	O
by	O
alchemy	B-Language
to	O
assist	O
in	O
killing	O
the	O
monsters	O
and	O
enchants	O
his	O
gauntlet	O
so	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
magic	O
relics	O
within	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
Leon	O
proceeds	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
five	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
Joachim	B-Application
Armster	I-Application
,	O
a	O
vampire	O
kept	O
prisoner	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
by	O
Walter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
dying	O
,	O
Joachim	O
mentions	O
the	O
Ebony	O
and	O
Crimson	O
Stones	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
created	O
from	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
and	O
explains	O
to	O
Leon	O
that	O
the	O
Ebony	O
Stone	O
can	O
produce	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
unveiled	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
is	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
format	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
installments	O
Castlevania	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Igarashi	O
intended	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
completed	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
,	O
with	O
time	O
left	O
over	O
to	O
further	O
refine	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
elements	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
progressively	O
difficult	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
grew	O
accustomed	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Igarashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
style	O
begun	O
in	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
as	O
illustrator	O
and	O
Michiru	O
Yamane	O
as	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Castlevania	B-Application
installments	O
typically	O
feature	O
many	O
arrangements	O
of	O
music	O
that	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
limited	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
arrangements	O
that	O
could	O
appear	O
in	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
to	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamane	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
styles	O
,	O
including	O
dance	O
music	O
,	O
solos	O
on	O
the	O
piano	O
,	O
instrumental	O
arias	B-Application
,	O
and	O
industrial	O
rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
re-release	O
under	O
the	O
Konami	O
Dendou	O
Collection	O
label	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
shows	O
an	O
averaged	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
as	O
cleverly	O
structured	O
as	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
it	O
resurrects	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
hallmarks	O
of	O
seductive	O
exploration	O
and	O
satisfying	O
topographical	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
a	O
fantastic	O
version	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
...	O
My	O
criticism	O
comes	O
,	O
mostly	O
,	O
from	O
imagining	O
the	O
triumphant	O
possibilities	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
adventure	O
holds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
end	O
result	O
just	O
proves	O
that	O
Castlevania	B-Application
is	I-Application
more	O
than	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
ideas	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
that	O
remains	O
not	O
fully	O
realized.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Jastrzab	O
of	O
PALGN	O
wrote	O
in	O
an	O
unfavorable	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
walk	O
around	O
a	O
large	O
repetitive	O
castle	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
will	O
do	O
the	O
job	O
for	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
action	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
though	O
he	O
also	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
linear	O
and	O
was	O
n't	O
worthy	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
complex	O
and	O
"	O
intuitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
GameZone	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
of	O
Lament	O
of	O
Innocences	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
attempt	O
to	O
re-transition	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
to	O
a	O
3D	O
one	O
with	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Proof	O
that	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
3D	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
great	O
music	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stylized	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
examined	O
in	O
retrospective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
dungeon-crawling	O
gameplay	O
and	O
repetitive	O
environments	O
"	O
prevented	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
from	O
succeeding	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mark	O
Bozon	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
the	O
"	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
as	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PALGNs	O
David	O
Low	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
commercially	O
successful	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
more	O
ambition	O
,	O
with	O
Castlevania	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
remaining	O
the	O
"	O
definitive	O
3D	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
enjoyable	O
for	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
time	O
with	O
potential	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Low	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
installments	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
were	O
gaining	O
depth	O
and	O
refinement	O
in	O
his	O
opinion	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
players	O
were	O
presented	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
undeveloped	O
and	O
repetitive	O
action	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
study	O
of	O
religion	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
William	O
Sims	O
Bainbridge	O
and	O
Wilma	O
Alice	O
Bainbridge	O
examined	O
several	O
offline	O
and	O
online	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
Lament	B-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
