<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
MercurySteam	O
and	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Southern	O
Europe	O
during	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
Gabriel	O
Belmont	O
and	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
malevolent	O
order	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
and	O
resurrect	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
with	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
radically	O
change	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
mythos	B-Protocol
a	O
secret	O
and	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
upstaging	O
another	O
series	O
release	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
helped	O
produce	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
produce	O
more	O
titles	O
related	O
to	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
two	O
sequels	O
titled	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
–	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
Belmont	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
attempted	O
to	O
reach	O
out	O
to	O
new	O
audiences	O
by	O
distancing	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
from	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
kept	O
some	O
elements	O
intact	O
to	O
not	O
alienate	O
franchise	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
has	O
large-scale	O
bosses	O
known	O
as	O
titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzles	O
are	O
a	O
key	O
component	O
and	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
fifty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
during	O
"	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
days	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1047	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Earth	O
's	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
Heavens	O
has	O
been	O
threatened	O
by	O
a	O
malevolent	O
force	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriel	O
intends	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
three	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
Mask	O
and	O
bring	O
back	O
his	O
deceased	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriel	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Light	O
to	O
the	O
Lake	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
deceased	O
wife	O
,	O
Marie	O
,	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
Spirits	O
who	O
founded	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
's	O
power	O
will	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriel	O
meets	O
a	O
man	O
from	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
called	O
Zobek	O
,	O
who	O
states	O
that	O
a	O
prophecy	O
has	O
been	O
kept	O
a	O
secret	O
by	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
,	O
which	O
tells	O
of	O
a	O
pure-hearted	O
warrior	O
who	O
will	O
claim	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
's	O
power	O
to	O
overcome	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
they	O
ascended	O
to	O
the	O
Heavens	O
,	O
they	O
left	O
behind	O
their	O
dark	O
sides	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Zobek	O
appears	O
before	O
Gabriel	O
with	O
the	O
Devil	O
Mask	O
over	O
his	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
divulges	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancers	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
grew	O
tired	O
of	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
dividing	O
the	O
power	O
amongst	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
expanded	O
in	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
titled	O
Reverie	O
and	O
Resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reverie	O
has	O
Gabriel	O
returning	O
to	O
Carmilla	O
's	O
castle	O
to	O
contain	O
an	O
ancient	O
evil	O
,	O
the	O
Forgotten	O
One	O
(	O
Colin	O
McFarlane	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Carmilla	O
's	O
"	O
daughter	O
"	O
Laura	O
(	O
Grace	O
Vance	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
that	O
assists	O
Gabriel	O
in	O
some	O
sequences	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
was	O
rebooted	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Konami	O
's	O
concern	O
over	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
contemporary	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
prototypes	O
in	O
parallel	O
development	O
competed	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
told	O
MercurySteam	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
original	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
greenlit	O
as	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
eventually	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
cease	O
work	O
on	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
while	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
,	O
until	O
David	O
Cox	O
showed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
senior	O
management	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
offered	O
help	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
then	O
chose	O
the	O
pitch	O
for	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
Castlevania	B-Application
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
starring	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
still	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
earlier	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Castlevania	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
also	O
oversaw	O
the	O
Japanese	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
employing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
episodes	O
,	O
Reverie	O
and	O
Resurrection	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
and	O
June	O
2011	O
respectively	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
twist	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Cox	O
referred	O
to	O
these	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapters	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
mistake.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
chapters	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
retail	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
musical	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Araujo	O
was	O
nominated	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Film	O
Music	O
Critics	O
Association	O
for	O
breakout	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
features	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
by	O
a	O
professional	O
cast	O
recorded	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
an	O
aspect	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
was	O
placed	O
on	O
several	O
lists	O
for	O
most	O
anticipated	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
placed	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
at	O
number	O
26	O
for	O
100	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Games	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
megaton	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
top	O
50	O
most	O
anticipated	O
games	O
of	O
E3	O
2010	O
ranked	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
at	O
number	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaction	O
to	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
drew	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
action	O
games	O
it	O
has	O
given	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
including	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
while	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
huge	O
in	O
scope	O
,	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
polished	O
with	O
obvious	O
love	O
and	O
passion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
lauded	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
...	O
 [ it ] 	O
is	O
big	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
monolithic	O
...	O
From	O
the	O
Resi	B-Application
4	I-Application
mood	O
of	O
the	O
scarecrow	O
puzzle	O
to	O
the	O
unexpected	O
oddity	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
box	O
level	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
seemingly	O
has	O
n't	O
heard	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
–	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
offer	O
you	O
immense	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
instead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
derivative	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unlike	O
the	O
classic	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
praised	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
success	O
at	O
bringing	O
Castlevania	B-Application
to	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
360	B-Operating_System
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
Star	O
Player	O
Accolade	O
"	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
request	O
to	O
produce	O
more	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
second	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
Spanish	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
revealed	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
MercurySteam	O
,	O
titled	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
–	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
and	O
features	O
2.5D	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
the	O
sequel	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
has	O
a	O
climax	O
that	O
sets	O
up	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
