<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
introduced	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
used	O
in	O
later	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
anime	O
miniseries	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
cartoon	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
books	O
of	O
various	O
kinds	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
five	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
which	O
all	O
subsequent	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Release	O
Title	O
Platform	O
Notes	O
1994	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Night	O
Warriors•	O
Vampire	O
:	O
The	O
Night	O
WarriorJP	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1995	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	O
Revenge•	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	O
RevengeJP	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
1997	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
World	O
of	O
Darkness•	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
VampireJP•	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
PS	O
)	O
•	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
EX	O
Edition	O
(	O
PS	O
)	O
JP	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Sega	O
SaturnJP	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
includes	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
includes	O
all	O
characters	O
from	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
(	O
all	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	O
RevengeJP	O
ArcadeJP	O
Modified	O
version	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
which	O
uses	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
from	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
:	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
VampireJP	O
ArcadeJP	O
Modified	O
version	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
that	O
removes	O
J	O
.	O
Talbain	O
,	O
Sasquatch	O
,	O
and	O
Rikuo	O
and	O
replaces	O
them	O
with	O
Donovan	O
,	O
Huitzil	O
,	O
and	O
Pyron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Release	O
Title	O
Platform	O
Notes2000Vampire	O
Chronicle	O
for	O
Matching	O
ServiceJP•	O
Darkstalkers	B-Device
Chronicle	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
Tower	I-Device
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
•	O
Vampire	B-Device
Chronicle	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
Tower	I-Device
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
JPDreamcastJP	O
,	O
PSPModified	O
version	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
all	O
franchise	O
characters	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
game-specific	O
variants	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
like	O
the	O
character	O
version	O
selection	O
in	O
Hyper	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
included	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
includes	O
additional	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
Vampire	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
CollectionJP	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2JP	O
Compilation	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
arcade	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2013	O
Darkstalkers	O
Resurrection•	O
Vampire	O
ResurrectionJP	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
High-definition	O
update	O
of	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
with	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2022	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Switch	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Includes	O
ten	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
five	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Includes	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
are	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
said	O
in	O
2007	O
:	O
"	O
Personally	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
love	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
I	O
'd	O
also	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
triumphant	O
return	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
to	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
interesting	O
challenge	O
with	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
because	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
games	O
you	O
'd	O
see	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
really	O
interesting	O
animations	O
as	O
characters	O
would	O
morph	O
into	O
different	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Ono	O
stated	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
that	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
his	O
"	O
ultimate	O
dream	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
fan	O
demand	O
would	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
expressed	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launch	O
in	O
London	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
goes	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
,	O
Capcom	O
may	O
raise	O
its	O
eyebrow	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
and	O
I	O
could	O
do	O
what	O
I	O
did	O
in	O
London	O
in	O
2007	O
when	O
I	O
announced	O
the	O
comeback	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
,	O
because	O
we	O
're	O
pretty	O
much	O
where	O
we	O
were	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
a	O
few	O
years	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
2011	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
Ono	O
revealed	O
during	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
panel	O
that	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
title	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
approved	O
,	O
he	O
reassured	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fans	O
that	O
"	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
is	O
not	O
dead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
a	O
message	O
"	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
are	O
not	O
dead	O
"	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
;	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
Ono	O
wrote	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
:	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
announce	O
about	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ono	O
later	O
teased	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
at	O
a	O
panel	O
for	O
Street	O
Fighter'''s	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
at	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
at	O
2012	O
New	O
York	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
producer	O
Derek	O
Neal	O
and	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
told	O
interviewers	O
that	O
the	O
re-release	O
bundle	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
step	O
towards	O
revitalizing	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neal	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
Capcom	O
is	O
using	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
as	O
a	O
test	O
to	O
gauge	O
audience	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
"	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
are	O
not	O
dead	O
"	O
line	O
at	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Dahlgren	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
new	O
fighting	O
game	O
manager	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
because	O
"	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
did	O
not	O
perform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
we	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
never	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
future	O
may	O
hold	O
,	O
but	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	I-Application
definitely	O
not	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
nothing	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
on	O
the	O
immediate	O
horizon	O
for	O
sure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
games	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Earth	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
merging	O
with	O
a	O
realm	O
known	O
as	O
Makai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
merger	O
varies	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
continuity	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
continuing	O
theme	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
union	O
of	O
realms	O
brings	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
being	O
a	O
catch-all	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
creatures	O
of	O
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
(	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
overlord	O
named	O
Pyron	O
returns	O
to	O
Earth	O
after	O
being	O
away	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
quest	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
robots	O
brings	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
out	O
of	O
hiding	O
to	O
oppose	O
his	O
rule	O
over	O
humanity	O
and	O
the	O
supernatural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
(	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
saw	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Jedah	O
,	O
previously	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nobles	O
of	O
Makai	O
,	O
who	O
decides	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
realm	O
is	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
by	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
he	O
lures	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
into	O
a	O
trap	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
collective	O
souls	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
realm	O
and	O
control	O
both	O
humanity	O
and	O
the	O
supernatural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1997	O
anime	O
miniseries	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
was	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
in-game	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1995	O
American-produced	O
cartoon	O
series	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
dropped	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
altogether	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
good-versus-evil	O
plot	O
,	O
altering	O
certain	O
characters	O
 '	O
storylines	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
animated	O
seriesNight	O
Warriors	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
titled	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
four-episode	O
OVA	O
anime	O
series	O
by	O
Madhouse	O
Studios	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Capcom	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Ikeda	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
–	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
animated	O
seriesDarkstalkers	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
children	O
's	O
animated	O
TV	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Graz	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
aired	O
in	O
syndication	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
manga	O
books	O
and	O
series	O
(	O
including	O
yonkoma	O
parodies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-shot	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
crossover	O
manga	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
/	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	O
Maleficarum	O
authored	O
by	O
Mami	O
Itou	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
UDON	O
released	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Graphic	O
File	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
screenshots	O
,	O
storyboards	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
UDON	O
released	O
a	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
art	O
book	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Tribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
UDON	O
released	O
a	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
art	O
book	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
that	O
"	O
collects	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
every	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
game	O
,	O
including	O
key	O
visuals	O
,	O
character	O
illustrations	O
,	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
,	O
rough	O
concepts	O
,	O
and	O
creator	O
commentary	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
multiple	O
new	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
creators	O
behind	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
plus	O
all-new	O
tribute	O
pin-ups	O
"	O
from	O
Capcom	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
CDs	O
for	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
different	O
record	O
labels	O
including	O
Sony	O
Records	O
,	O
Suleputer	O
and	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PachisloVampire	O
( ヴァンパイア	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
pachislo	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
fighting	O
game	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Capcom	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
Enterrise	O
( エンターライズ	O
,	O
Entarāizu	O
)	O
utilizing	O
a	O
slot	O
machine	O
style	O
featuring	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
utilized	O
artwork	O
from	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
along	O
with	O
new	O
secondary	O
characters	O
exclusive	O
to	O
only	O
this	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
limited	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
acquired	O
a	O
sizable	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
MTV	O
,	O
although	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
"	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
loyal	O
fanbase	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
developer/publisher	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
series	O
much	O
attention	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
"	O
founded	O
on	O
boobs	O
"	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
US	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
as	O
an	O
object	O
of	O
Japanophilic	O
cosplaying	O
figurine	O
collector	O
worship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
ranked	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
first	O
on	O
his	O
2012	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
obscure	O
"	O
fighting	O
games	O
deserving	O
an	O
HD	O
remake	O
,	O
opining	O
it	O
"	O
offers	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
2D	O
fighting	O
goodness	O
as	O
the	O
venerable	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
never	O
gotten	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
of	O
respect	O
...	O
and	O
that	O
just	O
ai	O
n't	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO.com	O
included	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
on	O
their	O
2010	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
need	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
writers	O
put	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
at	O
number	O
40	O
in	O
their	O
2012	O
ranking	O
of	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
"	O
love	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
modern	O
incarnation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
4	O
among	O
the	O
15	O
games	O
they	O
wished	O
would	O
be	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Andrew	O
Hayward	O
ranked	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
first	O
on	O
his	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
most	O
missed	O
fighting	O
franchises	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
every	O
time	O
Capcom	O
announces	O
a	O
new	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
hardcore	O
community	O
gets	O
whipped	O
up	O
about	O
Darkstalkers''	O
continual	O
absence	O
,	O
and	O
demands	O
a	O
modern	O
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
