<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
arcade	O
versions	O
with	O
modified	O
character	O
rosters	O
were	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
titled	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
console	O
ports	O
,	O
also	O
with	O
unique	O
character	O
rosters	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
worldwide	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
omitting	O
Donovan	O
,	O
Huitzil	O
and	O
Pyron	O
from	O
the	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
eschews	O
the	O
traditional	O
round-based	O
system	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Damage	O
Gauge	O
System	O
"	O
:	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
a	O
single	O
round	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
fighter	O
having	O
two	O
life	O
bars	O
and	O
corresponding	O
life	O
markers	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
separates	O
Dark	O
Force	O
into	O
2	O
modes	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
before	O
each	O
match	O
:	O
"	O
Dark	O
Force	O
Change	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
traditional	O
Dark	O
Force	O
mode	O
,	O
whereas	O
"	O
Dark	O
Force	O
Power	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
mode	O
that	O
takes	O
2	O
bars	O
of	O
the	O
super	O
meter	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
inflict	O
damage	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
recoverable	O
(	O
but	O
will	O
also	O
take	O
non-recoverable	O
damage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
luck	O
would	O
have	O
it	O
,	O
those	O
souls	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
returning	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
three	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
Vampire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	O
Jedah	O
's	O
Damnation	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
never	O
used	O
;	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
title	O
was	O
instead	O
changed	O
to	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
World	O
of	O
Darkness	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
two	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
that	O
were	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
move	O
lists	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combo	O
system	O
(	O
removal	O
of	O
air	O
chains	O
)	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
upgrades	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
are	O
in	O
its	O
character	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
roster	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
omitting	O
the	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
features	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
cast	O
along	O
with	O
Donovan	O
,	O
Huitzil	O
and	O
Pyron	O
,	O
omitting	O
Jon	O
Talbain	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dark	O
Talbain	O
)	O
,	O
Rikuo	O
and	O
Sasquatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
also	O
retains	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
,	O
while	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
uses	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
Capcom	O
's	O
4MB	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
contains	O
all	O
15	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
three	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
characters	O
(	O
Donovan	O
,	O
Huitzil	O
,	O
and	O
Pyron	O
)	O
who	O
were	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
release	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
in	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2/Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
Shadow	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Marionette	O
is	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
EX	O
Edition	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
EX	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
canon	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
and	O
its	O
two	O
Japan-only	O
arcade	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
features	O
unlockable	O
secret	O
versions	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
where	O
all	O
18	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
are	O
playable	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
's	O
EX	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
ESRB	O
administered	O
a	O
Teen	O
rating	O
for	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
PSone	O
Classic	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
remastered	O
form	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
remix	O
game	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
release	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
PS1	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
release	O
with	O
added	O
features	O
like	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
will	O
include	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
internationally	O
as	O
separate	O
entries	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
releases	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
HD	O
features	O
and	O
Online	O
Play	O
features	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Graphical	O
Manual	O
Kiso	O
Chishiki	O
Hen	O
(	O
)	O
(	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
77	O
)	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Technical	O
Manual	O
Jissen	O
Katsuyō	O
Hen	O
(	O
)	O
(	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
About	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
guide/art	O
book	O
published	O
by	O
Dempa	O
Shimbunsha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Kōshiki	O
Guide	O
Book	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
guide	O
book	O
written	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
staff	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Perfect	O
Guide	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
guide	O
book	O
published	O
by	O
SoftBank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Fan	O
Book	O
,	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Mook	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
:	O
Night	O
Warrior	O
Taizen	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
that	O
covers	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
series	O
(	O
including	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
2	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
Child	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
Soul	O
,	O
a	O
five-volume	O
manga	O
series	O
authored	O
by	O
Mayumi	O
Azuma	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gangan	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Comic	O
Anthology	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
Comic	O
Anthology	O
Vol.2	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
manga	O
strip	O
compilations	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
in	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Comics	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
in	O
the	O
Shounen	O
Oh	O
Comics	O
series	O
by	O
Hinotama	O
Game	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Hyper	O
G	O
Comic	O
Anthology	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
published	O
by	O
Movic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
4-Koma	O
Ketteiban	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
two-volume	O
Gamest	O
yonkoma	O
manga	O
compilation	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
a	O
yonkoma	O
manga	O
published	O
by	O
Hinotama	O
Game	O
Comics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
4-Koma	O
Gag	O
Battle	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
4Coma	O
Comic	O
,	O
a	O
yonkoma	O
manga	O
published	O
by	O
Movic	O
in	O
their	O
G	O
Collection	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
,	O
a	O
yonkoma	O
manga	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
in	O
their	O
4-Koma	O
Manga	O
Theater	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
Vampire	O
Capcom	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
(	O
VICL-60098	O
~	O
9	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
2-CD	O
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
an	O
English-language	O
strategy	O
guide	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
GameFan	O
Books	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
guide	O
using	O
the	O
unused	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	O
Jedah	O
's	O
Damnation	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
II	O
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
echoed	O
these	O
two	O
conclusions	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
reverse	O
priority	O
:	O
"	O
...	O
Vampire	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
2D	O
fighting-game	O
formula	O
Capcom	O
's	O
been	O
churning	O
out	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
fact	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
entry	O
holds	O
up	O
beautifully.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
fighter	O
Capcom	O
has	O
put	O
out	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
very	O
well	O
animated	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
"	O
has	O
an	O
excellent	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
voices	O
are	O
all	O
terrific.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Randy	O
Nelson	O
described	O
the	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
fluid	O
and	O
animated	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
surprisingly	O
balanced	O
"	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
exceptional	O
effort	O
from	O
Capcom	O
on	O
a	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technical	O
front	O
"	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
GamesRadars	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
included	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
among	O
other	O
lesser-known	O
fighting	O
game	O
classics	O
deserving	O
HD	O
remakes	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
crisp	O
spritework	O
is	O
a	O
marvel	O
to	O
behold	O
–	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
which	O
convey	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
creepy	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
complements	O
the	O
supernatural	O
fighters	O
perfectly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Edwards	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
playing	O
it	O
today	O
[	O
in	O
2013 ]	O
is	O
akin	O
to	O
playing	O
Third	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
-	O
not	O
because	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
mechanically	O
similar	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
Capcom	O
tends	O
to	O
go	O
the	O
full	O
distance	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
