<s>
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kheops	O
Studio	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MC2	O
France	O
under	O
their	O
Microïds	O
label	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Encore	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
abridged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tetraedge	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Chillingo	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
three-part	O
episodic	O
form	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
as	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Coladia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
three-part	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
PC	O
as	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
abridged	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
2000	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Sanctuary	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
storyline	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
either	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1920	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Father	O
Arno	O
Moriani	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Congregation	O
of	O
Rites	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Vladoviste	O
in	O
the	O
diocese	O
of	O
Alba	O
Iula	O
in	O
Transylvania	B-Device
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
possible	O
canonization	O
of	O
a	O
recently	O
deceased	O
doctor	O
,	O
Martha	O
Calugarul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Moriani	O
soon	O
learns	O
Calugarul	O
believed	O
herself	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
possibly	O
Dracula	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
initially	O
skeptical	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
he	O
slowly	O
comes	O
to	O
believe	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
some	O
validity	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
loose	O
sequel	O
to	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
two-part	O
form	O
in	O
2013	O
;	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
an	O
"	O
empty	O
"	O
HUD	B-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
is	O
accessible	O
through	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
objectives	O
,	O
details	O
of	O
all	O
conversations	O
,	O
records	O
of	O
all	O
documents	O
seen	O
and	O
collected	O
,	O
and	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
quit	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
load	O
a	O
previously	O
saved	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
around	O
the	O
screen	O
it	O
can	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
styles	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
;	O
neutral	O
cursor	B-Application
(	O
no	O
interaction	O
is	O
possible	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
indicated	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
mouth	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
over	O
whom	O
the	O
option	O
appears	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
eye	O
(	O
an	O
area	O
or	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
examined	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
(	O
an	O
object	O
contains	O
important	O
information	O
which	O
needs	O
closer	O
examination	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hand	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
object	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cog	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
an	O
inventory	O
item	O
to	O
initiate	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
object	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cog	O
with	O
red	O
line	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
wrong	O
inventory	O
item	O
to	O
initiate	O
interaction	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
left-right	O
horizontal	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
up-down	O
vertical	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
circular	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
rotated	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
complete	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Bible	O
and	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
text	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
random	O
page	O
"	O
option	O
,	O
which	O
opens	O
the	O
book	O
at	O
a	O
random	O
passage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
three-part	O
abridged	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
Series	O
,	O
adds	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
help	O
feature	O
(	O
which	O
highlights	O
interactive	O
zones	O
on	O
each	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
quick	O
inventory	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hold	O
one	O
item	O
and	O
access	O
it	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
inventory	O
screen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
1920	O
,	O
with	O
Cardinal	O
Felicio	O
Briganti	O
sending	O
Father	O
Arno	O
Moriani	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Congregation	O
of	O
Rites	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Vladoviste	O
in	O
the	O
diocese	O
of	O
Alba	O
Iula	O
in	O
Transylvania	B-Device
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
candidate	O
for	O
sainthood	O
;	O
Martha	O
Calugarul	O
,	O
a	O
physician	O
and	O
scientist	O
who	O
died	O
several	O
months	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
is	O
being	O
fast-tracked	O
because	O
Transylvania	B-Device
has	O
recently	O
been	O
annexed	O
by	O
Romania	O
,	O
leaving	O
Catholics	O
in	O
the	O
minority	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
church	O
feels	O
a	O
local	O
saint	O
may	O
help	O
the	O
Catholics	O
reaffirm	O
their	O
identity	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
majority	O
Orthodox	O
in	O
the	O
diocese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luca	O
claims	O
Calugarul	O
believed	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
was	O
at	O
work	O
in	O
Vladoviste	O
,	O
and	O
vowed	O
to	O
walk	O
"	O
The	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
"	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
confront	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
Calugarul	O
believed	O
in	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
engaged	O
in	O
occult	O
practices	O
to	O
combat	O
them	O
,	O
she	O
cannot	O
be	O
canonized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriani	O
calls	O
Briganti	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
open	O
an	O
investigation	O
proving	O
vampires	B-Application
do	O
n't	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explains	O
that	O
since	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
belief	O
in	O
vampires	B-Application
is	O
at	O
an	O
all-time	O
high	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Vatican	O
wants	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
this	O
superstition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
heads	O
to	O
Budapest	O
to	O
meet	O
Professor	O
Irina	O
Boczow	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
vampire	B-Application
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
vampirism	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Lilith	B-Device
,	O
and	O
much	O
to	O
Moriani	O
's	O
surprise	O
,	O
reveals	O
she	O
believes	O
vampires	B-Application
to	O
be	O
real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
book	O
,	O
The	O
Lords	O
of	O
Twilight	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Thule	O
Society	O
,	O
which	O
says	O
that	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
one	O
must	O
complete	O
The	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
,	O
an	O
initiation	O
ritual	O
,	O
something	O
Tepes	O
did	O
in	O
his	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Luca	O
decides	O
to	O
walk	O
The	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
alone	O
,	O
believing	O
he	O
will	O
meet	O
Dracula	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriani	O
writes	O
his	O
report	O
refuting	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
next	O
morning	O
,	O
Luca	O
is	O
found	O
shot	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
Moriani	O
decides	O
take	O
up	O
Luca	O
's	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriani	O
ascertains	O
von	O
Krüger	O
and	O
Pekmester	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
walk	O
The	O
Path	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
believe	O
ends	O
in	O
the	O
Castle	O
of	O
Twilight	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
become	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
underground	O
labyrinth	B-Application
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
Pekmester	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
Florescu	O
is	O
a	O
servant	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
to	O
see	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
dispensary	O
hoping	O
she	O
would	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Dracula	B-Application
knocked	O
him	O
out	O
,	O
put	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
coffin	O
and	O
he	O
woke	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
labyrinth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Moriani	O
enters	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
followed	O
The	O
Path	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
killing	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
he	O
offered	O
her	O
immortality	B-Application
and	O
her	O
beauty	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
accepted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
wishes	O
Moriani	O
luck	O
as	O
Dracula	B-Application
himself	O
approaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Moriani	O
ignites	O
the	O
bomb	O
he	O
disarmed	O
at	O
the	O
inn	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
are	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cunningham	O
is	O
dismissive	O
,	O
and	O
Pekmester	O
asks	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
you	O
believe	O
in	O
vampires	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
publisher	O
MC2	O
France	O
and	O
developer	O
Kheops	O
Studio	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Sanctuary	I-Application
,	O
the	O
announcement	O
ended	O
a	O
years-long	O
period	O
of	O
inactivity	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
not	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
comprehensive	O
change	O
of	O
perspective	O
in	O
the	O
approach	O
of	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
myth	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Kheops	O
 '	O
Benoît	O
Hozjan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
retitled	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
that	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
France	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
2008	O
,	O
Microïds	O
ran	O
a	O
stencil-based	O
pumpkin	O
carving	O
competition	O
,	O
the	O
winners	O
of	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
2008	O
,	O
The	O
American	O
Red	O
Cross	O
held	O
a	O
Dracula	B-Application
themed	O
Blood	O
Drive	O
at	O
five	O
locations	O
in	O
Northern	O
California	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
donor	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
Anuman	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
the	O
complete	O
back	O
catalogue	O
of	O
Microïds	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
announced	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
by	O
Tetraedge	O
Games	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
three	O
separate	O
parts	O
by	O
Chillingo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
proved	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
part	O
,	O
Alain	O
Milly	O
,	O
Anuman	O
's	O
editorial-director	O
stated	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
happy	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
our	O
Dracula	B-Application
license	O
has	O
found	O
its	O
logical	O
audience	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
HD	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
parts	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Anuman	O
announced	O
the	O
three-part	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franck	O
Berrois	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
Series	O
,	O
further	O
explained	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
dematerializing	O
content	O
,	O
dividing	O
the	O
story	O
into	O
three	O
chapters	O
presents	O
an	O
advantage	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
reached	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cut	O
above	O
the	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
complimentary	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
;	O
"	O
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
loaded	O
down	O
with	O
contrived	O
puzzles	O
for	O
padding	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
inventory	O
puzzles	O
,	O
yet	O
you	O
are	O
never	O
resigned	O
to	O
trying	O
everything	O
on	O
everything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
rarely	O
wows	O
you	O
in	O
any	O
one	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pace	O
can	O
drag	O
at	O
times	O
in	O
dry	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
it	O
's	O
both	O
logical	O
and	O
accessible	O
,	O
with	O
 [ an ] 	O
interesting	O
approach	O
to	O
vampire	B-Application
lore	O
and	O
deftly	O
crafted	O
storyline.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
disliked	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
dry	O
,	O
traditional	O
,	O
and	O
stilted	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Adventure	O
gamers	O
with	O
a	O
taste	O
for	O
methodical	O
puzzle-solving	O
could	O
appreciate	O
it	O
,	O
whereas	O
everybody	O
else	O
will	O
be	O
too	O
busy	O
stifling	O
yawns	O
to	O
feel	O
any	O
chills	O
running	O
down	O
their	O
spines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
vampire-inspired	O
adventure	O
by	O
the	O
numbers	O
that	O
holds	O
few	O
surprises	O
in	O
its	O
dry	O
puzzles	O
and	O
dated	O
presentation	O
values.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
two	O
other	O
categories	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
Yan	O
Volsy	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
TrackMania	O
United	O
Forever	O
and	O
Yubaba	O
,	O
Smith	O
,	O
and	O
Fortune	O
's	O
score	O
for	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
