<s>
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Fiona	B-Application
Belli	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	O
of	O
a	O
castle	O
after	O
being	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
car	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
quickly	O
befriends	O
a	O
White	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
Hewie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
castle	O
with	O
his	O
aid	O
to	O
seek	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
escape	O
and	O
unravel	O
the	O
mysteries	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
earlier	O
survival	O
horror	O
title	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
central	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
accompanies	O
Fiona	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
was	O
released	O
April	O
2005	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
to	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Fiona	B-Application
Belli	I-Application
directly	O
and	O
gives	O
commands	O
to	O
her	O
canine	O
companion	O
,	O
Hewie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commanding	O
Hewie	B-Application
is	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
Haunting	O
Ground'''s	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewie	B-Application
can	O
be	O
told	O
to	O
sniff	O
out	O
items	O
,	O
check	O
suspicious	O
areas	O
or	O
items	O
,	O
attack	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
or	O
called	O
back	O
to	O
Fiona	O
's	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
praise	O
Hewie	B-Application
by	O
petting	O
and	O
feeding	O
him	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
heal	O
his	O
vitality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
items	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
heal	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Hewie	B-Application
,	O
others	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
damage	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiona	B-Application
Belli	I-Application
is	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
woman	O
who	O
recently	O
moved	O
to	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
she	O
befriends	O
a	O
White	O
Shepherd	O
named	O
Hewie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
enemy	O
Fiona	O
encounters	O
is	O
Debilitas	B-Application
,	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
mentally	O
disabled	O
groundskeeper	O
who	O
thinks	O
of	O
Fiona	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
dolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
taking	O
the	O
staff	O
,	O
Debilitas	B-Application
corners	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Hewie	B-Application
,	O
forcing	O
a	O
confrontation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
defeat	O
Debilitas	B-Application
,	O
but	O
soon	O
find	O
their	O
next	O
enemy	O
,	O
Daniella	O
,	O
an	O
icy	O
maid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
fight	O
atop	O
a	O
water	O
tower	O
,	O
Hewie	B-Application
rescues	O
Fiona	O
by	O
attacking	O
Riccardo	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Hewie	B-Application
,	O
Fiona	O
causes	O
Lorenzo	O
to	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
pit	O
of	O
lava	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chases	O
Fiona	O
as	O
she	O
heads	O
for	O
the	O
exit	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
block	O
her	O
escape	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
door	O
,	O
he	O
finally	O
dies	O
,	O
and	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Hewie	B-Application
leave	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
multiple	O
endings	O
based	O
on	O
decisions	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
:	O
if	O
Debilitas	B-Application
survives	O
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Hewie	B-Application
at	O
the	O
castle	O
gate	O
and	O
lets	O
them	O
leave	O
peacefully	O
,	O
otherwise	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
and	O
Debilitas	B-Application
survives	O
,	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Hewie	B-Application
can	O
leave	O
the	O
castle	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
leaving	O
a	O
frustrated	O
Lorenzo	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Hewie	B-Application
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Fiona	O
is	O
poor	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
rescue	O
her	O
at	O
a	O
critical	O
juncture	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Riccardo	O
capturing	O
and	O
impregnating	O
Fiona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takenaka	O
played	O
the	O
motion	O
capture	O
role	O
for	O
Riccardo	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
actors	O
Yasue	O
Sato	O
and	O
Jiro	O
Sato	O
played	O
Fiona	O
and	O
Debilitas	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
streaming	O
audio	O
files	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
was	O
generated	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
built-in	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
debuted	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
under	O
its	O
Japanese	O
name	O
Demento	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
re-release	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	O
"	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
named	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
series	O
,	O
specifically	O
its	O
2002	O
installment	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dog	O
companion	O
was	O
,	O
for	O
some	O
,	O
a	O
well-received	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
comparing	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
's	O
Astrid	O
Budgor	O
compared	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
's	O
"	O
psychological	O
landscape	O
"	O
to	O
Dario	O
Argento	O
's	O
film	O
Suspiria	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
highlighted	O
its	O
grotesque	O
expressionism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
highlights	O
,	O
critics	O
ultimately	O
felt	O
that	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
was	O
too	O
predictable	O
and	O
relied	O
heavily	O
on	O
clichés	O
previously	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
at	O
1UP.com	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
dated	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
without	O
merit	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
that	O
the	O
merits	O
are	O
buried	O
deep	O
in	O
an	O
occasionally	O
thrilling	O
,	O
mostly	O
'	O
been	O
there	O
,	O
done	O
that	O
 '	O
game	O
of	O
indistinct	O
origin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
highlighted	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
's	O
sexual	O
themes	O
surrounding	O
the	O
objectification	O
of	O
Fiona	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
best	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
's	O
success	O
comes	O
from	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
desired	O
and	O
endangered	O
object	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSetWatch	O
's	O
Leigh	O
Alexander	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
disparaging	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
for	O
its	O
copious	O
objectification	O
of	O
women	O
is	O
a	O
facile	O
task	O
...	O
it	O
’	O
s	O
precisely	O
that	O
off-putting	O
sexuality	O
that	O
makes	O
Daniela	O
terrifying	O
,	O
that	O
makes	O
Fiona	O
’s	O
circumstances	O
so	O
explicitly	O
repugnant	O
,	O
that	O
sharpens	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
’s	O
fear	O
factor	O
to	O
a	O
knife	O
in	O
the	O
gut	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
ultimately	O
felt	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
illustration	O
of	O
how	O
sexuality	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
great	O
effect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyHaunting	O
Ground	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
game	O
studies	O
regarding	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
players	O
and	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiona	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
card	O
in	O
SNK	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
Card	O
Fighters	O
DS	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
for	O
Cammy	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Fiona	O
,	O
Hewie	B-Application
and	O
Debilitas	B-Application
were	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
cutscene	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
''	O
.	O
</s>
