<s>
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defiance	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
Raziel	O
killed	O
to	O
be	O
revived	O
by	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
as	O
a	O
wraith	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
Kain	O
travels	O
backwards	O
through	O
time	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Raziel	O
into	O
Nosgoth	O
's	O
past	O
,	O
uncovering	O
the	O
conspiratorial	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
being	O
doomed	O
to	O
an	O
eternity	O
of	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defiance	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
where	O
both	O
Raziel	O
and	O
Kain	O
are	O
playable	O
:	O
previous	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
installments	O
focused	O
on	O
Raziel	O
while	O
the	O
Blood	O
Omen	O
series	O
focused	O
on	O
Kain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
where	O
Kain	O
could	O
acquire	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
in	O
Defiance	O
the	O
only	O
available	O
weapon	O
for	O
Kain	O
is	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
-	O
Kain	O
possesses	O
the	O
material	O
Reaver	O
while	O
Raziel	O
possesses	O
the	O
Reaver	O
's	O
spectral	O
form	O
and	O
several	O
elemental	O
reavers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
while	O
Kain	O
uses	O
one	O
weapon	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
obtain	O
five	O
emblems	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
which	O
are	O
:	O
balance	O
,	O
conflict	O
,	O
dimension	O
,	O
energy	O
and	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Raziel	O
and	O
Kain	O
can	O
acquire	O
various	O
runes	B-Application
to	O
increase	O
their	O
health	O
and	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
telekinetic	O
powers	O
more	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
menu	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
combat	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
runes	B-Application
they	O
have	O
collected	O
and	O
the	O
various	O
combos	O
they	O
have	O
learned	O
to	O
execute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
from	O
where	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
2	I-Application
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
opens	O
,	O
Kain	O
saved	O
Raziel	O
's	O
life	O
by	O
drawing	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
from	O
him	O
-	O
Raziel	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
blade	O
and	O
become	O
its	O
soul-devouring	O
spectral	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sealing	O
the	O
Hylden	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
using	O
the	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nosgoth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hylden	O
cursed	O
the	O
Ancients	O
with	O
bloodthirst	O
,	O
sterility	O
and	O
immortality	O
,	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
Vampires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kain	O
discovers	O
from	O
the	O
murals	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
prophesied	O
that	O
both	O
races	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
champion	O
arise	O
-	O
a	O
Vampire	O
champion	O
wielding	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
Hylden	O
champion	O
wielding	O
a	O
flaming	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
he	O
possesses	O
the	O
material	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
depicted	O
,	O
Kain	O
comes	O
to	O
believe	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
prophesied	O
Vampire	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
,	O
Raziel	O
escapes	O
his	O
master	O
and	O
travels	O
about	O
Nosgoth	O
hoping	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
avoid	O
his	O
fate	O
of	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
also	O
finds	O
murals	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
prophesied	O
champions	O
,	O
and	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Hylden	O
champion	O
and	O
its	O
flaming	O
sword	O
resemble	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
spectral	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
what	O
Janos	O
 '	O
revival	O
would	O
cause	O
(	O
see	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Kain	O
accepts	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
's	O
assistance	O
and	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Raziel	O
's	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
stumbles	O
into	O
a	O
side	O
chamber	O
,	O
the	O
place	O
where	O
Kain	O
had	O
met	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
a	O
forge	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
its	O
greatest	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
fights	O
off	O
his	O
master	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
absorb	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
Ariel	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
Reaver	O
as	O
pure	O
of	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ariel	O
tells	O
Raziel	O
that	O
this	O
purified	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Scion	O
of	O
Balance	O
;	O
evidence	O
points	O
towards	O
Kain	O
being	O
the	O
Scion	O
of	O
Balance	O
,	O
confusing	O
Raziel	O
as	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
Janos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Blood	O
Omen	O
,	O
Kain	O
's	O
past	O
self	O
refuses	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
himself	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nosgoth	I-Application
,	O
weakening	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
seal	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
Hylden	O
Lord	O
to	O
possess	O
Janos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kain	O
kills	O
Moebius	O
,	O
causing	O
his	O
soul	O
to	O
shift	O
to	O
the	O
Spectral	O
Realm	O
where	O
Raziel	O
impales	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
spectral	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
's	O
true	O
form	O
to	O
him	O
before	O
devouring	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
what	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
as	O
his	O
final	O
act	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
,	O
Raziel	O
uses	O
Moebius	O
 '	O
corpse	O
to	O
manifest	O
in	O
the	O
Material	O
Realm	O
and	O
tricks	O
Kain	O
into	O
stabbing	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
material	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
before	O
the	O
manifestation	O
completes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
passes	O
on	O
the	O
purified	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
into	O
Kain	O
to	O
heal	O
both	O
Kain	O
's	O
corruption	O
caused	O
by	O
Nupraptor	O
's	O
madness	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
open	O
wound	O
in	O
his	O
chest	O
from	O
Janos	O
 '	O
missing	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
Kain	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
sacrifices	O
Raziel	O
to	O
the	O
Blood	O
Reaver	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
original	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kain	O
now	O
has	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
uniting	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
torn	O
asunder	O
by	O
Moebius	O
and	O
the	O
Elder	O
God	O
's	O
manipulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
closes	O
with	O
Kain	O
looking	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nosgoth	I-Application
his	O
past	O
self	O
had	O
just	O
corrupted	O
,	O
he	O
thanks	O
Raziel	O
for	O
giving	O
him	O
hope	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plotline	O
for	O
finally	O
resolving	O
many	O
questions	O
that	O
previous	O
installments	O
had	O
left	O
unanswered	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
Raziel	O
and	O
Kain	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
revolving	O
around	O
various	O
combos	O
and	O
spells	O
unleashed	O
by	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
for	O
not	O
one	O
but	O
two	O
involving	O
and	O
memorable	O
protagonists	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
camera	O
controls	O
were	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
confusing	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
enemies	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
players	O
utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
combos	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
re-imbue	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
with	O
elemental	O
powers	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
already	O
gained	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
confusing	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
revolving	O
around	O
gaining	O
a	O
new	O
Reaver	O
power	O
and	O
using	O
that	O
power	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tariq	O
Baker	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
but	O
criticized	O
their	O
puzzle	O
element	O
for	O
being	O
reliant	O
of	O
block	O
puzzles	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
