<s>
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
1500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
chronicles	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
the	O
vampire-turned-wraith	O
Raziel	O
,	O
lieutenant	O
to	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
lord	O
Kain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Kain	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
revived	O
by	O
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
to	O
become	O
his	O
"	O
soul	B-Application
reaver	I-Application
"	O
and	O
to	O
exact	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
shares	O
this	O
title	O
with	O
Kain	O
's	O
sword	O
,	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
acquires	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
deteriorating	O
relationship	O
with	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
created	O
legal	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
and	O
other	O
delays	O
forced	O
material	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
to	O
be	O
instead	O
released	O
with	O
later	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
intriguing	O
gothic	O
story	O
and	O
high-quality	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Raziel	O
,	O
a	O
disfigured	O
and	O
ghostly	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
system	O
,	O
involving	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
combinations	O
of	O
various	O
different	O
attacks	O
before	O
a	O
finishing	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
's	O
enemies	O
are	O
grouped	O
into	O
humans	O
,	O
spectral	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
commonly	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
enemies	O
include	O
peasants	O
,	O
vampire	B-Application
hunters	O
and	O
vampire	B-Application
worshippers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
spectral	O
realm	O
,	O
players	O
fight	O
minor	O
enemies	O
called	O
Sluagh	O
and	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
dead	O
vampires	B-Application
who	O
have	O
become	O
wraiths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
brood	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
enemies	O
has	O
unique	O
powers	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
their	O
clan	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
and	O
spectral	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
Raziel	O
's	O
claws	O
or	O
any	O
weapon	O
,	O
but	O
vampires	B-Application
must	O
be	O
bludgeoned	O
into	O
a	O
stunned	O
state	O
and	O
then	O
destroyed	O
by	O
impaling	O
them	O
,	O
setting	O
them	O
on	O
fire	O
,	O
or	O
tossing	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
hazard	O
such	O
as	O
sunlight	O
or	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possession	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
sword	O
stops	O
automatic	O
degeneration	O
of	O
health	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
realm	O
,	O
but	O
Raziel	O
loses	O
the	O
sword	O
instantly	O
if	O
he	O
sustains	O
damage	O
and	O
can	O
regain	O
it	O
only	O
by	O
restoring	O
his	O
health	O
to	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
unarmed	O
,	O
he	O
fights	O
using	O
his	O
claws	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
alternatively	O
use	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
rocks	O
,	O
torches	O
,	O
spears	O
and	O
staffs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baptism	O
in	O
holy	O
flame	O
can	O
transform	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
into	O
the	O
Fire	O
Reaver	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
set	O
enemies	O
aflame	O
and	O
adds	O
fire	O
to	O
Raziel	O
's	O
telekinetic	O
bolts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
find	O
magical	O
glyphs	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
Raziel	O
to	O
expend	O
magical	O
energy	O
to	O
attack	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
glyphs	B-Application
typically	O
involve	O
vampire	B-Application
weaknesses	O
such	O
as	O
sunlight	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
or	O
sound	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
telekinetic	O
force	O
(	O
available	O
well	O
before	O
the	O
normal	O
telekinesis	O
becomes	O
available	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
causing	O
of	O
earthquakes	O
to	O
temporarily	O
stun	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glyphs	B-Application
are	O
acquired	O
through	O
finding	O
glyph	B-Application
altars	O
,	O
specific	O
locations	O
in	O
Nosgoth	O
where	O
the	O
skills	O
can	O
be	O
learned	O
,	O
and	O
solving	O
a	O
puzzle	O
before	O
being	O
granted	O
the	O
magical	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Raziel	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
Shift	O
 '	O
glyph	B-Application
,	O
granting	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shift	O
between	O
the	O
material	O
and	O
spectral	O
planes	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
glyph	B-Application
altar	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Nosgoth	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
health	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
is	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
nine	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nosgoth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
pillar	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
the	O
guardians	O
became	O
corrupt	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
Kain	O
killed	O
eight	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
discovered	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
himself	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Pillars	O
,	O
he	O
doomed	O
Nosgoth	O
to	O
eternal	O
decay	O
and	O
proceeded	O
to	O
raise	O
his	O
vampire	B-Application
lieutenants	O
,	O
including	O
Raziel	O
,	O
to	O
besiege	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
introduction	O
,	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
are	O
now	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
dominant	O
species	O
and	O
apex	O
predators	O
,	O
the	O
humans	O
have	O
been	O
decimated	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
tribes	O
have	O
each	O
claimed	O
a	O
region	O
of	O
Nosgoth	O
and	O
turned	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
internal	O
matters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
beneath	O
Nosgoth	O
lurks	O
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
and	O
powerful	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
controls	O
the	O
Wheel	O
of	O
Fate	O
,	O
a	O
cycle	O
of	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
souls	O
that	O
circle	O
the	O
Wheel	O
in	O
a	O
loop	O
of	O
predestination	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
because	O
vampires	B-Application
are	O
immortal	B-Application
,	O
their	O
souls	O
do	O
not	O
spin	O
with	O
the	O
Wheel	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
decay	O
as	O
the	O
Wheel	O
stalls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
is	O
the	O
vampire-turned-wraith	O
Raziel	O
,	O
whom	O
Kain	O
casts	O
to	O
death	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kain	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
and	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
seeming	O
jealousy	O
,	O
Kain	O
tears	O
the	O
bones	O
from	O
Raziel	O
's	O
wings	O
and	O
has	O
him	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
Lake	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
natural	O
whirlpool	B-Algorithm
;	O
however	O
,	O
Raziel	O
is	O
resurrected	O
as	O
a	O
wraith	O
by	O
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
to	O
become	O
his	O
"	O
soul	B-Application
reaver	I-Application
"	O
and	O
kill	O
Kain	O
,	O
thus	O
restoring	O
Nosgoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infiltrating	O
a	O
Necropolis	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
Melchahim	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
Raziel	O
finds	O
his	O
brother	O
Melchiah	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
devolved	O
into	O
a	O
beast	O
unable	O
to	O
sustain	O
his	O
own	O
flesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Raziel	O
kills	O
Melchiah	O
and	O
absorbs	O
his	O
soul	O
,	O
he	O
confronts	O
Kain	O
among	O
the	O
ruined	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nosgoth	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
of	O
the	O
Clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kain	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
surprised	O
to	O
see	O
Raziel	O
,	O
apparently	O
having	O
even	O
been	O
expecting	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
implies	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
destroyed	O
Raziel	O
's	O
vampire	B-Application
clan	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
enrages	O
Raziel	O
even	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kain	O
quickly	O
overpowers	O
Raziel	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
strike	O
him	O
down	O
with	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
sword	O
that	O
absorbs	O
its	O
victims	O
 '	O
souls	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Reaver	O
shatters	O
when	O
it	O
strikes	O
Raziel	O
,	O
and	O
Kain	O
escapes	O
,	O
strangely	O
satisfied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
kills	O
Zephon	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
gained	O
power	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
an	O
ancient	O
crypt	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Raziel	O
discovers	O
coffins	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Sarafan	O
,	O
a	O
fanatical	O
order	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
hunters	O
killed	O
centuries	O
before	O
Kain	O
's	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Raziel	O
's	O
horror	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
crypt	B-Algorithm
was	O
designated	O
for	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
brothers	O
;	O
as	O
cruel	O
irony	O
,	O
Kain	O
revived	O
the	O
Sarafan	O
to	O
serve	O
him	O
as	O
his	O
vampire	B-Application
sons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
ventures	O
through	O
a	O
secret	O
passage	O
under	O
the	O
crypt	B-Algorithm
and	O
finds	O
a	O
flooded	O
abbey	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
Rahabim	O
clan	O
,	O
whose	O
members	O
have	O
mutated	O
into	O
amphibians	O
;	O
its	O
leader	O
,	O
Rahab	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
merman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Dumahim	O
vampires	B-Application
were	O
scattered	O
following	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
human	O
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raziel	O
is	O
angered	O
over	O
what	O
he	O
has	O
learned	O
but	O
Kain	O
says	O
that	O
his	O
actions	O
are	O
justified	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
subject	O
to	O
destiny	B-Application
,	O
and	O
when	O
Raziel	O
confronts	O
him	O
over	O
transforming	O
the	O
Sarafan	O
into	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
Kain	O
scoffs	O
at	O
his	O
perception	O
of	O
them	O
as	O
noble	O
crusaders	O
defending	O
Nosgoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	I-Application
ends	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
by	O
showing	O
a	O
postscript	O
,	O
a	O
verse	O
where	O
Moebius	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
plunge	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
planets	O
into	O
chaos	O
"	O
,	O
leading	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
alongside	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
instead	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
2s	I-Application
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
based	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
on	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
 '	O
research	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
mythology	O
for	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
fallen	O
vampire	B-Application
who	O
devoured	O
souls	O
,	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
epic	O
poem	O
"	O
Paradise	O
Lost	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
senior	O
designer	O
Richard	O
Lermarchand	O
the	O
"	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
"	O
stylish	O
vampire	B-Application
flicks	O
...	O
like	O
Blade	O
,	O
Interview	O
with	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Application
and	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
Dracula	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
more	O
arty	O
renderings	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
Nosferatu	B-Application
and	O
a	O
great	O
film	O
for	O
the	O
80s	O
called	O
Near	O
Dark	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
and	O
level	O
designs	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
,	O
including	O
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
D	I-Application
and	O
the	O
films	O
of	O
Hayao	O
Miyazaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
aimed	O
to	O
develop	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
used	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
3s	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lemarchand	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
aimed	O
to	O
combine	O
gameplay	O
with	O
storytelling	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	O
Hennig	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
likened	O
the	O
technological	O
advance	O
from	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
to	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
to	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
—	O
bringing	O
the	O
franchise	O
into	O
3D	O
while	O
maintaining	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
dissolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
delays	O
forced	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
to	O
cut	O
significant	O
game	O
material	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
powers	O
for	O
Raziel	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
battle	O
with	O
Kain	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
Glyph	B-Application
system	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
given	O
elemental	O
powers	O
to	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
explains	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
cliffhanger	B-Application
ending	O
and	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
originally	O
planned	O
material	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
split	O
,	O
Hennig	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
left	O
unused	O
components	O
-	O
such	O
as	O
extra	O
power-ups	O
and	O
enemies	O
-	O
in	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
to	O
avoid	O
unforeseen	O
glitches	O
that	O
might	O
have	O
arisen	O
from	O
their	O
removal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
Harland	O
composed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
;	O
Jim	O
Hedges	O
handled	O
the	O
remaining	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
vampire	B-Application
tribe	O
had	O
corresponding	O
music	O
;	O
one	O
tribe	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
was	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
slow	O
,	O
thumping	O
theme	O
to	O
convey	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
working	O
machinery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
both	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
promotional	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
Raziel	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
Bell	O
,	O
and	O
Tony	O
Jay	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Mortanius	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anna	O
Gunn	O
,	O
Simon	O
Templeman	O
and	O
Richard	O
Doyle	O
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
as	O
Ariel	O
,	O
Kain	O
and	O
Moebius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
,	O
Templeman	O
and	O
Jay	O
also	O
provided	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Melchiah	O
,	O
Dumah	O
and	O
Zephon	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
Neil	O
Ross	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Malek	O
the	O
Paladin	O
and	O
King	O
Ottmar	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
Rahab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
E3	O
,	O
where	O
attendees	O
were	O
given	O
free	O
demo	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
further	O
demo	O
disks	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
bundled	O
with	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
used	O
a	O
much	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
than	O
did	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
or	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
had	O
further	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combined	O
,	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
computer	O
versions	O
surpassed	O
1.4	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
late	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
later	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
such	O
films	O
like	O
Stir	O
of	O
Echoes	O
,	O
The	O
Sixth	O
Sense	O
,	O
The	O
Blair	O
Witch	O
Project	O
and	O
The	O
Mummy	O
had	O
premiered	O
earlier	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
release	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
ideally	O
timed	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
horror-oriented	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
received	O
a	O
Teen	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
's	O
rating	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
Mature	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
retained	O
with	O
its	O
PSN	B-Device
reissue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
always	O
been	O
rated	O
Mature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Difficult	O
puzzles	O
and	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
make	O
this	O
stylized	O
game	O
for	O
hardcore	O
adventure-gamers	O
only.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
dark	O
and	O
gothic	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
publications	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cut	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
"	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
console	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
Magazine	O
echoed	O
this	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
own	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
rent	O
this	O
anyway	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
no	O
new	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
praised	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
ranked	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
"	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Acting	O
in	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
as	O
rich	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
yet	O
less	O
dramatically	O
overstated	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
that	O
have	O
ever	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
minimal	O
difficulty	O
in	O
using	O
camera	O
controls	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
likened	O
them	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
stated	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
camera	O
deliberately	O
to	O
watch	O
Raziel	O
's	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presenting	O
differences	O
between	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
,	O
AllGame	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
would	O
challenge	O
"	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informer	O
considered	O
the	O
puzzles	O
"	O
difficult-to-the-point-of-insanity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Website	O
reviewers	O
deemed	O
Soul	B-Application
Reavers	I-Application
gameplay	O
too	O
non-linear	O
and	O
its	O
objectives	O
too	O
unclear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
warp	O
system	O
for	O
using	O
confusing	O
symbols	O
that	O
did	O
little	O
or	O
nothing	O
to	O
indicate	O
the	O
warp	O
's	O
destination	O
,	O
and	O
weighed	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
impaling	O
vampires	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
against	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
presented	O
by	O
bosses	O
and	O
most	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
criticized	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
chunky	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
bad	O
camera	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
it	O
feels	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
ported	O
hurriedly	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
similarly	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
carried	O
over	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
visuals	O
"	O
mind-numbingly	O
boring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
praised	O
the	O
Lucifer-based	O
story	O
for	O
engaging	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
peters	O
out	O
in	O
an	O
unsatisfying	O
climax	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
after	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
ranked	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
second	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
Games	O
That	O
Ended	O
Halfway	O
Through	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
pretty	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
lot	O
different	O
if	O
the	O
money	O
had	O
n't	O
inconveniently	O
run	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
placed	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
at	O
#4	O
on	O
a	O
2007	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
seven	O
video	O
game	O
apocalypses	O
,	O
regarding	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Nosgoth	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fascinating	O
wastelands	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
explored	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
