<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1920s	O
and	O
early	O
1930s	O
–	O
the	O
Prohibition	O
and	O
Great	O
Depression	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
investigates	O
four	O
strange	O
cases	O
and	O
saves	O
people	O
from	O
classic	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
werewolves	O
,	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
small	O
village	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
to	O
recover	O
a	O
relic	O
that	O
can	O
grant	O
every	O
vampire	B-Application
who	O
possess	O
it	O
immunity	O
to	O
their	O
vampiric	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
the	O
mayor	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
Count	O
has	O
the	O
relic	O
in	O
a	O
castle	O
outside	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
they	O
witness	O
strange	O
occurrences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vampires	B-Application
attacking	O
and	O
killing	O
each	O
other	O
rather	O
working	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
explains	O
the	O
fighting	O
between	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stranger	O
and	O
Svetlana	O
leave	O
with	O
the	O
Count	O
's	O
bride	O
to-be	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
turned	O
into	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
with	O
his	O
contact	O
and	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
reverend	O
,	O
The	O
Stranger	O
battles	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
saves	O
any	O
survivors	O
he	O
finds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
survivors	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
came	O
from	O
the	O
abandoned	O
mine	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descending	O
into	O
the	O
mine	O
,	O
The	O
Stranger	O
discovers	O
that	O
insectoid-like	O
monsters	O
are	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
Killian	O
requests	O
The	O
Stranger	O
clean	O
the	O
graveyard	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
The	O
Stranger	O
tries	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	O
,	O
Killian	O
taunts	O
him	O
and	O
reveals	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
he	O
is	O
doing	O
this	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
retire	O
from	O
Spookhouse	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
hatred	O
and	O
disapproval	O
towards	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
who	O
join	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
ever	O
since	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
killed	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benjamin	O
E	O
.	O
Sones	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
the	O
hardware	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
,	O
Nocturne	B-Application
is	O
an	O
intensely	O
unique	O
and	O
visually	O
beautiful	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
draw	O
you	O
in	O
and	O
keep	O
you	O
coming	O
back	O
for	O
more	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
Excellence	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
&	O
Worst	O
of	O
1999	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
sequel	O
to	O
Nocturne	B-Application
–	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
universe	O
and	O
The	O
Blair	O
Witch	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rustin	I-Application
Parr	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
Blair	O
Witch	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
agents	O
from	O
Nocturne	B-Application
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Volume	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
's	O
BloodRayne	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
BloodRayne	B-Application
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Nocturne	B-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
contains	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
including	O
several	O
levels	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
castle	O
from	O
Nocturnes	B-Application
Act	O
I	O
.	O
Nocturne	B-Application
2	O
was	O
not	O
greenlit	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
defunct	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
unwilling	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
license	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
publisher	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
trust	O
yet	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
which	O
"give[s]	O
familiar	O
nods	O
to	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
BloodRayne	B-Application
,	O
the	O
dhampir	O
Rayne	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Nocturne	B-Application
character	O
Svetlana	O
Lupescu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
holy	O
grail	O
of	O
the	O
Vampires	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
magical	O
stone	O
that	O
can	O
render	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
invulnerable	O
to	O
most	O
things	O
that	O
should	O
normally	O
harm	O
him	O
from	O
Nocturnes	B-Application
Act	O
I	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Beliar	O
in	O
BloodRayne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Nocturne	B-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
remained	O
under	O
trademark	O
,	O
forcing	O
Atlus	O
to	O
license	O
it	O
when	O
releasing	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Ghostlight	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
subtitle	O
to	O
Lucifer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
