<s>
Operation	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Success	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
conception	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
featuring	O
weaponry	O
and	O
events	O
from	O
that	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
such	O
as	O
dragons	O
and	O
vampires	B-Application
mixed	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
British	O
SAS	O
soldiers	O
fighting	O
the	O
Nazis	O
across	O
the	O
European	O
Theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
diverges	O
significantly	O
from	O
real	O
history	O
in	O
that	O
zombies	B-Application
of	O
deceased	O
Nazi	O
soldiers	O
appear	O
as	O
adversaries	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
werewolves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
include	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
supernatural	O
foes	O
such	O
as	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
remain	O
dead	O
permanently	O
(	O
unless	O
revived	O
by	O
one	O
specific	O
player	O
character	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
story-essential	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
participate	O
in	O
battles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
event	O
scenes	O
between	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Fang	O
Clan	O
,	O
a	O
tribe	O
of	O
werewolves	O
in	O
Scotland	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
bloody	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Blood	O
Clan	O
for	O
centuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jude	O
Lancelot	O
(	O
Jude	O
Lancerot	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
:	O
Edward	O
Kyle	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
and	O
brother	O
to	O
his	O
fiancée	O
,	O
Jude	O
fought	O
alongside	O
Edward	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reasons	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
gets	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Blood	O
Clan	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Miller	O
(	O
Keith	O
Mirror	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
squad	O
's	O
fearlessly	O
loyal	O
point	O
man	O
,	O
He	O
is	O
Gallant	O
's	O
Nephew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Gaunt	O
(	O
Frank	O
Andrea	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
:	O
Gallant	O
's	O
second-in-command	O
,	O
Gaunt	O
cuts	O
an	O
imposing	O
figure	O
,	O
specializing	O
in	O
close	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
Dr.	O
Victor	O
Frankenstein	O
’s	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herbert	O
East	O
(	O
Herbert	O
West	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
team	O
's	O
American-born	O
'	O
medic	O
 '	O
,	O
Herbert	O
is	O
versed	O
in	O
necromancy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
:	O
Though	O
he	O
once	O
misused	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
terrorize	O
the	O
East	O
End	O
of	O
London	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
rehabilitated	O
by	O
the	O
Wolf	O
Pack	O
,	O
who	O
yet	O
regard	O
him	O
with	O
an	O
uneasy	O
acceptance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elisa	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
(	O
Eliza	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
professor	O
at	O
King	O
's	O
College	O
,	O
Elisa	O
dusts	O
off	O
her	O
Killer	O
Sword	O
and	O
takes	O
up	O
her	O
grandfather	O
's	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Wolf	O
Pack	O
,	O
when	O
times	O
are	O
dire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heinrich	O
Himmler	O
:	O
The	O
distrustful	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
SS	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Vlado	O
:	O
An	O
SS	B-Language
Sturmbannfuhrer	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
major	O
)	O
from	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
ancient	O
vampires	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Blood	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmilla	O
:	O
One	O
of	O
Vlado	O
's	O
officers	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
his	O
same	O
vampire	B-Application
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
