<s>
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Siren	B-Application
,	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Blood	O
Curse	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Curse	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
reimagining	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Siren	B-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
alterations	O
to	O
structure	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Forbidden	B-Application
Siren	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Link	O
Navigator	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
twelve	O
chronological	O
episodes	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
parallel	O
and	O
intersecting	O
chapters	O
for	O
different	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
include	O
shovels	O
,	O
pistols	O
,	O
rifles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
features	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
interconnected	O
characters	O
,	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
unnatural	O
forces	O
surrounding	O
Hanuda	O
Village	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
crosses	O
a	O
bridge	O
,	O
an	O
ominous	O
siren	B-Application
shakes	O
the	O
mountain	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
policeman	O
—	O
a	O
shibito	O
—	O
reappears	O
and	O
shoots	O
Howard	O
in	O
the	O
chest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Yukie	O
resurrects	O
as	O
a	O
shibito	O
and	O
attacks	O
the	O
camera	O
crew	O
,	O
separating	O
them	O
as	O
the	O
siren	B-Application
wails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saiga	O
,	O
getting	O
a	O
strange	O
sense	O
of	O
déjà	B-Application
vu	I-Application
,	O
protects	O
Bella	O
from	O
more	O
shibito	O
,	O
and	O
uncovers	O
an	O
ancient	O
Mana	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
and	O
co-writer	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Siren	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
a	O
standard	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suppose	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
SIREN	B-Application
were	O
real	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
case	O
Siren	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
would	O
be	O
like	O
a	O
'	O
movie	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
true	O
story	O
 '	O
,	O
adapting	O
and	O
dramatizing	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
events	O
bear	O
resemblance	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
SIREN	B-Application
,	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
are	O
completely	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
titles	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
have	O
been	O
focusing	O
mostly	O
on	O
just	O
the	O
action	O
element	O
,	O
while	O
Siren	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
puts	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
its	O
effort	O
into	O
scaring	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
presenting	O
a	O
rich	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
promoted	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
area	O
at	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
the	O
Ward	O
of	O
Despair	O
minigame	O
lobby	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Translation	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Blood	O
Curse	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
making-of	O
documentary	O
titled	O
Behind	O
the	O
Curtain	O
of	O
Terror	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
XMB	O
Video	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
complimenting	O
its	O
excellent	O
visuals	O
,	O
atmosphere-setting	O
sounds	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reviewing	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
included	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
