<s>
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
books	B-Application
and	I-Application
movies	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Countdown	B-Application
Vampires	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
to	O
revolve	O
around	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
;	O
because	O
characters	O
are	O
fully	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
pre-rendered	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
3D	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
(	O
Castlevania	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparable	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
thoroughly	O
exploring	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
collecting	O
items	O
,	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HP	O
(	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
meter	O
and	O
a	O
VP	O
(	O
vampire	B-Application
power	O
)	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
D	I-Application
also	O
employs	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
inventory	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
D	I-Application
features	O
three	O
separate	O
endings	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
respectively	O
by	O
visiting	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
collecting	O
certain	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
certain	O
decisions	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
prompted	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
movie	O
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
D	I-Application
:	O
Bloodlust	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
novel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
,	O
D	O
,	O
a	O
Dhampir	O
(	O
transliterated	O
as	O
Dunpeal	O
)	O
vampire	B-Application
hunter	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
named	O
Elbourne	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
daughter	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
Meier	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Elbourne	O
's	O
son	O
hired	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
human	O
vampire	B-Application
hunters	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Marcus	O
Brothers	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
backup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
