<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2004	O
action	O
horror	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Sommers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
on	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
that	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
480p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
's	O
gameplay	O
bears	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
begins	O
the	O
game	O
wielding	O
two	O
handguns	O
and	O
his	O
Tojo	O
blades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
his	O
firearms	O
and	O
his	O
blades	O
to	O
dispatch	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitting	O
the	O
L1/LT	O
trigger	O
gives	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
a	O
blue-ish	O
glow	O
as	O
he	O
unloads	O
his	O
enhanced	O
ammo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
also	O
can	O
perform	O
evasive	O
rolls	O
in	O
four	O
directions	O
to	O
avoid	O
incoming	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
also	O
has	O
a	O
grappling	O
hook	O
that	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
latch	O
onto	O
high	O
ledges	O
that	O
are	O
otherwise	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
grappling	O
hook	O
to	O
start	O
combos	O
or	O
to	O
perform	O
grappling	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
is	O
1887	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
in	O
Paris	O
pursuing	O
Dr.	O
Jekyll	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
murdered	O
many	O
men	O
,	O
women	O
,	O
children	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
goats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
tracking	O
down	O
and	O
eliminating	O
evil	O
by	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Holy	O
Order	O
,	O
headquartered	O
in	O
the	O
Vatican	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Order	O
has	O
been	O
protecting	O
humankind	O
"	O
since	O
time	O
immemorial	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
said	O
by	O
Cardinal	O
Jinette	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
giving	O
orders	O
to	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
"	O
most	O
holy	O
and	O
divine	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
called	O
by	O
Cardinal	O
Jinette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
ladies	O
are	O
the	O
Brides	O
of	O
Dracula	O
,	O
who	O
address	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
as	O
if	O
they	O
know	O
him	O
well	O
,	O
leaving	O
him	O
confused	O
as	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
recollection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cardinal	O
Jinette	O
tasks	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
with	O
eliminating	O
Igor	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
torturing	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Velarious	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
travelling	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
castle	O
that	O
Igor	O
calls	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
ghost	O
from	O
prior	O
showing	O
appears	O
again	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
addressing	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
as	O
Gabriel	O
and	O
himself	O
as	O
Velarious	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
quickly	O
dispersed	O
from	O
his	O
ghostly	O
presence	O
by	O
Igor	O
himself	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
capture	O
Helsing	O
so	O
his	O
master	O
can	O
have	O
revenge	O
for	O
murdering	O
his	O
bride	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	O
Velkan	O
,	O
Anna	O
's	O
brother	O
was	O
taken	O
by	O
lycanthropy	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
,	O
Velkan	O
now	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
Dracula	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Velkan	O
's	O
wolf	O
form	O
he	O
reverts	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
human	O
form	O
to	O
inform	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
of	O
the	O
true	O
monster	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
,	O
Dracula	O
and	O
transforms	O
back	O
to	O
werewolf	O
and	O
escapes	O
,	O
Helsing	O
chasing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Castle	O
Frankenstein	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Velkan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
discovers	O
Draculas	O
plan	O
for	O
producing	O
numerous	O
vampire	O
offspring	O
,	O
but	O
pushes	O
on	O
into	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
towers	O
Dracula	O
greets	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
as	O
an	O
ancient	O
friend	O
,	O
addressing	O
him	O
as	O
Gabriel	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
addressing	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
's	O
forgotten	O
past	O
,	O
murdering	O
Dracula	O
and	O
setting	O
him	O
on	O
this	O
path	O
over	O
4	O
centuries	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	O
continues	O
to	O
tell	O
how	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
had	O
betrayed	O
him	O
for	O
love	O
so	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
best	O
friends	O
in	O
the	O
Holy	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
fight	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
carried	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
children	O
he	O
encountered	O
earlier	O
by	O
order	O
of	O
Dracula	O
and	O
dropped	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
caverns	O
under	O
Castle	O
Frankenstein	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
discovers	O
the	O
robed	O
man	O
that	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
fountain	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
square	O
he	O
fought	O
early	O
after	O
his	O
arrival	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
monster	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Frankenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
from	O
the	O
caverns	O
and	O
tracking	O
down	O
the	O
werewolf	O
Velkan	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
emerges	O
into	O
a	O
courtyard	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
fights	O
Velkan	O
in	O
his	O
werewolf	O
form	O
yet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
presumably	O
defeating	O
Velkan	O
by	O
him	O
falling	O
down	O
a	O
ravine	O
and	O
climbing	O
a	O
tower	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
crosses	O
the	O
bridge	O
as	O
Anna	O
is	O
carried	O
by	O
a	O
bride	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
venturing	O
into	O
the	O
castle	O
further	O
chasing	O
the	O
bride	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
meets	O
Dracula	O
holding	O
Anna	O
hostage	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
Frankenstein	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
declines	O
and	O
Dracula	O
throws	O
Anna	O
into	O
a	O
teleporter	O
and	O
fights	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
Frankenstein	O
cannot	O
withstand	O
the	O
destructive	O
power	O
of	O
Dracula	O
and	O
is	O
falling	O
apart	O
quickly	O
prompting	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
main	O
courtyard	O
Anna	O
greets	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
with	O
a	O
horse	O
drawn	O
carriage	O
with	O
aim	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
chased	O
by	O
a	O
Bride	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pursuing	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
and	O
Anna	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
Igor	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
Key	O
to	O
Castle	O
Dracula	O
on	O
separate	O
carriages	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
Brides	O
who	O
seek	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
pursuing	O
Igor	O
though	O
the	O
forest	O
for	O
the	O
portal	O
key	O
to	O
Castle	O
Dracula	O
and	O
finally	O
encountering	O
him	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
is	O
approached	O
again	O
by	O
the	O
ghost	O
of	O
Velarious	O
,	O
who	O
addresses	O
him	O
as	O
Gabriel	O
without	O
him	O
having	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
Dracula	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
answers	O
to	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
retribution	O
for	O
past	O
sins	O
forgotten	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
delves	O
deeper	O
finding	O
Anna	O
bound	O
to	O
a	O
cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
freeing	O
her	O
she	O
discovers	O
him	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
being	O
bitten	O
and	O
her	O
brother	O
killed	O
in	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
continuing	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
icy	O
realm	O
of	O
Dracula	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
defeats	O
the	O
final	O
Bride	O
of	O
Dracula	O
,	O
Aleera	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
silver	O
stake	O
through	O
the	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
freeing	O
him	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
descends	O
the	O
tower	O
and	O
Dracula	O
is	O
there	O
waiting	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
calling	O
Helsing	O
Gabriel	O
then	O
transforming	O
to	O
his	O
demon	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
stroke	O
of	O
midnight	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
(	O
Gabriel	O
)	O
,	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
werewolf	O
,	O
striking	O
fear	O
into	O
Dracula	O
even	O
in	O
his	O
demon	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reverting	O
back	O
to	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
Van	B-Device
Helsing	I-Device
blames	O
himself	O
for	O
her	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
sevens	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
