Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 console. Part of Konami's Castlevania video game series, it is the first installment of the series on the PlayStation 2 and the third to make use of a 3D style of gameplay. It was released in Japan and North America in late 2003 and Europe and Australia in early 2004.
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Producer(s) | Koji Igarashi |
| Programmer(s) | Takashi Takeda |
| Artist(s) | Ayami Kojima |
| Writer(s) | Koji Igarashi |
| Composer(s) | Michiru Yamane |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Network
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lament of Innocence is chronologically the first game in the Castlevania series. Set in 1094, it focuses on the origins of the series' premise—the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula. Lament of Innocence follows Leon Belmont as he searches a vampire's castle in search of his kidnapped betrothed.
Lament of Innocence received generally mostly positive reviews at release, with critics praising the origin story, gameplay, music, and graphics. The game was criticized for repetitive level-design and excessive backtracking.