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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Silicon Knights
October 31, 1996
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, AdventureDevelopers
Silicon KnightsRelease Date
October 31, 1996 (28 years and 6 months ago)Publishers
Activision, Sony Computer Entertainment, Crystal DynamicsContent Rating
M Violence, Blood and Gore, Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence
Franchises
Legacy of Kain
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a top-down action-adventure video game with role-playing game elements. It is the first game in the Legacy of Kain series, and the only one developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics. The game was first released in 1996 for the PlayStation, and later ported to Microsoft Windows. A Sega Saturn version was announced during production but later cancelled before release. It was followed by four sequels, which were all developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, AdventurePlatforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation PortableDevelopers
Silicon KnightsRelease Date
October 31, 1996 (28 years and 6 months ago)Publishers
Activision, Sony Computer Entertainment, Crystal DynamicsContent Rating
M Violence, Blood and Gore, Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence
Franchises
Legacy of KainMore from Silicon Knights
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