Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is a video game created and published by Konami Interactive. Developed just for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and launched in 2005, it is classed as an action adventure title with a medieval and fantasy setting, and it is played from a third person perspective.
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is the prequel that aims to explain the back-story on which all the other Castlevania games are based, so it basically sets the stage for the continuous showdown between the Belmont family and the vampire Dracula. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is where the team that created the game drew its inspiration from, and the translation into 3D is very important to the series.
The player is cast in the role of Leon Belmont, a one-time Baron for the King. Sara, the girl he was supposed to marry, is kidnapped and then taken to a big castle, which Leon is forced not to attack. He resigns from his post and goes to the castle alone, before being stopped by Rinaldo, a one-time vampire hunter himself.
The gameplay is actually hack-and-slash and light role playing. The player gains new abilities and collects relics and orbs. The relics provide him with special skills necessary to solve certain puzzles, while the orbs enable offensive or defensive powers. The bosses in the game will usually require two or three attempts before they can be killed, because they are really tough.
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Duplicating items
Go to the corridor outside the first save point in the castle entrance. Stand between the second and third candle, on the red stripe part of the carpet close to the window. Stand on the second shadow reflected by the moonlight while still on the stripe (looks like a black pole on the ground). Face the window, press Start and go to your items. Move the pointer up and down to duplicate.
In the Pagoda of the Misty Moon, as soon as you enter the second floor there is a red carpet with gold emblems at the top of the stairs. Go to the center of the second gold emblem. There should be a torch on the left of the screen next to it. Stand directly in the center facing the screen. Use the same method to duplicate items as described above. If this does not work at first, keep trying and make sure you are in the exact center.
Note: Do not duplicate the VI tablet. The area in the Pagoda where the IV tablet is used to unlock the door will always look for the VI tablet, then the IV, and you do not have a choice. Thus, it only asks for the wrong tablet if you have both in your inventory.