This is an amazing game. If you live in America, "like me" check out joystiq.com they have a really good article about it.

They treated LOS like a reboot of the entire series just to see how it was recieved. The Vampire Killer was Created by Rinaldo Gandolfi was was originally called the Whip of Alchemy, it was until a Belmonts soul became infused with it before it was called the Vampire Killer. However the Battle Cross was a weapon created by the Brotherhood of Light, and was broken down into parts because some of the members felt that it was to "inhuman". But all in all its a great game, with few flaws