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Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2003. It is the fifth entry in the Legacy of Kain series and continues the intertwined stories of Kain and…

11 November 2003 ESRB M

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is an adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 11 November 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Legacy of Kain: Defiance is

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is an adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2003. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Defiance continues from where Soul Reaver 2 ended. In Soul Reaver 2, Kain saved Raziel's life by drawing the Soul Reaver from him – Raziel was meant to enter the blade and become its soul-devouring spectral half. This causes a paradox that changes time for the worse and separates Kain and Raziel. Kain's part of the game follows him seeking Moebius the Time Streamer, a time-travelling mystic, for answers to where Raziel is, how he has changed time, and later following a lead Moebius gives him to explore a Vampire citadel. During his quest, Kain finds and completes a broken talisman of a Vampire construct known as the Balance Emblem. Kain discovers murals during his quest, dictating an…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Legacy of Kain series

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is the fifth of 17 entries we hold in the Legacy of Kain series. It arrived 2 years after Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain. The next entry was Legacy of Kain: Antologia in 2010.

See all 17 Legacy of Kain games in release order →

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8Ghz processor, 1 GB RAM and 3D graphics compatible with DirectX 9. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Legacy of Kain: Defiance launched on 11 November 2003, within three weeks of Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom.

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Quick answers

Legacy of Kain: Defiance — frequently asked questions

When did Legacy of Kain: Defiance come out?
Legacy of Kain: Defiance was released on 11 November 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Legacy of Kain: Defiance?
At minimum, Legacy of Kain: Defiance needs 1.8Ghz processor, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics compatible with DirectX 9 graphics, 2 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Legacy of Kain: Defiance?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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