Castlevania Curse of Darkness

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A perfectly serviceable 3D hack and slasher that just doesn't have the magic that made this series a legend among gamers.

Available on: PS2 , Xbox
Genre: Action
Release date: Nov 1, 2005
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Konami

Designer: Koji Igarashi
Franchise: Castlevania

7 GOOD
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Yet another stab at a 3D Castlevania. Does this vampy actioner suck?

Feb 28, 2006

Trading in Castlevania's trademark 2D action for 3D is a fool's bargain. At least, it is if Curse of Darkness is any indication; the body is willing, but the heart is all but missing. The story, a tale of competing vengeances between two of Dracula's henchmen, is serviceable in that it motivates the new hero-in-puffy-shirt, Hector, to hack and slash his fashionably gothic way from one ghoul-filled area to another. But it's the collectible materials dropped by slain monsters, and the items ...

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