Castlevania Curse of Darkness

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

Genre: Action
Release date: Nov 1, 2005
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Konami
Designer: Koji Igarashi
Franchise: Castlevania


Screenshots updated Feb 28, 2006
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Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Yet another stab at a 3D Castlevania. Does this vampy actioner suck?
PS2 Review - Feb 28, 2006
Jan 24, 2007
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 ...
ESRB Rating
Castlevania Curse of Darkness is rated:
Mature
Blood, Violence
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