Castlevania -Lords of Shadow-

Castlevania Lords of Shadow (XBOX 360 version)

The story of Castlevania has been reborn, and now, produced by Kojima Productions, the team behind the blockbuster Metal Gear series, and developed by Mercury Stream! Since this is the first Castlevania game produced by the people behind the famed and most-talked Metal Gear game, Castlevania Lords of Shadow (日本名: キャッスルヴァニア ロード オブ シャドウ) is bound to be the best Castlevania game ever made since its predecessors.

The story is set when the world was plunged by evil forces. As Gabriel Belmont, a member of the Brotherhood of Light, he must journey through the corners of darkness to save the soul of his love of his life, Marie, who was killed by the darkness. What challenges will Gabriel face? Will he risk everything to save the love of his life...and the world?

Made for the Playstation3 and XBOX 360, Castlevania Lords of Shadow finally adopted the "Castlevania" name to its global status and it delivers the best Castlevania experience in High Definition for both fans and newcomers alike. As one of Konami's flagship titles, this Castlevania title will be beyond compare from other Castlevania (Akumajo Dracula) games.

As a hack-and-slash game, Castlevania Lords of Shadow pits players through various battle styles and how the gameplay affects is up to you. You can attack, dodge, jump, guard, counter-attack, or even perform special attacks as you progress through the game. Subweapons aren't deal much of a threat to enemies and bosses but they can be very handy if you want to make these bad guys suffer. As you level up, you can gain various attack styles that can be proven useful against tougher enemies later.

Navigating through various areas aren't easy in Castlevania Lords of Shadow as the gaps, holes, traps, and puzzles hinder your progress, but if you get a hang of it, you can tackle various obstacles in order to progress various areas.

The toughest bosses to defeat in Castlevania Lords of Shadow are the Titans. To defeat the Titan, use whatever means necessary (i.e. grappling, jump, attack) to take down these giant bosses.

MY COMMENT:
Saving the world from the darkness wasn't a easy task if you are Gabriel, but with courage, you might be able to take out the darkness led by the Lords of Shadow and restore mankind.

The game's storyline packs an originality, but the heart and soul of the Castlevania game still remains for fans and newcomers alike. Since this is the first Castlevania produced by the men behind Metal Gear, this is going to be the next big thing!

LIMITED EDITION:
A limited-edition package not only includes the game itself, but also the booklet and the soundtrack based on the game. A Playstation3 Value Pack is added for Japanese customers. This value pack not only includes the 160GB PS3 and the copy of Castlevania Lords of Shadow, but also includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Now, that's convenient!

CAST (ENGLISH)

Robert Caryle (Don from 28 Weeks Later) as Gabriel

Patrick Stewart (Professor X from X-Men, Bullock from American Dad) as Zobek

Natascha McElhone (Lauren/Sylvia from The Truman Show) as Marie

Richard Riding as Cornell

Sally Knyvette as Carmilla

Grace Vance as Laura

Emma Ferguson as Claudia

Adrian Schiller as The Abbot Dorin

Aleksander Mikic as Pan

Eve Karpf as Baba Yaga

Special Guest: Jason Isaacs (Draco from Harry Potter series)

CAST (JAPANESE):

Keiji Fujiwara (Sigint from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Drebin from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) as Gabriel

Kikuko Inoue (The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Rosemary from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) as Marie

Mugihito (Hot Coldman from Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker) as Zobek

Banjo Ginga (Zero from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Liquid from Metal Gear series) as Cornell

Houko Kuwashima (Mei Ling from Metal Gear series) as Carmilla

Yumi Kikuchi (Raging Raven from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Dr. Strangelove from Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker) as Laura

Yu Kobayashi (Setsuna Sakurazaki from Mahou Sensei Negima, Mariya Shidou from Mariaholic, Cecile from Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker) as Claudia and Baba Yaga

Naoki Tatsuta (Sokolov from Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater) as The Abbot Dorin

Akio Otsuka (Snake from Metal Gear series) as Pan

Special Guest: Tomokazu Sugita (Kyon from Haruhi Suzumiya series, Kazuhira "Kaz" Miller from Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker)