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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
their beloved soundtrack is not
present in this title, opting for a
completely new musical set to
accompany this new reboot. The
soundtrack does really add to
the atmosphere of Castlevania,
yet a little part of me wished
to hear Dracula’s Castle theme
from Symphony of the Night in
this new title.

Unfortunately this level of
visual nerdgasm takes its toll
on the Xbox 360, and you will
notice frame-rate issues during
cutscenes or moments of intense
fighting against a high number
of opponents. That being said
it does not drop to unplayable
levels of stutter, and since it’s
mainly during cutscenes when
this is noticeable, it is not really
a game killer. No doubt this will
be another tool in the Xbox/
PS3 wars, as this title does run
noticeably better on Sony’s
hardware.
Now, an epic game such as
this would not be complete
without some epic voice talent
behind the roles of the various
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in game characters. Our
protagonist, Gabriel Belmont,
is voiced by Robert Carlyle
(Begbie - Trainspotting), while
fellow Brotherhood member
Zobek has the talents of Sir
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean
Luc Picard - Star Trek), who also
does the narration for the game.
Voicing the Dark Lord himself,
Satan, is Jason Isaacs (Lucius
Malfoy - Harry Potter). Fans
of the Castlevania series may
be disappointed to know that

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is
a well rounded package, which
will offer hour upon hour of
enjoyment to those who pick
this up. From the epic vistas, to
the superb voice acting and the
20 hours or so of game-time
through its 12 chapters, each of
which vary between two and ten
levels, there is plenty to absorb
from an awesome reboot of
the franchise. Die-hard fans of
previous titles may find it a bitter
pill to swallow that their beloved
2D platformer has now gone 3D
and in a new direction, but I urge
you to leave your reservations
behind and at least give the new
game some time. I’m sure you
will not be disappointed.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

9/10

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