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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
and control the camera angle;
something lacking from its
predecessor and one of the
few things to attract negative
critical comments in that title.
It certainly seems that such
criticism has been taken into
account and addressed during
the development of LoS2.

When
properly
controlled,
Dracula is an agile killing
machine. He leaps around the
battlefield, dodging enemy
attacks and seamlessly switching
between weapons mid-fight, to
exploit enemy weaknesses and
perform complex and deadly
combos. It’s a faced-paced and
elegant system that hits that
perfect sweet spot of being easy
to use, but hard to master.
After clearing the room of
invaders, the Dark Prince moved
further into the castle and
engaged in a bit of platforming
action, clambering through
the crumbling ruins, traversing
collapsing wall