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IGN: Castlevania Judgment Review

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Wii's first Castlevania game is 3D, a fighter, and... good?

So when we first got word that the latest Castlevania - and the first on Wii, mind you - would be not only 3D in design, but also a fighter, testing new grounds for the series entirely, you can understand why we entered with a bit of skepticism. After our playthrough, or fears seems to be coming true, as the game played pretty clunky, there was little to no depth in the battle mechanic, and characters all felt about as generic and similar as possible. For a huge Castlevania nut such as myself, it was a serious letdown.

What a difference a few months can make.
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Published: 412 days 23 hours ago | Review | Wii | Gaming
 
 

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Steven Colbert - 412 days 23 hours ago
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Aw man.I really hoped this game would be good
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Nugan - 412 days 23 hours ago
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Check out the full review.

They lavish all kinds of praise on the game, particularly on its depth. The only major faults they find are a problematic camera and some iffy button mapping. Honestly, it reads more like an 8.0 review than a 7.5. I sort of suspect it lost half a point for not being a "true" Castlevania title.

I'm not sure if I'm going to buy it, as there a lot of big games coming out this month, but it doesn't sound bad at all, regardless.
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Captain_Sony - 412 days 23 hours ago
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After going the distance with Castlevania Judgment on Wii, I want more, and I'm surprised to say it. Castlevania could be a stronger series on Wii than just a spin-off fighter - either in a full-on 3D adventure, or in the preferred 2D style, which could make for an amazing Symphony-like take on the platform - but the final offering Iga and his team has put together is one that still offers a huge amount of fan service to Castlevania lovers, and a deep, fun fighter for those that maybe haven't paid that much attention to the series over the years. " Sounds like a good game to me. Just the person who linked it wanting to mislead people.
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Mahr - 412 days 23 hours ago
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Well, I feel a little cheated. I was expecting (and kind of hoping) that the review would be a vicous deconstructing of the game as some kind of horrendous crime against the world.

'It's actually pretty good despite some issues' doesn't make for as compelling a read. :/
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ngg12345 - 412 days 22 hours ago
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I was expecting a 5.7
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Blink_44 - 412 days 7 hours ago
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I expecting this to be horrible but i guess it is decent. I might give it a rent.
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kesvalk - 412 days ago
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for me, as a maniacal fan of castlevania, this is still a mess

not the gameplay, nor the graphics, what kills this game for me is the art style... c'mon, look at this simon, and alucard? totally horible, FUBARed to the extreme, for me at least...
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