In the end, the main issue is that it feels as though nobody really decided what exactly Castlevania Judgment was supposed to be. On the one hand, as a fighting game, Judgment simply lacks the depth requisite of classic examples of the genre. As some sort of all-star, Smash Bros.-esque affair, it comes up short as well, simply because the world of Castlevania isn't really comprised of all-stars, and Judgment never quite feels like it belongs alongside other Castlevania titles. At the end of the day, it might be of interest to die hard series fans, but it exhibits limited appeal beyond that.
