Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PlayStation 2)

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Description

In Castlevania: Curse of Darkness you play Hector, a former Dracula servant and a Devil Forgemaster, who disowns his dark gifts and aims to live a normal life. This event left Dracula vulnerable to the attacks of the Belmont clan. Now that Dracula is vanished, you must fight back the curse cast upon all Europe. There is but one problem, another Dracula servant does not approve with your plan.

Being a Devil Forgemaster now gives the player an ability to forge familiars to fight by your side. As the player himself, they have levels and they can even morph to a different stage depending which weapon you use to fight with them.

The game has some basic role-playing elements such as character attributes and experience. Unlike Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, you are now able to use many types of weapons: Axes, swords, spears, knuckles and even shields for example. You can also craft your own weapons either by using an existing weapon as a base, and having some additional material such as bronze, steel and aluminium or having an extra amount of materials.

The battle system allows you to lock on to an enemy and hit them with multiple combos. You have some control on your Innocent Devil, and can command it to use certain skills, guard you and join the fight.

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Alternate Titles

• "悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印" -- Japanese spelling
• "恶魔城：黑暗的诅咒" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "CV: CoD" -- Informal abbreviation
• "Akumajo Dracula: Yami no Juin" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series
• Fictional character: Count Dracula
• Gameplay feature: Interior decorating
• Games made into comics
• Theme: Vampires

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Critic Reviews

IGN	Oct 31, 2005	7.8 out of 10	78
GameLemon	Mar 12, 2006	7.6 out of 10	76
1UP	Nov 01, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Deaf Gamers	2006	7.3 out of 10	73
Lawrence	Jun 21, 2006	7.1 out of 10	71
GameSpy	Nov 04, 2005		70
GameCell UK	2006	7 out of 10	70
Yahoo! Games	Nov 01, 2005		70
Game Revolution	Dec 08, 2005	C-	42
Glide Underground	Dec 02, 2005		40

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Trivia

Version differences

The game contains Konami's frequently used item, the Moai Statue. It will allow the player to obtain this item by checking if the the player has a Castlevania: Lament of Innocence save file. Since LOI didn't come out for the Xbox the Moai Statue is unattainable on that platform.

Related Web Sites

• Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (Information about Castlevania: Curse of Darkness at Wikipedia)