Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

The Next Best Game for PS2

As a Castlevania fan, i have been fascinated by the story and the game play. It simply take me to time travel and remember the first time i have played this game for NES. Since then, Castlevania have evolve and apparently the best franchise in the business that I always look for.

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is a very addictive game. Especially the heart pounding battles with the bosses, when you fail to beat the Bosses, it makes you more eager to start again and at the same time think of techniques how to finish the boss.

What really make this game special? its the huge bosses which almost take the entire space of your TV screen. Even i have already finished the game. I don't get tired to get it on my library of games and play it over and over again. Sometimes, i even recommend it to my friends to try it out.

However, in one occasion, When Gamepro released a list of best 36 games in PS2, i was somehow dissappointed, when this game didn't make it to the list.

A Surprisingly Successful Copy of DMC

Castlevania, you've played it on SNES, and NES, now you can play it on the Playstation 2. I myself have not yet beaten it, I have killed the Golem, Medusa, and the Undead Parasite, but the action and puzzle solving is well balanced. Although the action only gets intense w/ either a boss, or a lot of enemies surrounding you. The graphics are surprisingly good also. They're not the best in the world-- it's like Bungie w/ Halo 2....more focus on storyline and gameplay than graphical wonder. The storyline is basic and easy to follow, Leon Belmont's betrothed gets captured, he goes and saves her...easy... The boss battles and overall enemies in the game are.....simple, and yet sometimes creative. The boss battles can be short and aren't very challenging so long as you have alot of potions. This is a really cheap version of the first Devil May Cry. The action and attacks are similar, and so is the boss dialouge. I liked this game from the point I read the review for it. It drew me in like the allure of a Vampires Castle. I'm not gonna get into great detail but....overall, Castelvania: Lament of Innocence is a good game for those who want good action w/out a big price...or too much action. So I give this game a 5 out of 5 because....it awed me at how surprisingly fun the game was. SO GET IT OR RENT IT!!

WORTH THE WAIT

I waited for a long time to get a Castlevainia game for the PS2 and I must say this was worth the wait. The 3D environment was great and the graphics awesome. The story is based as a prequel to the original NES game and plays right into that plot on how the Belmonts came to be Vampire Hunters. I like the enemy AI and the different Bosses to fight. Exploring the Castle wasnt boring and new enemies keep you involved no matter what room your in. Definately worth your time.

The only other review you need to read... Castlevania: Lament

I have never played any Castlevania game in my entire life so this is my first castlevania experience. Kinda scary to play at night. This game really is a masterpiece, it has beautiful graphics and gameplay. You can probably beat this game within a day if you spend the better part of the day playing straight thru it. Games works like a maze and you pick which doors you run thru, its not a game that "pushes" you thru the levels like from what i hear older castlevania games do. This game did not get a perfect 5.0 from me cause it wasnt long enough of a game, but the short story line was truly a beautiful one.

A game that should have been on the Gamecube (great though)

Let me start of by making a point: Everyother Castlevania game these past 2-3 years has come out on the GBA, yet the first time Konami actually makes a great 3D Castlevania game, and it's on the PS2. This makes no sense. This game is great. The gameplay is alot like Devil May Cry, which is not a bad thing. The best parts are the boss battles. The one problem I found was that it was easy to get lost. Alot of the rooms look alike. So much so that one of the moves you unlock in the game is a map marker, to make "landmarks" to follow. That should throw up a flag that your going to get lost alot. Other than that, this game is great. I would like to end my review with a statement: Please Konami, port this game back where it belongs, on the gamecube. It's not too late.