Castlevania: Judgment has been under heavy scrutiny since Konami announced the series would enter the realm of fighters. Screens revealed bt the company should put some of those fears at bay as the game looks quite solid for a console without many fighting titles.

With everything looking sharp thus far, adding another fighter to the Nintendo Wii lineup won’t hurt. The last to my knowledge was Guilty Gear Accent Core, which didn’t settle well due to its limited audience and complicated controls. Castlevania: Judgment might be the breath of fresh air fighter fans with Wiis need, while simultaneously carrying the series into an entirely new sub-genre.

Castlevania has always had engaging character models and it’s refreshing to see that they’ve not sacrificed their eye for detail. Dracula gives off quite an auspicious presence while Alucard maintains that “bad-ass” persona.

The levels also seem to be interactive, plus give players more maneuverability. I’m expecting a nice hybrid of Power Stone and Soul Caliber complimented with approachable, well-known characters within the Castlevania series. We can only hope that we’re provided with more at E3, since only playing the game will confirm whether or not Konami made the right move with the Castlevania name.

Tags: castlevania, fighter, Wii

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1 Comment » Roly Reyes on July 9, 2008 6:42 pm I am both betrayed and disgusted. What’d they do to my dear Alucard? They’re so lucky they’re giving me a proper Castlevania through Order of Ecclesia, there’s no telling what I’d do otherwise. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.