| | |  | All Games | Home » » » » Castlevania Curse of Darkness | | | | | | | Description: | | Castlevania: Curse of Darkness delivers an entirely new storyline and main character - Hector, a Devil Forgemaster who had once refined his skills under Dracula. Fueled by revenge for the murder of his girlfriend, Hector sets off to confront the evil forces of the night. Armed with the powerfull skill of Devil Forgery, he must find his way back to the ruins of Dracula's castle and uncover an intricate web of deception, unaware of the sinister plan that has been orchestrated to lure him home. | | | Features: | |
• Master the unique new skills of Devil Forgery to develop and enhance Innocent Devils - allies that will help to conquer enemies, evade traps and solve challenging puzzles
• Stronger RPG and adventure game elements featuring character growth based on accumulated experience points
• Arm yourself with axes, swords, spears and a variety of other powerful weapons
• Utilize an advanced combo attack system to destroy the dark creatures of the night
• Explore larger, open enviornments rather than the small, confined areas of the castle
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Release Date:
| September 08, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Xbox | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 One of the best Xbox gamesDec 20, 2005
By William Merrill
"eclecticist"
As someone who enjoyed previous Castleavania games going back to the early Nintendo systems, I did find this new incarnation to be somewhat different than the 2D games of old. But I still liked it a lot. Basically this game has been my main preoccupation for the last 2 weeks or so. I'd rank it as one of the top 5 Xbox games I've ever played (out of 50 or so) in terms of sheer fun level. Primarily I liked the fact that as you gain new items & skills, you can go back to previously explored areas and new areas will open up. This "expanding universe" aspect makes it similar to the Super Metroid games and a little like some of the Zelda titles for Gamecube. I also found the "Combine" system (of seeking out materials to create new weapons and armor) to be very engrossing, and I liked the various ways to obtain those materials - steal from monsters, seek out hidden rooms, etc.
The graphics and sound FX are well below the "all-time great" level of games like Halo 1 or 2, but they're perfectly servicable, ranging from very good to excellent. I thought the spooky ambiance of the various castle hallways, dungeons, etc., was actually captured rather well.
Although I did completely get into the process of exploring the various worlds of this game (especially with the help of some online FAQ references!), I will concede a few drawbacks. The currency's uses are fairly limited. There's only one shop, and the things you most want or need cannot be bought there. And in the later stages of the game, you accumulate a lot of excess cash that can't be used for anything. Also, the process of levelling-up your character and his "I.D." (innocent devil) companions definitely got rather repetitive and a little boring after awhile. Those are minor drawbacks, however. Overall, this is a great game!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Castlevania: Curse of Darkness(Who needs Belmont?)Oct 22, 2006
By Charles M. Wallace
"GavatronX9"
Castlevania as a whole started with one thing in mind. . . kill the vampire plaquing the land. The same can be said about Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. You play as Hector, a devilforge master. What's a Devil Forge master you ask? A person with the ablity to create monsters/and or weapons. Devil forge masters in this game have the same amount of power as Dracula's right hand man, Death. Huge 3D like invorments(like from LOI), wild monsters, gorgeous graphics, and a suporior sound track help Hector along the way to get revenge for the love of his life Rosaly. As far as story line time, this happens a little after Castlevania 3: Dracula's curse. So in other words, you old school guys(like me) will enjoy seeing what happeded after Castlevania 3. Pick it up today, you will NOT BE SORRY. Oh yea did I mention, that you get to play as Trevor Belmont? Oh I didn't, good luck, and make Dracula pay!!!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Freaking AmazingApr 02, 2007
By Scott M. Frederick
"~Void Guardian"
This game's combat system makes the Castlevania series worth playing again. Since Symphony of the Night I've been yearning for something and this game was my answer. It is simply incredible. A must have for all Castlevania fans!
One of the best Castlevania gamesMar 30, 2011
By Scottypiper
I'll admit that on my first play through of the game, I couldn't even finish it. It took everything I had to defeat the first final boss fight, let alone the 3 that followed. I knew something was wrong. Why was my character weak, where was all my upgraded weapons, armor, and abilities? I did a little research and found that I was missing out on a crucial element to the game: stealing.
Yes stealing is possible from every enemy in the game. In fact, it's required to get the materials you need to upgrade your armor and weapons. Once I played through this game again and started stealing from all the enemies, wow what a difference that made. The game wasn't that hard since I had every upgrade available in the game. It was fun trying to figure out how to steal from every enemy and boss. I did have to use some help from game faqs to figure out how to steal from some enemies and it can be very difficult on some enemies.
Another element to the game was the side-kicks called innocent devils. There are several types, including fairy, battle, mage, and bird. Each one has an evolution chart that you can evolve them to different forms with new abilities. Each of them fight alongside you or aid you on health and status (like poison). This is another huge aspect to the game. Once an innocent devil evolves to a final stage, it will start dropping new shards you can use to make another innocent devil of the same type. This allows you to evolve the same innocent devil type down a different evolution path. You evolve the innocent devils by what weapon you have equipped. Each weapon type produces different evolution crystals (called Evo crystals). You can see the chart on each one and see what evo crystals evolve it to each path. The evo crystals will be as follows: Red= sword, Blue= Axe, Green= Spear, White= special weapon. Different colors will take the innocent devil down different Evolution paths. Also, to get the ultimate innocent devil, you will need a special weapon to use to evolve the bird to an alternate final form. You will see this form and the weapon when you first fight the other forge master.
This game plays out like a world map with warps to each area so you don't have to go back through an entire area. You have a central hub area that lets you access the item shop and warp to any un-locked warp zone. As you un-lock new abilities in your innocent devils, it will allow you to access other areas that you couldn't get to before.
There is a tower near the last area that lets you fight a set of enemies on every level of the tower. Once you reach the top, if you have the long glide ability, you can fly to the next tower and fight much harder enemies. Trying to conquer the towers and trying to upgrade all your items by stealing from different enemies, really adds a lot of replay-ability to the game. There is also a chair side quests that wants you to sit in every chair in the game, but I can't remember what that accomplishes.
Lots of bosses to face and Richter Belmont is in the game helping you for the most part (but you have to fight him at a few points).
The game is loads of fun and at the time, had the most expansive environment in any Castlevania game. If you missed playing this game during the Xbox or PS2 era, I would highly recommend you pick this up. This game will stay in my collection.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
This game was defective, but it's okayNov 03, 2010
By Mary E. Townsend
This didn't work my game console, but it worked on my friends though. That's okay I just keep it anyway.
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