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Average Player Score
Based on 3496 ratings
8.3
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Score Breakdown Based on 3496 ratings
  1. 10 (832)
  2. 9 (1367)
  3. 8 (775)
  4. 7 (268)
  5. 6 (94)
  6. 5 (53)
  7. 4 (28)
  8. 3 (19)
  9. 2 (13)
  10. 1 (47)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9

    Perhaps a new heir to the Belmont Clan?

    As many know Castlevania is a very renowned series in gaming and rightly so since it has spanned 20 years and delivered many stellar games along the way. 2D games have always been the series bread and butter, but 3D entr... Read Full Review

    16 of 16 users found the following review helpful

Most Helpful Critical Player Reviews

  • Rating:2.5

    Way to destroy the good name of LoS. (Spoilers)

    In the past couple months I played Castlevania Lords of Shadow and I loved it, it was truly a spectacular and fantastic game. The graphics were good, the controls were good, and the story was particularly gripping. Whe... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

  • Rating:5

    The mechanics have been done better in other games, it was often frustrating to play

    I have never played a Castlevania game, but I understand this game is a completely different take on the series. It abandons the Metroidvania style gameplay and uses mechanics seen in modern action games like Devil May C... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    My favorite 3D saga game.

    I really like the Castlevania saga, and I've always found the games in 3D to be good to medium but Lords of Shadow even being criticized, it's my favorite 3D saga, Hack 'n' Slash worked really well with a lot of gameplay... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    "Castlevania" remade as a "God of War" game.

    This 2010 reboot of the franchise is a well-made hack n' slash adventure game that borrows much from "God of War". Developed by Mercury Steam and Kojima Productions ("Metal Gear Solid"), "Lord of Shadows" is a lengthy 20... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Poor camera movement and positioning, similar story... but good gameplay, though similar God of War

    The story is just the same, the protagonist defeats the final boss (Dracula or someone who possesses power of Dracula) then becomes the new Dracula sitting in his bloody throne. We all know that Castlevania gamers. Gr... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    wow

    The story of both the parts are absolutely stunning, including mirror of fate. Great fighting system and awesome boss fights.Please do give us LOS 3,would love to see more from this epic game and reboot of castlevania.De... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    MercurySteam has taken successful mechanics from combat-focused, character action games and blended it with Castlevania

    I was pleasantly surprised when Castlevania: Lords of Shadow released in 2010 – mainly for the fact that it was a great 3D Castlevania game that I thought would never happen during this generation’s home cons... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    God of War like

    Castlevania follow the work of the era , but confined to less experienced production team , does not have the qualifications and Ares destabilize . On the technical strength of the performance as unsatisfactory , the per... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Ambitious game with some annoying flaws

    C: LoS is a very ambitious game. The amount of unique monsters, puzzles and bosses is amazing. For anyone who has played a God Of War gme the formula should be pretty familiar. It's a mix of structured platforming, hack ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review

    Castlevania to ciekawy hack'n slash, bez wątpienia ale 3 lata po swojej premierze nie wypada już tak dobrze. Cieszę się że twórcy wreszcie się przekonali i wydali tak dobry hs na PC, ale stwierdzam fakt że zrobili... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    different, but a bit disappointing

    im a castlevania fan for a very long time, but i hate the DLC so much, a lot of painful and boring retries. The game itself feels like Devil May Cry's Castlevania version. They should figure out a way to make a true 3D ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful