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Lords of Shadow

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania Lords of Shadow.png
European box art
Developer(s) MercurySteam
Kojima Productions
Publisher(s) Konami
Director(s) Enric Álvarez
Producer(s) Jose Raluy
Dave Cox
Hideo Kojima
Artist(s) Juan Antonio Alcázar
Jose Luis Vaello
Writer(s) Enric Álvarez
Dave Cox
Eddie Deighton
Composer(s) Óscar Araujo
Series Castlevania
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s) Action-adventure, hack and slash
Mode(s) Single-player
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Óscar Araujo
Released October 5, 2010 (North America)
Genre Video game soundtrack
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings (PS3) 83%
(X360) 82%
(PC) 77%
Metacritic (PS3) 85%
(X360) 83%
(PC) 81%
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B
CVG 9.2/10
Edge 8/10
Eurogamer 8/10
G4 4/5
Game Informer 9/10
GameSpot 7.5/10
GameSpy 4/5
GamesRadar 9/10
GameTrailers 7.9/10
IGN 7.5
OPM (UK) 9/10
OXM (US) 9/10
PSM3 94%
VideoGamer.com 9/10
Awards
Publication Award
GamesMaster Gold Award
Xbox World 360 Star Player Accolade
Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is an action-adventure video game developed by MercurySteam and Kojima Productions, published by Konami and released on October 5, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PC version was released on August 27, 2013. The game is a reboot of the Castlevania series. Set in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages, the story focuses on Gabriel Belmont and his quest to defeat a malevolent order known as the Lords of Shadow and resurrect his wife. The player controls Gabriel in 3D environments as he uses melee skills to defeat enemies and solves puzzles to move through the game.

The game was originally announced as Lords of Shadow with no connection to the Castlevania series mentioned. This was done to keep their plans to radically change the direction of the Castlevania mythos a secret and to prevent the announcement of the game from upstaging another series release, Castlevania Judgment. Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, helped produce the title. The music was composed by Spanish composer Óscar Araujo, who was acclaimed for his work on the game.

The game sold well and received positive reviews from video game publications. It was praised for new elements it provided to the franchise, although this was also the subject of criticism as it did not retain traits from previous Castlevania games. Konami requested that the development team produce more titles related to Lords of Shadow. This includes two sequels titled Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.


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