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Castlevania Judgment

Castlevania Judgement is a first in many: it's the first Castlevania beat'em up. It's also the first time old friends of the Belmont clan meet together in a full 3D environment. Galamoth pursues to change the…

30 18 November 2008

Castlevania Judgment is a fighting developed by Eighting, released 18 November 2008 on Wii. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.

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What Castlevania Judgment is

Castlevania Judgment is a fighting game developed by Eighting and released in 2008. It was published by Konami. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Castlevania Judgement is a first in many: it's the first Castlevania beat'em up. It's also the first time old friends of the Belmont clan meet together in a full 3D environment. Galamoth pursues to change the course of fate by resurrecting a 10,000 year old demon, Time Reaper, to destroy Dracula. Aeon, a magician who discovers Galamoth's plan, summons past and present Castlevania heroes through a time rift to stop Galamoth. Castlevania Judgement is a 3D beat em up where you go one-on-one against friends or computer foes. Several different game modes like the usual beat em up modes of story, training and versus. In addition there's a Castle mode, where you must venture through Dracula's…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania Judgment is the 58th of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in 2008. Its critic score of 30 is 49 points below the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.

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How it was received

Castlevania Judgment holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 35 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1 hrs.

What it launched against

Castlevania Judgment launched on 18 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Castlevania Judgment — frequently asked questions

When did Castlevania Judgment come out?
Castlevania Judgment was released on 18 November 2008 for Wii.
How long does it take to beat Castlevania Judgment?
The main story of Castlevania Judgment takes around 1 hrs.
Does Castlevania Judgment have multiplayer?
Yes. Castlevania Judgment supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online.

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