Castlevania: Order of Shadows
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Castlevania: Order of Shadows is a mobile game developed for the Java Platform, Micro Edition, and released by Konami in September 2007.
Gameplay
Order of Shadows is a platform game with RPG characteristics, with gameplay similar to that of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and other games in the series. The player character is Desmond Belmont, the latest in the line of Belmont family members to star in a Castlevania game. Like other members of the family, he wields a whip as his main weapon which is supplemented with additional sub weapons like throwing axes and vials of holy water that act as firebombs.
The game features the ability to swap out the existing soundtrack with songs from the original Castlevania.[1]
Plot
Desmond Belmont and his two sisters, Zoe and Dolores, search Dracula's castle for a cult called "The Order" that is trying to resurrect
Development
Originally, the storyline was around a character named Gryff LaRue and his family of "mages and witches", but was modified as the Belmont clan has always been portrayed as a "family of warriors". After the rewrite, the story was changed to be more similar to traditional Castlevania stories, and made Desmond Belmont wield a whip instead of an axe or sword.
Reception
IGN rated the game 6.7, calling it "decent", and with little replay value compared to other Castlevania entries.[2]
References
- ^ a b Chris Kohler (2007-09-07). "Mobile Review: Castlevania: Order Of Shadows". Wired. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ a b c Eduardo Vasconcellos (2007-09-21). "Castlevania: Order of Shadows Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ a b Eduardo Vasconcellos (2007-08-23). "Castlevania: Order of Shadows Q&A". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ Tyrone Rodriguez (2007-08-01). "Blog Entry 2: The Beginning". Konami. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- 1UP.com. Archived from the originalon 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2008-02-05.