The battle between good and evil continues with Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title for the Wii. Castlevania Judgment brings together the many generations of heroic vampire hunters, including the fearsome Belmont clan, as well as Dracula’s most formidable allies, and pits them against one another in the first Castlevania fighting game ever created. Choose sides from a collection of 14 battle-tested warriors in a clash of epic proportions that will span the depths of time. Using the motion-sensing controls of the Nunchuk and Wii Remote, you can slash, stab and whip your way across a variety of stages and environmental elements with various surrounding objects as weapons. Select characters can also set traps and make use of monsters on the field to achieve victory in a clash of epic proportions. As an added bonus, you are also able to compete head-to-head using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and connect with Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on the Nintendo DS to unlock bonus gameplay content.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Castlevania
I don’t really feel like taking the time to write a review for this, so here goes a short one. I like this game a lot. It is not a favorite but it is a worthy purchase for the Wii. If you like fighting games, I almost guarantee you will like this title. If you liked past Castlevania games, you will most likely like this title. If you like both, buy this title. This is a good party game for two players at a time as well. If you don’t like fighters or swinging your arms, do not buy this title.
3 Stars my review
the game is alot of fun and I got it fast and on time!
thank you!
1 Star Not a Castlevania Game!
Fans of the Castlevania series be warned, this is not a Castlevania game! This is just another Mortal Combat rip-off. The characters are designed to slightly resemble those from the Castlevania series.
If you are looking for a Castlevania game, you will be sorely disappointed, as I was.
P.S. Returning the game is not allowed once it is opened.
4 Stars Great fighter for the Wii
First of all you can’t compare fighting games from xbox or ps3 to Wii. So, from the perspective of a Wii console owner, this is a great buy if you enjoy fighting games and anime style characters.
Using the wii mote for attacks takes some getting used to, but if you actually do the three tutorials you’ll be just fine. I haven’t played the game using a classic controller.
The graphics are great (for Wii). Each character is fairly unique to play even though you use the same motions to trigger abilities for all characters. Makes switching around characters easier once you get the basic mechanics down. Each character’s special attacks can have different gameplay effects even though they are executed the same on the remote.
My only complaints are sometimes the camera angles briefly get in the way of the action. The AI for some characters seems more difficult than others. And it seems the CPU is able to block super finisher moves rather easily.
That being said, when you pull off a character’s super finisher move you’ll be smiling that you bought this game!
4 Stars Truly Underrated!
Ok, now I’ve been playing this game for more than 20 hrs, and while I haven’t seen and learn all things this game has to offer, I can safely say this game is a LOT better than expected.
This is NOT a traditional fighter, and I agree with Igarashi (Castlevania creator), sometimes this feels more an action game than a fighter. Why? First of all you have to be aware of the environment, and not only the enemy, something similar to Smash Bros. Also, there are boxes or other object that you can break to grab an item, or you can throw it to your opponent. Some characters can even absorb energy through them and become more powerful, or put traps in them. All of this things give the game a bit more of strategy.
If you’re new to the series or to videogames in general, this is a good game to start. You learn about some of the most popular characters in the franchise, and this game is really easy to Pick Up’n Play game. However, like most games, it has some depth in it that will take practice to master.
I admit at first the controls felt weird and I had the feeling the gameplay would be shallow. But after learning and getting used to the mechanics this becomes a very enjoyable game. True, the characters don’t have a lot of special movements, but there are many ways you can chain combos, either with special attacks, jumping, guard crushing or subweapons. After training some hours I could do a good 20 hit combo with Simon =)
Just look in youtube, there are some really good videos there and crazy stuff, for example using the clock in the middle of a combo to freeze your opponent in mid-air and continue the combo.
One IMPORTANT thing to mention is that you have 3 different configurations for your control, so if you don’t like shaking the WiiMote, there’s the option to press a button instead. You can also play with the GameCube or Classic controller if you want. I find it more fun to play it with the WiiMote. If you have played Naruto Clash of Ninja with the WiiMote then you’ll not have any problem at all.
As I said earlier, this is Not a traditional fighter, is more like Power Stone, or if you haven’t played that game, imagine Smash Bros with Castlevania 3D. The fighting mechanics are really simple, just a few moves per character, but at the same time each character is different, so you have to learn to play with each one. Because of this it reminds me a bit to Street Fighter II, where those days every person could play those games but it had a lot of depth if you put time in it.
Overall, this is a fun and unique game, has an excellent music and some of the best graphics on Wii. The art style is impressive too, I agree it doesn’t feel Castlevania at all but still is cool. Has a lot of modes and things to unlock to keep you entertained and has Online too.
Is not perfect though, the game needs more polish in some areas like sound effects and I think some stages could be better. The camera is not as bad as people say, and in most part is the camera that gives the feel of an Action game instead of a fighter (sometimes I felt I was playing Castlevania 64), however it’s true is not perfect and needs some work. The online sometimes is laggy, and other times it works fine.
In the end, I really recommend this game. If you like the Castlevania games this has a lot of fan-service. If you like Non-Traditional fighters (Smash Bros or Dragon Ball Tenkaichi) or you are NEW to Fighting games, this is also a good option. And if you only like traditional fighters, this has a good amount of depth and is a completely new experience for you.
Good job Konami! Now, give us a Traditional Castlevania 3D for Wii…. but with Judgment Gameplay and that would be totally AWESOME!!!
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