Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Overview

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. It was released on October 5, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Windows version 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, with particular praise for its story, combat, visuals, music, and art direction. 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.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Developer

MercurySteam

Publisher

Konami

Series

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Engine

Mercury Steam Engine

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

16

USK

16

CLASS IND

16

CERO

D

GRAC

19+

ESRB

M

ACB

MA 15+

Release dates

Editions

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Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies54

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

25

Bronze

26

Total

54

Points

1620

• Platinum Unlock all trophies Platinum 14.98% of players
• Chapter I Defeat the Ice Titan Bronze 29.48% of players
• Chapter II Get the Dark Gauntlet Bronze 25.42% of players
• Chapter III Acquire the power of the first Dark Lord Bronze 24.78% of players
• Chapter IV Kill the Crow Witch Bronze 24.37% of players
• Chapter V Gain access to the Vampire Castle Bronze 23.78% of players
• Chapter VI Leave the Refectory with the Butcher's key Bronze 23.47% of players
• Chapter VII Survive the encounter with Laura Bronze 23.16% of players
• Chapter VIII Acquire the power of the second Dark Lord Bronze 22.98% of players
• Chapter IX Persuade Baba Yaga to open a portal to the Necromancer area Bronze 22.77% of players
• Chapter X Vanquish the Gravedigger Bronze 22.66% of players
• Chapter XI Acquire the power of the third Dark Lord Bronze 22.53% of players
• Chapter XII Defeat Satan and save the world Bronze 22.46% of players
• Trials, Chapter I Complete all the trials for Chapter I Silver 16.77% of players
• Trials, Chapter II Complete all the trials for Chapter II Silver 15.51% of players
• Trials, Chapter III Complete all the trials for Chapter III Silver 17.06% of players
• Trials, Chapter IV Complete all the trials for Chapter IV Silver 16.22% of players
• Trials, Chapter V Complete all the trials for Chapter V Silver 15.29% of players
• Trials, Chapter VI Complete all the trials for Chapter VI Silver 15.66% of players
• Trials, Chapter VII Complete all the trials for Chapter VII Silver 15.71% of players
• Trials, Chapter VIII Complete all the trials for Chapter VIII Silver 15.4% of players
• Trials, Chapter IX Complete all the trials for Chapter IX Silver 15.55% of players
• Trials, Chapter X Complete all the trials for Chapter X Silver 15.59% of players
• Trials, Chapter XI Complete all the trials for Chapter XI Silver 15.2% of players
• Trials, Chapter XII Complete all the trials for Chapter XII Silver 15.89% of players
• Master achiever Complete all the trials Gold 15.13% of players
• Dark collector Gather all the 30 Shadow gems Bronze 17.47% of players
• Light collector Gather all the 30 Light gems Bronze 17.66% of players
• Green collector Gather all the 30 Life gems Bronze 17.61% of players
• Master jeweler Gather all hidden magic gems Silver 17.39% of players
• Master philanthropist Buy all the extra artwork Bronze 19.77% of players
• Skirmish Finish all levels in Esquire difficulty Bronze 22.46% of players
• Gest Finish all levels in Warrior difficulty Bronze 18.95% of players
• Crusade Finish all levels in Knight difficulty Silver 16.05% of players
• Epic victory Finish all levels in Paladin difficulty Silver 15.19% of players
• Welcome to the Club Buy a combo Bronze 33.03% of players
• Brawler Buy 15 combos Bronze 24.22% of players
• Master fighter Buy all combos Silver 17.31% of players
• Experienced Acquire 1000 experience points Bronze 29.97% of players
• Seasoned Acquire 20000 experience points Bronze 23.97% of players
• Veteran Acquire 100000 experience points Silver 17.67% of players
• Master improver Find all the secret Brotherhood arks Silver 17.5% of players
• Eleventy party Get 110% completion rate in all levels Gold 110% of players
• Skirmish - Chapter XIII Finish the levels from Chapter XIII in Squire difficulty Bronze 8.72% of players
• Gest - Chapter XIII Finish the levels from Chapter XIII in Warrior difficulty Bronze 7.94% of players
• Crusade - Chapter XIII Finish the levels from Chapter XIII in Knight difficulty Silver 7.22% of players
• Epic victory - Chapter XIII Finish the levels from Chapter XIII in Paladin difficulty Silver 7.01% of players
• Master of the reliquary Gather all the fingers of Frankenstein Silver 7.8% of players
• Trials - Chapter XIII Complete all the trials for Chapter XIII Silver 6.48% of players
• Skirmish - Chapter XIV Finish the levels from Chapter XIV in Squire difficulty Bronze 7.73% of players
• Gest - Chapter XIV Finish the levels from Chapter XIV in Warrior difficulty Bronze 6.39% of players
• Crusade - Chapter XIV Finish the levels from Chapter XIV in Knight difficulty Silver 5.99% of players
• Epic victory - Chapter XIV Finish the levels from Chapter XIV in Paladin difficulty Silver 5.93% of players
• Trials - Chapter XIV Complete all the trials for Chapter XIV Silver 6.12% of players

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Konami

Developer

MercurySteam

Released

2010-10-05

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 15 hours