Review: Castlevania Judgment for the Wii
The Castlevania series has done much soul-searching in its eleven year history. What was once slow and steady whip-slashing in the NES days evolved into Metroid-styled RPG platforming, followed by 3D action-exploration—and at times, all three in one release cycle. Despite the variety in gameplay (and satisfaction), each game shared basic elements with its preceding and subsequent titles that made it distinctly Castlevania. Though it’s the most drastic deviation from the norm, the latest game in the series, Castlevania Judgment, amazingly maintains these elements that ensure its Castlevaniaty™. As a moderately obsessed fan of the series, I wish it hadn’t.
