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Inspiration for these changes seems to have come from 2005's God of War.","187771\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow-cover.jpg","187771\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F9QfpRjzO8Qs","2010-10-05",null,491,"castlevania-lords-of-shadow",239250,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Konami",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"MercurySteam",[28,29],"Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up","Adventure",[31,32,33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 3","Xbox 360",[35,51,66,82,96],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":48,"original_score":49,"normalized_score":50},69998,{"id":38,"name":39},1185,"Matt Wales",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","It’s unavoidable that, by shirking the labyrinthine puzzling the series has become known for in recent years, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will have its detractors. However, taken on its own merits, there’s ample to enjoy here and, despite MercurySteam’s merciless cribbing from other action adventure titles, it’s the confidence and quality of the game’s design that give this latest series outing its own identity. It mightn’t be especially original but Lords of Shadow’s rock solid core mechanics, creative flourishes and assured sense of pacing all combine to form a game that, despite a few rough edges, is a beautifully atmospheric, undeniably entertaining experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2010\u002F10\u002F07\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow-uk-review","2010-10-07","8.5",85,{"id":52,"author":53,"outlet":56,"summary":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":63,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},52981,{"id":54,"name":55},4408,"Tom Orry",{"id":57,"logo":58,"name":59,"website_url":60,"score_format":45},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","Lords of Shadow is exactly what the Castlevania franchise needed to find popularity with a new generation of gamers - and us oldies too. One of the best games of 2010.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow-review\u002F","2021-06-05","9.0\u002F10",90,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":77,"review_url":78,"review_date":79,"original_score":80,"normalized_score":81},147230,{"id":69,"name":70},12563,"Dereck Cook",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":76},151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnoobfeed-logo.png","NoobFeed","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002F","100","Overall the game was enjoyable to play, the graphics and scenery were beautiful and the story was amusing enough to keep me guessing if the final boss looked like me but naked(spoiler: he does). The Titan battles were a nice reminder of how much I enjoyed Shadow of The Colossus. If there is to be a sequel, I would definitely look forward to it.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002Freviews\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow","2011-01-11","",0,{"id":83,"author":84,"outlet":87,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":94,"original_score":95,"normalized_score":81},148440,{"id":85,"name":86},8054,"Richard Walker",{"id":88,"logo":89,"name":90,"website_url":91,"score_format":76},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","It's a violently stormy night as a lone, hooded figure on horseback gallops through the forest, coming to a muddy clearing in a remote village. He steps down off his steed and lowers his hood as lightning illuminates his robed form. Say hello to the enigmatic Gabriel Belmont (Robert Carlyle), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow's chain-whip wielding hero, who is little more than a mysterious cipher when first embarking upon his adventure, but he soon develops into a complicated and tortured soul, gr...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow\u002Freview\u002F","2010-10-18","Unscored",{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":109,"original_score":110,"normalized_score":111},151059,{"id":99,"name":100},12919,"Diego Escala",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":106},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Lords of Shadow has a neat set of magic mechanic you receive early on. The first is light magic which you switch on with the L1\u002FLS button and whenever you hit an enemy you’ll gain health with each hit while hitting R1\u002FRS will activate shadow magic that boosts the damage you dish out. These will also open up new skills\u002Fcombos you can perform and can be turned on\u002Foff instantly within combos giving fights a bit of strategy. The puzzles scattered throughout the game aren’t anything special, but they do help break up the pace from the combat and platforming sections. There is one puzzle that I did enjoy which tasks you with playing chess against a vampire halfway through the game. Once you complete a stage you can also revisit it to start Trial Mode where you’re given a certain objective, like completing puzzles in a certain amount of time or not using light magic, and the game tracks your completion percentage for each stage which is handy to know what you’re missing.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2010\u002F10\u002Fcastlevania-lords-of-shadow-review\u002F","2010-10-25","4",80,5,[21],[26],[]]