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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is an action-adventure game and a sequel to the 2010 game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and the 35th installment on the Castlevania franchise. The game was developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. This is MercurySteam's last contribution to the franchise. The story is set in both medieval and modern worlds. As in the previous game, the player controls Gabriel Belmont, now known as Dracula, as he fights through an open world. During the game's opening sequence the player is able to control Dracula while he still possesses all his powers as well as all of his weapons. Dracula's main weapon is his Blood Whip, a weapon that is comparable to the Combat Cross from the original Lords of Shadow. Replacing the magic system from the previous game are the Void Sword and the Chaos Claws. The Void Sword can replenish Dracula's health when used while the Chaos Claws can be used to break through enemy defenses and deliver powerful attacks. The story mode in Lords of Shadow 2 has been stated to be far longer than the previous one. The game is mainly an open world allowing the player to choose what route to take. This game also features a movable camera, something that was not available in the first Lords of Shadow game.

• Hack and slash
• Adventure
• 2014

Released

25 February 2014

Developer

MercurySteam

Publisher

Konami

Engine

Mercury Steam Engine

Perspective

Third person

Age rating

PEGI 18 · ESRB M

Controller

Full controller support

Metacritic

58/100

Steam recommendations

4,851

Platforms

PlayStation 3 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure

Also known as

Castlevania: LoS 2

Estimated owners

500,000–1,000,000 (est.)