Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Hints III (PS2)

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is a video game developed and published by Konami Interactive. It was developed for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the Xbox from Microsoft and was published in 2005. The game is classed as an action and role playing title with a medieval and fantasy theme played from a third person perspective.

It will allow the player to take on the role of Hector, who is a former servant of Dracula, who is still a threat. He is also a Devil Forgemaster but he wants no longer to be associated with evil and to live a normal life. The problem is that another servant of Dracula has cast a curse on Europe and that Hector is the only one who can breake it. The fact that he is a Forgemaster allows him to create familiars that can fight on his side. The familiars are able to morph into many different forms depending on the level of the player and the weapons he chooses to wield.

There are some interesting role playing elements in the game, mainly revolving around character attributes and experience. There's also a wide array of weapons that you can use, such as axes, swords, spears, knuckles and shields. The game will also offer you the chance to pick up bronze, steel and aluminum or having an extra amount of materials to create new weapons or improve existing ones.

The current combo system in the game will allow the player to easily beat up enemies and will make fights interesting.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Get weapons from your enemies:

Skeleton Diver

Steal: Sushi

Uses: HP Restore

Late in the battle, the Skeleton Driver and the Zombie Fish will jump onto the platform together and slide toward you. Dodge to the side, then jump and steal before they retreat to the water.

Minotaur

Steal: Devil Iron

Uses: Hien

Late in the battle, the Minotaur will leap and try to slam directly on top of you. It usually does this at long range. When it is far away, wait for it to jump, then run backwards a short distance. Then, double jump into its face to steal the Devil Iron. The double jump should be timed just before the Minotaur lands.

Isaac (Round 1)

Steal: Devil's Vein

Uses: Chavre-Souris (Isaac's signature lance, prerequisite to summon The End. Gather 100 Evo Crystals on your Brow ID to evolve) Isaac will periodically use the second attack's finisher (sliding, smash upwards) at long range. He also usually does this at the beginning of the match. Block or dodge the slide, then steal as he lands. To make things easier, use the Phoenix ID's Big Bang (kill a certain number of enemies level 25 or higher) attack to instantly kill Abel (Isaac's The End summon), as he does not count as a Boss. Big Bang does not affect Bosses.

Here's the trailer of the game: