Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Hints VII (PS2)

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is a video game created and published by Konami Interactive. It was developed for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the Xbox from Microsoft and 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. 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 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 extra amounts 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

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Nuculais

Steal: Napoletana

Uses: HP Restore

Nuculais is the game's ultimate optional Boss. It can kill you very quickly. It has a laser that will kill you in less than ten seconds if you are less than level 50. It also has a telekinesis attack that will throw exploding corpses at you, a liquid-teleportation attack that damages you, a series of slaps, a flying sword dash, and a giant-transformation move. However, the move to look for is a grab attack. He will rear his arm back and then forward, extending at you. Perfect Guard the attack then rush him and steal.

Dracula (Round 1)

Steal: Tomato Juice

Uses: HP Restore

Dracula will open a pair of demonic wings and disappear, saying "I'll burn you to ashes!" He will then reappear for a grab attack that does serious damage. Dodge or jump away when he reappears and steal from his face. He does this attack fairly often.

Here's the trailer of the game: