First off Konami have been very misleading with the info they provided about this release. They said that there were lots of unlockables and extras to compensate for Lament Of Innocences lack of them. There are hardly any, and the ones that are there are very poor.

 The game is a far cry from Symphony of the Night on the PS1 which is regarded as the best ever castlevania game. In this there is a very rushed feeling, there is no character portrait you are referred to as "player". The item list is small, and not very exiting. Combat is decent and you can pull of some impressive attacks, especially with the unarmed fighting style. The music is dull and very repetitive.

 The game ending though brief is good and satisfying, though there aren't that many cutscenes in the game. Also Konami said there were 150 enemies, that's very misleading most of them are different colour versions of older ones. Thus you might see the same creature take up 3 or 4 spots in the listing. There is also no returning characters/enemies like the Succubus which is a shame.

 Trevor Belmont is back and the interaction between you and him is good and interesting. Also the dialogue is decent and instead of bad sounding modern speech they talk as if in the period which is great.

 Also the game is far too easy and those whining about it being too hard ought to stick to childrens games, You will rarely lose a fight in this game except against the end boss.

 Overall an OK experience but falls way short of expectation, and with Konami lying to customers you have to question their interest in the series anymore as they can do better than this.

Overall 6.5/10
First off Konami have been very misleading with the info they provided about this release. They said that there were lots of unlockables and extras to compensate for Lament Of Innocences lack of them. There are hardly any, and the ones that are there are very poor. The game is a far cry from Symphony of the Night on the PS1 which is regarded as the best ever castlevania game. In this there is a very rushed feeling, there is no character portrait you are referred to as "player". The item list is small, and not very exiting. Combat is decent and you can pull of some impressive attacks, especially with the unarmed fighting style. The music is dull and very repetitive. The game ending though brief is good and satisfying, though there aren't that many cutscenes in the game. Also Konami said there were 150 enemies, that's very misleading most of them are different colour versions of older ones. Thus you might see the same creature take up 3 or 4 spots in the listing. There is also no returning characters/enemies like the Succubus which is a shame. Trevor Belmont is back and the interaction between you and him is good and interesting. Also the dialogue is decent and instead of bad sounding modern speech they talk as if in the period which is great. Also the game is far too easy and those whining about it being too hard ought to stick to childrens games, You will rarely lose a fight in this game except against the end boss. Overall an OK experience but falls way short of expectation, and with Konami lying to customers you have to question their interest in the series anymore as they can do better than this. Overall 6. 5/10