After the uneven Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, this DLC chapter – Revelations – punctuates the popular trilogy and throws the focus to Alucard. Though it does help to improve the legacy of its parent material to some degree, it also comes with its own set of issues.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 – PS3
Nerd Bacon co-founder The Cubist reviews Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for PlayStation 3.
Castlevania Pachinko Spin-off Gets Dirty
Konami is adding to their controversial year with the announcement of a surprisingly smutty spin-off of the legendary Castlevania series.
Resurrection! Igarashi Announces Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – Successor to Castlevania
The spiritual successor to Castlevania has been revealed! Check out Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night by Koji Igararishi.
Konami Classics Volume 1 – XBOX 360
Nerd Bacon noob Bubba Fett breaks down why you should add Konami Classics Volume 1 to your XBOX 360 collection TODAY!!!
Celebrating Retroary 2015!
Sure, you can play retro games anytime you please. And we do! But how often do the retro games get honored and celebrated? Welcome to the 2nd annual Retroary Event at nerdbacon.com where we honor the games that helped mold today’s gaming landscape into the world’s biggest entertainment industry! Swing through, stay a while, and relive your past.
Top 10 Favorite Games – The Cubist
Nerd Bacon co-founder The Cubist counts down his top 10 favorite games of all time. Are they your favorites too? Check ’em out and tell us what you think.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – DS
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – possibly the greatest Metroidvania-style post-Symphony of the Night game in the franchise!
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow – DS
Platform: Nintendo DS Release Date (NA): October 4th, 2005 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Genre: Action/Adventure, RPG Nerd Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Well, I’ve made it through another Castlevania in just a few days; right on the heels of Aria of Sorrow follows one of the series’ few “true” sequels, Dawn of Sorrow. It’s a good game (it even… Continue reading Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow – DS
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow – GBA
Nerd Bacon continues its extensive coverage of the Castlevania franchise with Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for the Game Boy Advance.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance – GBA
Platform: Game Boy Advance Release Date (NA): September 16th, 2002 Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Publisher: Konami Genre: Action/Adventure, RPG Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 After the sleeper hit Symphony of the Night, Konami took a(n expected) stab at 3D with the N64 games Castlevania (colloquially referred to as Castlevania 64 to avoid confusion with the original) and Legacy… Continue reading Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance – GBA
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – GBA
Platform: Game Boy Advance Release Date (NA): June 11th, 2001 Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe (KCEK) Publisher: Konami Genre: Action/Adventure, RPG Nerd Rating: 7.5 out of 10 After taking a partially intentional and partially unintentional break from my relentless pursuit to play every Castlevania game, I’m back on track and starting with the oldest domestic… Continue reading Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – GBA
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – PS3 (PSN)
Platform: PS3 (PSN) Release Date (NA): October 29th, 2013 Developer: MercurySteam Publisher: Konami Genre: Action / Adventure, Hack and Slash, Platforming Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 After the mind-blowing experience that was the first Lords of Shadow, I was pretty eager to move on to Mirror of Fate. For the record, I had initially planned to play this… Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – PS3 (PSN)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Resurrection (DLC) – PS3 (PSN)
Platform: PS3 (PSN) Release Date (NA): June 21st, 2011 Developers: Mercury Steam, Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Genre: Action / Adventure, Hack and Slash Nerd Rating: 5 out of 10 Following Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and its first downloadable installment, Reverie, the second and final download pack known as Resurrection continues the story introduced in Chapter 13. With… Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Resurrection (DLC) – PS3 (PSN)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Reverie (DLC) – PS3 (PSN)
Platform: PS3 (PSN) Release Date (NA): March 22nd, 2011 Developers: Mercury Steam, Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Genre: Action / Adventure, Hack and Slash Nerd Rating: 6 out of 10 Reverie is the first of two download packs for the first Lords of Shadow game and translates to a quick, 3-stage “Chapter XIII” in the main game’s chronology. If… Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Reverie (DLC) – PS3 (PSN)