Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

"If you’re a fan of action games or platform titles, or you’re just looking to battle against the forces of evil this Halloween, you really can’t go wrong with Castlevania: Lament of Innocence."

"Unfortunately, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence doesn't stack up quite as well visually against games like Rygar and Devil May Cry. The character model for Leon Belmont looks solid, but the environments in the demo were a little drab and really not all that detailed."

"Lament is a fun, though fairly short and simple, game that marks a promising new beginning for this beloved series."

"...while it can definitely be beaten the first time through in less than eight to 10 hours, its plethora of hidden goodies, unlockable playable characters, and incredible Halloween-like atmosphere should give fans more than enough reasons to go back. But more than anything else, it's just plain fun -- a trait that's always welcome in the videogame world."

"To my mind, Lament of Innocence certainly did not cure the lame subtitle condition facing today's Castlevania titles, but it does manage to stand impressively on its own two feet, something I have not seen from a representative of the series in awhile."