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General
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Released: 2008 |
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Genre:
Fighting Game |
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Fighters: 14 |
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Original
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Nintendo
Wii
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Alternate
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Akumajou Dracula
Judgment -- translation: Demon Castle Dracula Judgment (Japan)
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Manual
Story Description
In
this world, a battle has been raging between vampire hunters and their
prey for ages.
Thirteen people from
around the world have been called into an alternate dimension through
a gap in time.
A mysterious man called
Aeon appears before the thirteen and tells them "If you pass the
trial, you can have your wish..."
The trial is a battle
between those assembled.
But what will they gain
if they pass the trial? And how do they escape from the time gap? An
epic, era-spanning battle of destiny is about to begin!
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Characters/Fighters
Playable
Characters: Simon Belmont, Alucard, Maria
Renard, Eric
Lecarde, Carmilla, Cornell, Sypha Belnades, Grant Danasty, Golem, Trevor
Belmont, Death, Shanoa, Dracula and Aeon
Non-Playable Characters: Zombie, Merman,
Iron
Gladiator,
Minotaur and Time Reaper
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Japanese/European
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N/A
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Soundtrack
and Credits
Soundtrack:
Opening and Ending Themes: 1
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Darkness of Fear | 2 - Main Menu | 3 - Hero's
Story | 4 - Villain's Story | 5 - Hero's Ending | 6 - Villain's Ending
| 7 - Aeon's Ending | 8 - Credits
Stage and Battle Themes: 1 - Vampire Killer
| 2 - Beginning | 3 - Clockwork | 4 - Mad Forest | 5 - Iron Blue Intention
| 6 - Slash | 7 - Dracula's Castle | 8 - The Wolf Revealed | 9 - An
Empty Tome | 10 - Guardian of Time | 11 - Bloody Tears | 12 - The Tower
of Dolls | 13 - Evil's Symphonic Poem | 14 - Dance of Illusions | 15
- Elemental Tactician | 16 - Time Reaper | 17 - Beginning 2 | 18 - Dance
of Illusion 2
Miscellaneous Themes: 1
- Character Select | 2 - Darkness of Fear (Arranged | 3 - Hero's Dialogue
| 4 - Villain's Dialogue | 5 - Menu 1 | 6 - Menu 2 | 7 - Menu 3 | 8
- Darkness of Fear ~Reprise~ | 9 - Level Clear | 10 - Get Item | 11
- Multiplayer Match Start | 12 - Arduous Journey | 13 - Win | 14 - Get
Item 2 | 15 - Encounting | 16 - Press Start Button | 17 - Darkness of
Fear - Loop - | 18 - Player Miss | 19 - Round Clear | 20 - Round Clear
2 | 21 - Game Over
Links
Music Files: MP3
Soundtrack Release: Official
Soundtrack and Castlevania
Best Music Collections Box
Game Credits: Available
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How
to Play
Castlevania Judgment, for the
Nintendo Wii, is a 3D fighting game where players compete in 1-on-1 match-ups
The action is a blend of your typical 3D fighting game (as seen in titles
like Soul Calibur, Virtua Fighter, and other arena-combat titles)
and mechanics taken directly from the different games in the Castlevania
series. In any given fight, the player will face either another human opponent
or the game's CPU and attempt to win a selected number of rounds (adjustable
in most modes but fixed in others); this can be accomplished by selecting
one of the uniquely equipped characters, becoming adept at dealing his or
her stat-based limitations, and defeating the opponent by "KO" (whittling
his energy meter down to nothing), "Ring Out" (knocking an opponent
off the edge of a fighting stage, should such a pitfall exist), or "Time
Up" (this happens when the timer expires, bringing the match to an immediate
end, and you have more energy remaining than does your opponent). If a round
ends by Time Up and both competitors' energy meters are equally drained, the
round will be declared a draw, both receiving a round-winning mark--this is
true of all except Versus Mode, where the match will be decided in a sudden-death
round.
The modes are as follows:
- Story Mode: You'll
pick one of the game's thirteen characters (most of them unlocked by playing
through this mode with the originally available Simon Belmont and Alucard,
then the successively unlocked troupe) and fight through ten stages, a series
of single-round battles against the other playable characters and an intermediate
boss battle. As you win matches, more of your character's unique story arc
unfolds, and you'll slowly discover the mystery behind Judgment's anachronistic
premise and perhaps a character's hidden motivation.
- True Story Mode:
Unlocked once the normal Story Mode is cleared with Count Dracula, True Story
Mode is an extension of the one previous. The big difference is the addition
of two final battles--a normal battle against the game's exclusive antagonist,
Aeon, and then an epic-themed boss battle against the dreaded Time Reaper,
who resembles a certain Curse of Darkness foe.
- Arcade Mode:
A more simple, stress-free mode where you face eight successive battles against
CPU opponents.
- Castle Mode:
Breach the walls of Castlevania and fight through room after room of unique
challenges; certain conditions (mainly hampered stats) will be placed upon
each battle.
- Versus Mode:
Play a single match against either a human opponent or a selected CPU opponent.
- Survival Mode:
As its name suggests, you're matched against an endless assortment of CPU
opponents; your only safety net is a reasonable energy boost after the conclusion
of each fight.
- Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection:
Take the fight online and challenge friends (using Friend Codes) or random
opponents in any of four different types of battle. Matches are three rounds
with a 90-second time limit. You can by winning earn points and better your
ranking, which is recorded on leader board.
- Training:
Select your character plus a stage of your choice and put your skills to the
test. You can change your character's color-scheme, select to start with a
given sub-weapon and a heart-total of your choice, and your opponent's fighting
stance.
- Tutorials:
You can learn the game's mechanics by selecting one from three skill categories:
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. If you can replicate a move as shown,
you can proceed to the next phase of the tutorial.
- Accessories:
Check and equip any of the accessories you have collected while playing through
the game's many modes and meeting certain conditions. Here you can adorn your
character's five body areas with hats, jewelry and other wacky items and save
two iterations of each.
- Gallery:
View artwork, listen to sounds, or enjoy music tracks as acquired in Castle
Mode.
- Options:
Change the basic game settings (CPU difficulty, round-total, and time-limit)
plus others, including sound output, saving preference, control schemes, rumble,
screen deflicker, and voice language. Too, you can view your rankings for
Arcade and Survival Mode.
- Connect to DS:
Connect the Wii to your Nintendo DS. If you own both Judgment and the
previously released Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, you can connect
the two platforms and immediately unlock both Shanoa and Aeon.
You can play Judgment using one of three different
controllers: The GameCube controller, the Wii's Classic Controller or the Wii
Remote. The difference between them is a conventional control scheme (for the
latter two options) versus and a largely motion-based scheme, which is better
or worse depending upon your view of the industry; while the default button-layouts
are a bit impractical, they can be reconfigured in the Options Mode. No matter
your preference, you'll take to the action with your character of choice and
baffle opponents with a number of techniques:
- Basic Attack: Simply
hit the main attack button or wave the remote to strike your enemy.
- Combo Attack:
Continuously hit the attack button or feverishly shake the remote while on
the ground, while moving, or in the air to pull off a prolonged combo attack.
- Jumping:
Hit the jump button to lunge in the air, avoiding attacks and executing an
aerial move or a combo. Some characters can double jump, which is accomplished
by hitting the jump button while still in the air.
- Guarding:
By hitting the guard button, you can block an enemy attack, nullifying any
possible effect; however, you cannot move while guarding.
- Dodging:
Tilt the second analog stick in any direction or quickly the nunchuck in a
direction to dodge an enemy's attack.
- Passive:
Hit the passive button or shake the remote just before hitting the
ground to quickly gain a vertical base and generally surprise the enemy.
- Object Action:
Interact with a stage's items by inputting the right button-combination. Objects
like barrels, crystals or boxes can be used against the enemy in unique ways.
- Finisher:
Input the correct button-combination and pull off a finisher, a special attack
that deals big damage; you can continue hitting the attack button or shaking
the remote to pull off a finishing combo. Note: Some characters cannot execute
a finishing combo.
- Charge Attack:
Hold the charge button until your character flashes, at which point you can
release the button to unleash a nasty charge attack while on the ground or
in the air.
- Super Finisher:
Press the super-finisher button when your skill gauge is full to execute an
insane Super Finishing Move. Note: These can't be used on minor enemies or
bosses.
- Block Breaker:
Input the correct button-combination to pull off an unblockable skill. If
successful in the attack, you'll have broken through your enemy's defense,
depleted his or her Skill Gauge, and rendered them temporarily vulnerable
to further assault.
You can before a match select a different-colored
outfit and in certain modes (Training, Versus and Wi-Fi Connection) your desired
starting sub-weapon. During any battle, you must be aware of your current sub-weapon
in addition to your energy meter, your heart-total, the round-number, and the
time remaining. Of great importance, as potentially the difference between emphatic
victory or humiliating defeat, is the Skill Gauge; dishing out damage or cagily
blocking attacks will lead to the filling of this gauge, which is Judgment's
standard "Special Meter." When the meter is full, your character can
execute his Super Finishing Move, which if not blocked will inflict a devastating
amount of damage and in the process empty the Skill Gauge. As per usual with
such moves, a Super Finisher is the great equalizer, the ultimate comeback move.
You'll of course also want to be in tune with your
surroundings. This is true because fights take place in large arenas--dreary
locales as ripped from the structures of many series games; these stages include
the castle keep Throne Room, the Clock Tower, the Alchemy Lab plus other familiar,
steroetypical landscapes. All stages entail random items, which you can use
to bludgeon your opponent, and candelabras, which when destroyed drop sub-weapons
and the hearts that power them. By this measure, you can switch sub-weapons
during a match if you're able to locate a more-favored instrument all the while
keeping in mind the angry, ceaseless opponent who wishes to thwart such attempts.
Stages feature avoidable hazards, including
obstacles like unstable terrain, pools of white-hot lava, swinging scythes,
falling gears, and other troublesome quirks. In certain stages, a minor enemy
(such as merman or a zombie) will insert itself into the battle, posing a threat
to both players or if avoided as such assisting as an oblivious ally, this until
it's destroyed in the obvious manner. So as told, Judgment's battles
are more than just straight clashes--they're essentially action scenes as ripped
directly from the series' many games, closely related in gameplay to the recent
3D titles (Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness). It's an
interesting hybrid that tests your skills as a fighting-game enthusiast and
as a Castlevania veteran.
Character
Profiles
Click on a character's profile to view
its specific page, where listed is character information, stats, move lists
and Story Mode coverage.
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Simon Belmont
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Alucard
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Maria Renard
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Eric Lecarde
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Carmilla
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Cornell
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Sypha Belnades
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Grant Danasty
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Golem
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Trevor Belmont
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Death
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Shanoa
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Fighting
Stages
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Description
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Available are 21
pieces of artwork exclusive to the Japanese guidebook
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Text Documents
and Help Files
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Walkthroughs
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FAQs
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