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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition

Lords of Shadow is a third-person action-adventure game in which the player controls the main character, Gabriel Belmont. The combat involves a retractable chain whip called the Combat Cross. The player can…

5 October 2010

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition is an adventure developed by MercurySteam, released 5 October 2010 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition is

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition is an adventure game developed by MercurySteam and released in 2010. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lords of Shadow is a third-person action-adventure game in which the player controls the main character, Gabriel Belmont. The combat involves a retractable chain whip called the Combat Cross. The player can perform up to forty unlock-able combos with it. The commands consist of direct attacks for dealing damage to single enemies, and weak area attacks when surrounded by them. It is also capable of interactions with secondary weapons, such as knives, holy water and other items which can be upgraded. In addition, the Combat Cross's melee skills can be combined with the Light and Shadow magic system, which are spells aimed at defense and aggression, respectively. The whip is upgrade-able and…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition is the 67th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Collector's Edition in 2010.

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What it launched against

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition launched on 5 October 2010, within three weeks of Fallout: New Vegas, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach and Super Meat Boy.

Released around the same time: Fallout: New Vegas, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Super Meat Boy.

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When did Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition come out?
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Limited Edition was released on 5 October 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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