I think Konami made TMTF, which was one of the best non-Capcom fighters on the SNES.

I have faith they'd do a good job. It is Wii, so shovelware potential is always there though.

arstal

Shit lets throw in the guy from Blades of Steel, ya know, the announcer who we never see that says "Blades of Steel!" on the main title screen.

Fuck man, I want all kinds of Konami characters in this now that I think about it.

Fuckin Vic Viper vs Count Dracula would be the tits.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

I like the idea of this

YourAnthony

Don't forget Rumble Roses, by Konami, wasn't great either, they're not like Capcom for the fighting genre.

zerokoolpsx

This is the most fucked thing I've read this week. Seriously yo. A Castlevania fighting game headed by a guy who has been primarily making Super Metroid clones one after the other for the last 12 years? Don't get me wrong, Castlevania is the fucking shit but really? REALLY? A FIGHTING GAME?

How many guys with whips can there be in one damn game? Should be some kind of rule against that. Oh well, WiFi could be cool if it plays well.

Fleaman and Merman better both be playable characters.And shit might as well throw Vamp from MGS in there too! He might try and fuck the entire game cast but at least he's got a badass croth knife!

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

Who in their right mind green lit this game? What handful of people in the world were clamoring for a Castlevania fighting game?

You can already see this playing out, game scores in the 5.0 - 7.0 range, tepid audience reaction, poor sales, and then the blame that the majority of the Wii's owners don't want traditional games like fighters. They want Castlevania Carnival Games.

Of course the truth is nobody wants a Castlevania fighting game, casual, hardcore, you name it.

Despacio

@Mikazukinoyaiba: Toriyama does the designs for the Blue Dragon games. Obata did the designs and art for the Blue Dragon Manga, Ral Grad, which is an alternate storyline.

KeroseneClimax

Me wants Gurren Lagann in there :X

Rengenki

@Zeouterlimits:

I thought Blue Dragon's characters were designed by Akira Toriyama of the Dragonball series.

@(俗・ ) Grey Gecko:

You're right about that, it does fit Castlevania and would be interesting to see his changes on the classic characters.

Mikazukinoyaiba

Obata FTW! Hes got such flair for form and detail....
I'm surprised no one mentioned his work on Blue Dragon: Ral Grado, a HUGE detour from the akira toriyama version

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vitrium

Please tell me that if Richter is in this game, and if he's against Dracula, he'll start the fight by saying, "Die, monster! You don't belong in this world!"

BPMμ

Maybe it will be good.

Who am I kidding? 3D castlevania has always sucked (or been passable at best).

FrigidAir44

@(俗・ ) Grey Gecko: So true. Otherwise, I'd probably turn in my Castlevania fan card.

TheLastSouthernGentleman

Hey people be happy, at least it's no minigame collection!

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

@Evil J: You mean my WiiVania term?

TheLastSouthernGentleman

@ggodo: To be fair to you, I'm not a huge Castlevania fan, I only have Symphony of the Night, so my opinions are somewhat less relevant than yours.

Zeouterlimits

Who decided to make Castlevania a fighter?...

Oh wait, it's the Wii, I forgot, the same system where it was decided that Soul Calibur would make a good Action Adventure game and dancing games are considered a good idea...

AZRoboto

I hope it ends being a good game... but i don't know, it's kinda like the wii developers want us to have weird spin offs, but this closes the circle i guess.

We got an action adventure soul calibur and now we have a fighting castlevania.

I hope it ends up being good, but i don't lnow, i have a weird feeling about this.

Falsoman

Could be good. I'm not close minded enough to write it off based on a press release or a few blurry scans.

dry-roasted-peanuts

@def PD: It would be, as would a Metal Gear fighting game. Over to you Konami.

superbabyproject

Takeshi Obata? As in the guy who drew Death Note? Thats just perfect. I've always liked his art. He's no Ayami Kojima, but he's damn sure better at drawing Gothic characters than that hack from Dawn of Sorrow. Interest has now been heightened simply due to my curiosity on how his rendition of classic characters will look like. Nice.

Alright, I'll give this a chance, but please don't screw this up people, and do me a favor by allowing the use of either Gamecube controllers or Classic controllers, because, to me, Fighters + Nunchuk and Wii Remote = Cluster fuck. Make it happen.

KeroseneClimax

@TheLastSouthernGentleman:
Got to it before I did.

Evil J

I gotta say...

I'm not trying to "hate on the Wii," but... here's my reaction to this.

Hey, Castlemania goes 3D for a game on the Wii!? Sweet, Metroid was way cool when it did th-- Oh, it's a fighting game... I see. Well... I guess that... I mean... uh... hmmm.

Evil J

WiiVania -- Yay!!

WiiVania fighter -- ...what the crap?

TheLastSouthernGentleman

A thousand times: Boo!

stranger

Castlecalibur?!

i'm listening...

Azures

@Mikazukinoyaiba: I find his designs very stylish and cool, keeping and air of darkness and maturity that may fit in Castlevania like a glove.

Ever seen Hikaru no Go? It's another of his great works.

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

Being a fan of the series, I'm willing to give this a chance. The fact that it's a 3-D fighting game doesn't put me off as much as the fact that they're implementing motion controls.

Of course, like just about everyone else, I'd like to see a massive, 2-D Castlevania for a current console (PS2 included), but I suspect I'll be more than happy with Order of Ecclesia on the DS.

@iamspoo: You know about Silent Hill: The Arcade, right?

patheticnerd

@Bluetribal: you're def ol skool like me. my guess is your icon is from DD. but yeah that pic is sexy. this new fighthing game? not so much. everyone repeat after me

fighting games + Wii = WAGGLEFEST.

there, i think i got the equation right.

zanzibarlegend

@Mikazukinoyaiba: I liked the style of his shinigami.
His Blue Dragon character styles are pretty good too.

Zeouterlimits

Castlevania + Soulcalibur = Garbage.

Stick to what you're good at, please.

UCB-Disco

hmm ....we'll probably have like almost all the characters with a whip...ehh ill see how it is...this announcement doesnt beat tatsunoko vs capcom

ejpal

Looks like it'll end up being another D&D: Iron & Blood.

beem

o well, i guess theres always Order of Ecclesia. would have been nice to see a full screen 2d adventure though.

NEXT!

zanzibarlegend

I think this could be a pretty cool game

inb4Wii doesn't get real games, only spin offs
inb4I'm selling my Wii, this is the final straw

BassForever

@Mikazukinoyaiba: You're welcome! Yeah, aside from the occasional gem or two, Konami's never been great when it came to it's Fighting attempts, so this one will most likely be a rental for me.

TheLastSouthernGentleman

I'll be watching the bargain bin for this title.

eugaet

I have nothing to say about this abomination... but OMG that old Castlevania picture is orgasmic, Japanese game art from the late 80's/early 90's is soooo great >>> most modern day game art.

Bluetribal

@Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc: I hear you on that one. But statistically, Death Note will always be the more popular one compared to Hikaru. I enjoy both manga, though.

TheLastSouthernGentleman

@TheLastSouthernGentleman:

Okay, thanks for the info.

Seems people still don't have much to look forward too.

Mikazukinoyaiba

@Azures:
Next for Konami is Silent Hill: Aim Survivor the light gun game.

iamspoo

will mario, sonic, and snake be in there? maybe bill rizer since it is konami after all.

Cucco

@Zeouterlimits:

I don't see what is so impressive about his art for Death Note, it was in more proportion then the usual manga artwork but still I didn't see anything that wowed me.

And I read the entire Death Note series.

Mikazukinoyaiba

@Zeouterlimits: So it'll be pretty looking while it ruins Castlevania. Great. I vote that if they want him so bad he ought to work on a real Castlevania game.

ggodo

@Mikazukinoyaiba:Konami's actually done quite of few fighting games in the past, though the only good one I can recall is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Super NES version being the best, in my opinion). Others were Deadly Arts (aka G.A.S.P.) for the N64 and Kensei: Sacred Fist for the PSOne, but those two sucked.

TheLastSouthernGentleman

Takeshi Obata - he did the art for Death Note.
*jaw drops*
*starts dancing*

Zeouterlimits

They should develop creative stuff for the wii...not a 3d fighter -__- They can do this in 2d on the ps2...or on the wii, whatever.
This blows. HEeeeey, shouldnt they concentrate on that new 2d Castlevania for the PS3 ???

Dezorian

Im still waiting for a 2D Wii Castlevania...

Mlata

Why can't Obata be best known for his work on Hikaru no Go?

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

Wii fighting game with motion controls? Count me out, the Wiimote is shit for combo attacks, just as Soul Calibur Legends and Okami taught us...

DEFINITELY a rent first if I ever saw one.

Archaotic

@def PD: I'm actually expecting Snake, or Goemon...if possible L or Light from Death Note since Obata is on the team...

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

I'm very confused.

Polysics_2004

It's bonus content for the Wii game. Specifically, it unlocks the female lead character from Order of Esslesia as a fighter in the Wii title (well, it was a female name I didn't recognise so assuming it's the main character since that's a woman).

That was part of the leaked info, don't have a source to hand though.

Kazzahdrane

I didn't know that it was going to have online battling. I've definetly gotta get this just to take a break from Brawl.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Oh no.

Spoony Bard

@Tzibo: Is it bonus content for the DS game or bonus content for the Wii game?

Spartan1308™

CONFIRMED! Vamp as a playable character.

Comon now, you know that would be interesting. =P

def PD

@iamspoo: Cooking Frank? Chris Redfield Battle Network.

Azures

I haven't played any Castlevania game (well except DoS but I didn't beat it), but I know this is definitelly not what fans wanted.

Still this game just seems to be fanservice, I don't recall Konami making many fighting games in the past or having any experience with the genre.

Mikazukinoyaiba

Konami is the new Capcom.

iamspoo

Meh. i guess better then.... no nothing would be better

Jackel2072

I just thought of what this is, a new genre...

Vampsploitation.

Azures

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StopTheOncoming

Woah! Bonus content to OoE!

....say, that's maybe the most interesting thing of the whole game, pfft.

Tzibo

good lord,what have they done

bigwoof

Eh.

Is that a reasonable reaction to this? Castlevania never really tickled the fancy.

Azures

@Manator Is Sorry: now hold on there, those Castlevania 64 games were pretty damned awful.

but really, Castlevania with Guilty Gear quality sprites is still what im praying for. i just really love castlevania and fighting games so this seems like a win for me.

pandafresh

Obata's working on this? Now I might have to actually play it before passing judgment.

Damn you Konami!

Silent Predator

I dont think people hate this game, that would just be plain ignorant. It's just kinda hard not to be skeptical about a fighting game coming from a company that

A: doesn't make them

and B: a producer who's never made one in his life and even moreso than that one that's going to implement motion controls which less than a handful of 3rd party devs have been able to get a grasp on

i love weird ass spinoffs but when they're fighting games like this a lot could easily go wrong with the gameplay itself to make the experience a bad one.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

I don't understand all of the Castlevania hate. I actually loved Castlevania 64 and the sequel (when I owned my N64) - I say bring it on - the last titles that graced the DS and the GBA were rather fun too...the mythology of Castlevania spans more history and any other long running video game series, however the downfall I've seen is all of them seem to use the same type of architecture. Give us a digitized Dracula's Castle or something...I understand that the one with Soma were more "futuristic" in the year, but still seemed old-world. Give us Dracula with Lasers!

Manator Is Sorry

@Placentasaurus:
This isn't what we were referring to. We want full fledged games on the Wii, not spin-offs or mini-games. That's all it gets. Why not release a real Castlevania on the Wii, or a real Final Fantasy, or for fucks sake, even a real Rayman game would be cool...not half-assed shells of a series that happens to feature it's characters in it.

Darkest Daze

This game gets a "pffft" from me...Have Konami call me when they start releasing side-scrolling Castlevania's for consoles again.

Darkest Daze

@drivebyinsult:

The silly thing is, I really did want Simon Belmont in Brawl (After Megaman, before Bomberman and Earthworm Jim).

Pezdispenser

Hrm... Sorry Konami... do not want. May I please have a traditional Castlevania on Wii please?

ObZen

This almost feels like that moment at your non-denominational holiday gift-giving session where a relative gives you something that is not entirely what you asked for.

Fans: "We want Simon Belmont in Brawl!"

Konami: "You want a Castlevania Fighting game? Okay, Here you go!"

drivebyinsult

Are you people serious? You're always crying about how the Wii has no hardcore games from 3rd parties, and now t!hat there is one, something different too, you hate it? What the FUCK is wrong with you people!? You are all fucking hypocritical fascists. I'm a hardcore Castlevania fanboy, and I'm fucking excited! It's Goddamn Powerstone with Castlevania Characters! How can you hate that! They've been making Metroidvania games for what, ten years now, so it's about time that they do something new, plus they're still making Order of Ecclesia, so you have absolutely NOTHING to complain about. At least wait until you see footage and previews before you start crying, you fucking pussies. Jesus fucking Christ.

Placentasaurus

@DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin: you must be talking about the Genesis version because the SNES version sure as hell wasn't overrated

@Despacio: what are you talking about? how many people wanted a Castlevania game to begin with? No one "asked" for it. Konami just made it. Same with Metal Gear, metroid, Mario kart, Final Fantasy. I know for sure no one asked for super smash brothers, shit....no one asked for Street fighter and that sucked ass and should have killed any hope for a sequel. But we got one and lucky for us it rocked.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

It's good to see that so many people have been back from the future and played the game already. My dog puked in mine so it doesn't work anymore. but really, not a damn soul commenting on this has played it and yet everyone is quick to say it's going to suck. What the hell? This could go either way.

If Nintendo stuck to what they were good at we would have never gotten Mario Kart or Super Smash Brothers or Metroid Prime. Goldeneye would have never been made since Rare never did a FPS game prior to that. Konami may not have the best track record in fighting games but i can see that many of you here either don't remember Turtles Tournament Fighter on SNES or just don't know about it but it was one of the best fighting games for a home console back in that era.

I remember when Capcom first announced Xmen vs Street Fighter and message boards were alight with people saying it was going to suck ass. Only for it to come out and be one of the best VS games ever made. Before you jarheads go on about Konami's fighting game track record, Capcom is responsible for the original Street Fighter which is god-awful.

Let's see some video before we condemn the game to hell...jeez..rookies.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

@arstal: Ninja Turtles was kinda overrated man. The gameplay was broke as shit and the hit detection was really fucked up in that game. I have great memories of it because I remember buying it with XMAS later that year but shit...Game was frustrating as hell to play on the hardest difficulty. I remember getting Street Fighter II Turbo the same day I got that game...

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

hey, im looking forward to a Wii game that isn't No More Heroes! How about that!

pandafresh

@Fenris Wolf: Thats the original art for the 1st Castlevania. Yeah, Dracula looks like a kid touching nitrous freak in that one.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

Jeez, I thought that was the Joker in that pic.

Fenris Wolf

I'm relatively indifferent to the fighter, but I outright hate the decision to have Order of Ecclesia content locked out without it. Boo. Hiss.

futurebiblehero

@tabion20: oh wow, they're ruining the series? its a fighting game now Castlevania Draculas Fun Castle featuring over 25 minigames. calm down errbody!

pandafresh

After the Awesome Symphony of the night and the very good DS games... How in the Hell can they go back to ruining this great franchise? Oh well, it's theirs to throw down the shitter, if they really want to.

tabion20

To be honest... I'm kinda looking forward to this.

But to put it another way, what did you guys want, another 3D adventure like the last few console outings were? As I recall, they weren't so hot.

We're getting our 2D platformer on the DS, anyway, so think of this as icing. :-D

CyricZ

@enigma89:
They all called "shotgun" simultaneously for the car ride to Dracula's house.

Evil J

@Hardcore:
Agreed with that. April Fool's is on April 1st, not July 1st.

Evil J

Is Castlevania really that much of a character-heavy franchise to warrant a fighting game? Even so, can they give us a legitimate reason as to why, exactly, all of these vampire hunters would be fighting each other?

enigma89

This Castlevania 3D fighter nonsense is just a joke....
...right?

Come on, guys - start with the LOLs now.

Please?

Hardcore

Sweet. Everything you always loved about Castlevania, but without any of those Castlevania bits to get in the way...

fuchikoma

@Placentasaurus:

Is... wait. Is fighting a "hardcore" genre?

I don't have my gamer's dictionary with me, so I honestly don't know. I've always lumped it in with most arcade games.

Fighting games, in my opinion, are like cheap strippers. It's cool to throw quarters at them for a while, but you don't take them home.

Evil J

Hmmm... I got some good feelings about WiivaniaCalibur, but we truly will have to wait and see. It sure is a risky move, and seeing Konami not playing it safe can either be a tremendous surprise hit or the biggest miss of the Caslevania series ever.

As for the bonus content DS connenction, let us hope they got Symphony of the Nigh stashed away on the Wii DVD and that it is unlockable by DS proximity.

Shiryu

@pandafresh: Well, once you get around the clunky controls, the confusing plot, and the ridiculously difficulty, and the painful soundtrack, both games can actually be quite enjoyable!

Manator Is Sorry

WORST IDEA EVER.

INTVGene

@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.: wow i dont even remember knowing what message boards were back when XMEN VS SF came out...man, I was like 13 or 14 and the internet was called "AOL" cuz thats what everyone had. Chat Room Servers...oh, boy were those the days. Irc too!

On that note though, Capcom was the #1 fighting game dev at that time and one look at the SF Alpha style graphics of that game and you knew it was gonna be good. Of course there were issues with infinites and stuff like that but I still think it's the best of the VS games. They really threw everything in but the kitchen sink in later versions and I recall almost having to call 911 from the seizure inducing ridiculousness of MVSC2.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

Well, I don't think anyone saw this one coming.

Currently, I don't see anything impressive about the game and I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being a generic fighter despite its seemingly unique gameplay mechanic features with the use of items and interactive environments. Of course, we really don't know jack $hit about it yet so it is far too early to judge it.

With that said, Konami, I hope you know what you are doing here.

Killer7

@Mikazukinoyaiba: The manga is a seperate thing. Quite different....

Zeouterlimits

I feel like crying right now.

KM91

hmmm

goldenaxe the duel
final fight revenge
death by degrees
soul calibur legends
virtua quest...

see where im going here?

shouryuuken

@rekenner: Alucard can kick the crap out of any human, anytime, anyplace. Because is only half-human, after all. Besides, he has the sword familiar. That guy's invecible. Even his dad will be running away from him.

Shiryu

Richter is going to be broken, if he's in it. Afterall, Richter's power is supreme among Vampire Hunters. None other can defeat him.

...
I'm a terrible, terrible person. >_>

rekenner

I hope IGA knows what the hell he is doing. This is a risky move for the series.

I want it to be good, so I can leave Brawl behind forever, but it's highly unlikely. I hope they have people that are experienced with the Wii, as well as people who know good fighting game mechanics.

As a pretty big Castlevania fan, I hope for the best. Not gonna hope for a revolution though...because I'll probably be playing Order of Ecclesia more anyway.

Saint Anima

@def PD: Knowing Konami's deal of putting stuff from their other series' into their games (look at Otacon's iMac), I wouldn't be surprised if he was an unlockable.

IGA is making this. That means its gonna be quality.

Karisu-Zero

@Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc: agreed

thejakeman: still using an old joke that no one finds funny anymore. i have no friends.

not sold...

castlevania, 3D, and fighting games is somethin i just cant comprehend

ShnitzelsBelgianROFLs

Another franchise straying from it's norm.

irContradiction

Awesome... I can't wait for this game. Funny how the game is called Castlevania Judgment, and everyone is already judging the game before it's out. I welcome this game with open arms. You guys need to lighten up.

OmegaAce1313

Bah, Konami!! Do a big-budget 2D Castlevania on the big screen, not this. 2D games can sell big; just look at Smash Brothers! ahh, it's no use, they're not even reading this.

Dessan

All of the past 3D castlevania still haunt me. I am going to be open mind about this one.. very very open mind...

Yam

hey their taking a risk, and not many companies decide to do that now a days, and i would totally like to see vampires and hunters go at it, i think that would be awsome.

DarkLuigi

so what exactly does Konami have in mind? A whipping slugfest?

tokyoshi

WOW this was totally what i was hoping konami would do with the castlevania series for the wii cause i totally enjoy getting kicked in the balls!

Beximus

All the heads on this site hating on Konami for the direction of this game must've never played TMNT: TOURNAMENT FIGHTERS for the SNES back in the day, that game was mos def the SHIT so I have faith in this to be solid.

FunKrusher

Takeshi Obata should stay the hell away from Castlevania, he just doesn´t know the feel of this franchise.

The blonde loli with pink clothes was particularly bad as was the "Light" with huges muscles.

The guy knows how to draw but he´s just not cut for this.

Phantasos

I don't want this game. But i'm going to buy it because i'm a Castlevania freak. Is that a good or bad reaction I wonder?

Proper 2d or 3d castlevania please, get to it.

iLov3

@Phantasos:

Pink clothes? you mean the gothic blonde chick who wears black clothes? BTW it's a good thing you have such an insight into how well Takeshi Obata knows the "feel of this franchise." Otherwise I might have thought the art direction could be good.

Thank you for taking time to post your pebbles of knowledge on our gaming blog.

Also, his name is "Light" so unless you go around calling your friends "the Jake" and "the Ron" you should rethink how you type people's names.

NeoAkira

Jesus, nobody even wants to give this game a chance. Sure precedent says this game will suck and it's an odd choice, but seriously? No one has an open mind?

At least this game won't have to worry about balance if the game is truthful to the series... At least in the later parts of the series. Soma, Julius (he probably won't be playable anyway), Alucard, and Johnathan all seem to be around the same level at the end of their games: F-ing strong.
The earlier characters aren't nearly as godly.

Also, Johnathan and Charlotte should totally be Ice-Climbers-tag-team. That would be sexy if they got it to work right.

I'm cautiously (really cautiously) optimistic- you should be too.

Zerbrechen

BOOOOOOOOOOO...

bad move.
wont be buying it, wont even be glancing at it.

Mr.Sad

Day ONE.

jeffx

Am I the only one that thinks this will actually be fun (minus the motion controls)?

lol teh castlevania iz epic reuined 4evr. teh nail in teh coffin for konami teh new capcom.

Give me a break. Castlevania is not ruined because of this game. Im sure every true Castlevania fan will be interested to see how the game world translates into a fighting game. Its all in good fun. Count me in.

Ronin_Sixshooter

Definitely worth at least a rental.

M

What?

thePhilosopher

Very nice.

krushjudgement

@CyricZ: Hm...good point.

JokesJokes

Any chance of symphny of the night being an unlockable bonus on this?

JokesJokes

I do not like the 3d castlevanias btw. Not the same feel at all and the camera sucked.

JokesJokes

This is displeasing. I would've preferred a 3d rendered 2d sidescrolling castlevania. You can put this 3d fighting mode in as a bonus but a whole game? Not thinking so.
Now, if this were an arena fighting game with 4 players or more, I might be interested. If it's just 2 head to head...
not so very much interesting to I.

Hey, Technical question, if you were to put a simplistic 2d fighting game such as castlevania on wii, and reserve most of your horsepower for graphical processing, would it be possible to put out a 720p game on wii? I mean the original xbox had some games rendered in 720p right? Is there an actual hardware or software limitation that does not allow the wii to put out 720p graphics aside from horsepower?

Regardless, I think a 2d game with dynamic lighting and a pretty good 2d physics system with the ability to whip and swing your way through and around the levels would be pretty freakin sweet.

JokesJokes

Everyone wants a 2D console Castlevania. But its no reason to hate this fighting game.

Remember that a new 2D Castlevania for a console is a serious thing. It has to be perfect. The art takes a long time. If theres going to be a 2D SotN Castevania type game, its better for the 360 or PS3. Why? Because its a long awaited title. Because the controller is just better for Castlevania. And Because the systems are capable of better HD graphics. I think its just a matter of time for us to see a 2D Castlevania on whichever system.

But realize its retarded to exclaim "omg what r they doing?!?!". They are making something fun and cool, thats what they are doing. Dont hate Castlevania Judgment just because it wasnt the type of Casltevania you expected.

I hope all of you buy this game so I can get your Wii Friend codes and give you a proper Belmont style ass whipping.

Ronin_Sixshooter

What the hell is wrong with Konami? How many crappy games is it going to take for them to realize that Castlevania + 3D = no fucking good? How many times do the fans have to scream that we want a 2D Castlevania on a console instead of a handheld?

It's very easy, Konami... just give us what we WANT instead of 3D waggle-crap. Leave the waggle for minigame compilations and put a 2D Castlevania with decent controls on a console. That's ALL you have to do, Konami, think you can handle it?

Shifty_Pete

I would actually buy this if it was $20 or less. I am also pretty sure a real Castlevania game will show up soon enough on both PS3 and X360.

gencid

@Zerbrechen:
@Ronin_Sixshooter:
Definitely.

Konami: "We're making another Metroidvania."
Internets: "Stop making the same game over and over again!"

Konami: "We're making a 3D fighter Castlevania."
Internets: "WTF r u doin??? We want a 2D Metroidvania!"

Ok, I admit that I share most of these thoughts. I want to see something different, but I also want to see console Metroidvania, possibly downloadable. I recognize the hypocrisy.

That said, why the hell do people feel the need to judge things they nothing about? Were most previous attempts to go to/from a fighter from another genre successful? No. Does that mean that there is some universal law that it can't be done? No.

Be skeptical. I encourage it. I am too. But don't act like you can predict the future.

Tiber

@Spartan1308™:

Oh... Damn. >_>

Tzibo

Wait. Has anybody made a good fighter for the Wii yet?

(And no- SSBB doesn't count.)

If people like Namco, who make great fighting games all of the time, can't get a Wii-specific port of a proven fighting game to work, how the hell does Iga think he's gonna pull it off???

I'm officially dubbing this one Castlevania: Masters of Teras Kasi.

Oh- yes I did.

stranger

x@JokesJokes: Does no one have an aswer to my technical question?

JokesJokes

Smells like a setup for a fall. Then of course they'll blame the Wii and it's audience and show why games like Silent Hill, Contra, Metal Gear Solid, etc. just isn't for the system ("Wii owners aren't hardcore enough").

questworld

I'm hoping for a non-waggle control option.

edck