I don’t think Castlevania Judgement was what anyone had in mind when they asked for a Wii Castlevania game. With 2D Castlevania games still alive and kicking on the DS, what are the odds of a Wii 2D Castlevania? When asked about that very thing in an interview with C3, Castlevania mastermind Koji Igarashi had this to say:

I am very interested in the option. I truly hope that the 2D market will be revitalised. I need your support to do that. Let’s make the 2D market (world) more exciting!!

See that? That’s two exclamation points. Not one, but two. That’s pure excitement, right there.

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While opening up the latest edition of Nintendo power this morning, I found some questionable art pictures for Castlevania Judgement. While I haven’t been a fan of the art direction since the NES days, this seriously has me shaking my head. How could Simon Belmont craft such an outfit while living in the late 1600’s? Even if he found a tailor that wouldn’t laugh as he explained the specifications of the outfit in question, why would he have crafted such a thing?

This seems to be a real departure from the Castlevania series that we all know and cherish. I am really keeping my fingers crossed for this title. There are some gameplay shots as well, these can be seen after the break.

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Not all of the game confirmations these past few days have been popular ones. Konami has now made it official that the Wii will be getting Castlevania Judgement, a fighter made by series producer Iga Igarashi and featuring character models designed by manga artist Takeshi Obata.

You’ll “slash, stab, and whip” using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and you’ll be able to do so against friends using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. DS connectivity will also be utilized (finally) by using Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia to unlock some bonus features.

All this change? They wanted to set it apart from the rest of the Castlevania series. I’m wondering why they couldn’t just “set it apart” with the biggest game and best story yet for a 2D action platformer…

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…and with 3D models, as well. Bet none of you were expecting that!

Several characters have been confirmed for Castlevania Judgement, including Dracula, Simon, Alucard, Shanoa, and Maria Renard. Depending on the number of hearts you have, you can use subweapons such as holy water, magic spells, a dagger, and a boomerang. Within fights, set traps, destroyable environments, and enemy monsters will interfere with the battle as you use the Nunchuk to move around and the Wii Remote for gesture-based attacks.

To top it off, it doesn’t look like we’ll get any new music for this game. They’ll be new remixes of classic Castlevania themes.

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