
Castlevania: Lords of Shadows is occasionally beautiful,
occasionally exciting, and occasionally rewarding. However, to fully
enjoy its best parts, you must endure a handful of drab settings and
boring stealth puzzles along the way. At times, it's enough to make you
want to put the controller down. But stick around until the end, and
you'll enjoy a satisfying reward of eye-catching boss fights and a
satisfying conclusion that ultimately diminishes...