Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
North American PS2 box art
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Takashi Takeda
Producer(s)Koji Igarashi
Programmer(s)Shuichi Hirohara
Artist(s)Ayami Kojima
Writer(s)Koji Igarashi
Composer(s)Michiru Yamane
Yuka Watanabe
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: November 1, 2005
  • JP: November 24, 2005
  • EU: February 17, 2006
Genre(s)Action role-playing, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami. It is the fourth 3D Castlevania title, following Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (2003), and was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in all regions except Japan, where the game was only available on PlayStation 2.

Curse of Darkness received mixed to positive reviews, with praise for its combat system, music, content, and replay value, while criticism fell towards its story, characters, repetitive level design, and gameplay.