When Konami first announced the addition of another Castlevania game in 3D, the collective groan from the community was deafening. Konami's previous attempts at bringing Castlevania in 3D have been less than stellar. Both Nintendo64 versions failed miserably, and the Dreamcast version never even saw the light of day.

Let nobody say that Konami doesn't learn from their mistakes. Castlevania is back in a big way, and it looks absolutely fantastic in 3D. The only abscense that I can see so far is the real lack of additional magic items. I beliveve, however, that this is merely a limitation of the demo, and not a detriment of the game itself. The main character has both magic and hearts, so the possiblity for additional weaponry would appear to be limitless.