Castlevania is back with the series’ first mainline entry in well over a decade, and those waiting for it won't be disappointed. Reviews are in for Belmont’s Curse, and it's not only the highest-rated game in the series since 2005, but also ranks among the five highest-rated Castlevania games ever.
Belmont’s Curse currently has an 86 on both OpenCritic and Metacritic. A strong score that almost every developer in the world would snatch your hand off for, and even though Castlevania games have historically reviewed well, it’s been a long time since a new entry scored quite so high.
And not just because it’s been 12 years between games.
An 86 makes Belmont’s Curse the fifth highest-rated traditional Castlevania game ever. The only four games in the series to have scored higher are the GBA games Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow, both of which scored 91, Symphony of the Night with an 89, and 2005’s Dawn of Sorrow, which also averaged an 89.
George Foster reviewed Belmont’s Curse here at TheGamer, awarding the new entry a 4.5 out of 5. “Thanks to an engaging story, stellar exploration and combat, and a near-perfect blend...
