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New Castlevania announced for Wii ... It's a 3D fighter?

Gothic Girl | June 26, 2008 | News | Wii

A few weeks ago it was rumored that a 3D Castlevania was in the works.
Today, it has been officially confirmed, though not in the way fans would expect (or hope).

The new Castlevania is a 3D fighter!

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I know you guys wouldn’t believe this unless I had proof. Reader Blissteria was nice enough to take some pictures from the latest issue of Nintendo Power. I am only going to post one, due to ‘fair use’. Also, I just wanted to make sure that you guys believed the news!

Characters confirmed thus far - Dracula, Simon, Alucard, Shanoa, and Maria Renard.
Classic subweapons - holy water, magic spells, dagger, boomerang
Subweapon use still depends on hearts
Remixed classic Castlevania tunes
Set traps, destroyable environments, enemy monsters interfere with battle
Nunchuck controls character movement, Wiimote used for motion attacks

Not exactly what we were thinking, is it?!

Some more snippets from the Nintendo Power article…
- Maria unlocked through DS to Wii connectivity
- special move gauge that builds up to a move that is much like a “final smash”
- some sort of WFC interaction
- character models by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)
- Quote from Igarashi “I guess some fans may worry about the game quality, but I am confident that we can achieve a very high-quality game. I think that fans…will see that it stays true to the Castlevania series. Even though this is a fighting game I can guarantee that it will be fun.”

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Zero and X | June 27, 2008

........... uhhh...... ummm..... WHAT!?
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Aussie Legend | June 27, 2008

*plays the Last Post on a bugle which just happens to be within arms distances*

Seriously, that is a wtf I wasn't expecting...
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Magimaster | June 27, 2008

Damn it. I was really hoping for a 3D adventure game. Oh well, considering the lack of fighting games on the console I suppose it's not a bad addition to the Wii's library. Also, Konami seems to be trying to take advantage of the fact that Soul Calibur IV isn't going to appear on the Wii. Smart move.
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  Akira_EX | June 27, 2008
  
  It's Soul Calibur Legends in reverse.
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DusktoDawn | June 27, 2008

Now that different.........
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Remino52 | June 27, 2008

WHAT THE *bleeeeeeeeeep* IS GOING ON!!!!
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Seeker X | June 27, 2008

It does look like a Soul Calibur at first glance, so the new gameplay had better have some exclusive features and they better WORK. Seriously going from Platformer/Action/Adventure to Fighter is not a logical transition.

On a sidenote, I do hope they have the N64 Castlevania characters...the N64 Castlevania games (Mainly "Legacy of Darkness") were the BEST 3D Castlevania games ever.
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  Gothic Girl | June 28, 2008
  
  If they're including the 3D games, then I hope they add the Castlevania: Lament of Innocence characaters.
  The game was average, but I loved the characters... Leon, Walter, Joachim, etc.
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Magimaster | June 28, 2008

My only real wish is for them to not follow in Bleach's path. Motion controls can be fun when used properly, but if you're actually creating a serious fighting game then PLEASE make it classic controller compatible.
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Zero and X | June 29, 2008

Why cant we have another regular CV game? Why a fighter!? Ugg, I just hope it has wi-fi at the least.
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  BANDITO ATTACK | June 29, 2008
  
  by 'regular' you mean 'generic and boring', right?
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    Zero and X | June 29, 2008
    
    Dont talk to me dude, you're a troll in my book.
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MusiKon | June 29, 2008

With Obata doing the art for the game, I'm willing to give this a look. But nothing more as of yet.
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reaver11 | June 29, 2008

Not interested. What next? A Final Fantasy fighting game?
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  MusiKon | June 29, 2008
  
  I can't tell if this is a joke question or serious.