The Castlevania saga continues 25 years later in this latest installment — the highly anticipated precursor to Castlevania: Lord of Shadows 2. Trevor Belmont has but one goal in his heart and that is to avenge the death of his mother, even if that means extinguishing the flame that is Gabriel Belmont — his one and only father. Gabriel has returned from exile to take up residence in the mysterious castle, and the last thing Trevor Belmont expected was to find his father undead — a vampire. Not just any vampire, but the astonishingly powerful and terrifying Dracula who has returned to declare war on the Brotherhood of Light — of which Trevor is a knight. What will be the fate of Gabriel's progeny? Will he mirror his father and turn to shadow, or endure as a beacon of light?
Battle through intense and enormous boss fights and navigate immersive and detailed levels within a unique Nintendo 3DS setting that features high definition, 3D polygon graphics and side scrolling combined with full 3D battles to learn the true destiny and lineage of the Belmont family. Play as a multitude of characters, each with unique, magical abilities, skills and weapons from a variety of eras with a huge array of combos and a deep, strategic combat system. As you experience the epic showdown between father and son, dark and light, good and evil, in this stunning 3D world, will you be able to destroy Dracula, or will his atrocities go unpunished?