Het is ondertussen alweer 24 jaar geleden dat de eerste Castlevania titel uitkwam, deze was gelijk een groot succes en heeft daarna met zijn vervolgen een aantal ups en downs gehad.Maar binnenkort zal Konami het weer proberen met Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, alleen gooien ze het helemaal over een andere boeg en dat is best riskant voor de developer Mercury Steam.

Gabriel learns from an ally called Zobek (Patrick Stewart) that each of the Lords possesses pieces of a relic called 'The God Mask' that, when assembled, can purify the world and has the power to bring the dead back. Thus, Gabriel must face the three factions of the Lords of Shadow and confront them - defeating huge adversaries that dominate the screen, making his way across inhospitable but beautifully realised locations, and using the Combat Cross device to whip, swing, and rappel his way to the Mask's location.

Gabriel will stop at nothing to see his beloved returned to him but someone has other plans for Gabriel and the mask holds the key. For good or for ill, Gabriel will meet his destiny: what is the secret of the masks and how are the Belmonts involved.