The game is a self-contained reboot of the series, and thus not canon to the previous games. Hideo Kojima, who produced the Metal Gear series, worked as an advisor for the Japanese version, taking the Castlevania series into a new horizon according to the E3 press conference.
It was developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. Single player Gallery Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ( キャッスルヴァニア ロード オブ シャドウ, Kyassuruvu~ania Rōdo obu Shadō ?) is the first Castlevania game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
