Konami is making yet another attempt at bringing one of its most successful and loved 2D games to the 3D realm. And judging from the screenshots, this one looks promising.

I played their last attempt at creating a 3D Castelvania, and to put it frankly, I was not impressed. But I am definitely looking forward to this one! Take a look at the screenshots below, and for those interested, the story line follows:

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is set in a ravaged Europe of the middle ages. The planet has been devastated by a powerful magic. The souls of the dead are trapped on our earthly plane unable to find peace, and inhuman creatures of nightmare now roam the Earth, wreaking havoc. Having witnessed his wife Marie (voiced by Natascha McKelhone) murdered at their hands, Gabriel (Robert Carlyle) pledges revenge against those responsible: the mysterious Lords of Shadow.

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.