

During his quest, he encounters several people: Julia Laforeze, a young witch in exile who turns out to be Isaac's sister, Trevor Belmont, who distrusts him for being a Devil Forgemaster, Zead, a kindly holyman who provides him with reliable information about Isaac's whereabouts, and St. Hector reluctantly accepts the challenge, and starts hunting his former friend across the Transylvanian countryside. The latter scoffs at his desire for revenge and dares him to regain his powers so they can settle their score in a satisfying way.

When the game begins, Hector arrives at an Abandoned Castle to confront Isaac. Curse of Darkness received mixed reviews, common praise was directed towards its combat system, music, content, and replay value, while criticism fell towards its story, characters, repetitive level-design and gameplay. It is the second 3D Castlevania title developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo following Castlevania: Lament of Innocence and was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in all regions except Japan, where the game was only available on PlayStation 2. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is an action-adventure game, part of the Castlevania franchise.
