The Official Xbox Magazine has printed its Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow review - and given the game a whopping 9/10.
The news comes after both GamesMaster and Xbox World 360 also gave the Mercury Steam title review scores in excess of 90%.
OXM reviewer Jon Blyth writes: 'Lords Of Shadow is big. Actually, big's too little a word. It's monolithic... From the Resi 4 mood of the scarecrow puzzle to the unexpected oddity of the music box level, this is game that seemingly hasn't heard of DLC - and decides to offer you immense value for money instead.'
OXM calls the game 'huge and magnificent', pouring particular praise on its 'vast imagination' and 'ambitious scope'.
There are a couple of niggles, not least that LOS 'sometimes fails to effectively communicate where you should be going' - a bit of pain in a game whose campaign reportedly weighs in at 20-plus hours.
However, that doesn't stop OXM from calling LOS 'a huge and stylish collision of influences' - inclhding God Of War, Shadow Of The Colossus and Pan's Labyrinth.
Tellingly, the game is labelled it 'an epic and slightly unexpected triumph'.
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