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Description

Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula resurrects and terrorizes the land. A vampire hunter named Simon Belmont bravely ventures into the Count's mansion in order to defeat him. Along the way he'll have to defeat skeletons, bats, fishmen, medusa heads and other evil creatures.

Castlevania is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player taking the role of Simon Belmont is able to jump and crack his whip directly in front of him. Power-ups can be obtained by defeating enemies or by whipping candles that appear in the castle. One such power-up increases the power and length of Simon's whip. Different weapons can be gathered which consume hearts when used, these hearts can also be collected from monsters and candles. Additionally, some walls will hide secrets such as the health-restorative turkey or the Double and Triple shot abilities for the weapons Simon has collected. At the end of each section of the castle is a boss, which must be defeated. Progression through the castle eventually leads to a confrontation with Count Dracula himself.

Alternate Titles

  • "悪魔城ドラキュラ" -- Japanese Spelling
  • "Demon Castle Dracula's" -- Translated Japanese Title
  • "Castle Vania" -- Brazilian CCE's Top Game Title
  • "Akumajo Dracula" -- Japanese Title

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Trivia

Castlevania was voted #48 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).


This entry was contributed by Luiz Pacheco (1259), PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025), gamewarrior (5118) and Black Wolf (37232)
 

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