Description

Five years ago, Richter Belmont, the latest in the Belmont lineage and the one destined to be a Vampire Hunter, defeated Dracula in a brutal battle which nearly cost him the love of his life, Annette, and her sister, Maria. Now, Richter has suddenly vanished, CastleVania has mysteriously reappeared, and Maria, now a young woman, sets off to find Richter. Alucard, the son of Dracula, is awakened from his eternal slumber after this large shift in power, and enters into Castlevania to find some answers and perhaps destroy the castle once again.

Symphony of the Night is a direct sequel to Dracula X: Rondo of Blood. The game is set in a castle which you can explore freely with many different paths, although often items in certain areas need to be found that will allow passage to others. The action-based gameplay incorporates now strong RPG elements. The hero receives experience points for defeating enemies, gains levels and becomes more powerful. There is also money to be found in the game, and various accessories to buy. In a separate screen, players need to equip attack weapons, shields and other items. Magic plays an important role, as well as secondary weapons and a large amount of "special moves" that are executed similar to advanced one-on-one fighting games.

Alternate Titles

  • "悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲" -- Japanese spelling
  • "CV: SotN" -- Informal abbreviation
  • "Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

It's better than sliced bread - and sliced bread is pretty damn good! PlayStation SkysTheLimit (7)
The Ultimate Sidescrolling Platformer PlayStation Seth Barkan (3)
Black Eagle_79 PlayStation Stéphane Papov (2)
Best in the series PlayStation Sam Tinianow (102)
It was not by my hand that I am once again given a disc...I was called here by...HUMANS...who wished to play a kick-ass Castlevania. PlayStation Satoshi Kunsai (1844)
6 out of 5. PlayStation The Imperial Darkhorse (131)
One of the greatest Playstation games ported over to the Saturn. SEGA Saturn Joshua Price (28)

The Press Says

GamesAreFun.com (GAF) PlayStation May 20, 2003 10 out of 10 100
Meristation PlayStation Jul 27, 1997 10 out of 10 100
Lens of Truth PlayStation Oct 23, 2008 10 out of 10 100
Game industry News (GiN) Xbox 360 2007 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
RPGFan PlayStation Sep, 1997 92 out of 100 92
Eurogamer.net (UK) Xbox 360 Mar 22, 2007 9 out of 10 90
IGN PlayStation Oct 02, 1997 9 out of 10 90
GameSpot PlayStation Nov 20, 1997 8.9 out of 10 89
Planet Xbox 360 Xbox 360 Apr 25, 2007 8.9 out of 10 89
RPGFan Xbox 360 Dec 10, 2007 85 out of 100 85

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
DS 1 Sadgasm (608)
Jun 21, 2009
Symphony of the Night/ PS2 memory card problem 6 Foxhack (11152)
Jan 11, 2008

Trivia

In the Japanese release of this game there were two extra familiars. They were a second fairy and a second demon which basically had no difference from the two that remained (and explains why they were removed).


This entry was contributed by Foxhack (11152), Satoshi Kunsai (1844) and Ben K Bronze Star Contributing Member (20330)
 

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