NES

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Description

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is the second one of three Castlevania games released on the NES. After the vampire killer Simon Belmont destroyed Count Dracula in the original Castlevania (1987), an evil curse possessed him. The only way Simon can break the count's curse is to find five of Dracula's body parts (which are mysteriously strewn throughout Transylvania) and burn them.

Unlike most of the other Castlevania games, Simon's Quest does not feature the traditional stages but allows you to freely roam the land of Transylvania in the style of Nintendo's Metroid. In several towns Simon can talk with NPC's and buy items in shops, adding a touch of role-playing.

Alternate Titles

• "ドラキュラII呪いの封印" -- Japanese Spelling
• "Dracula II: The Accursed Seal" -- Translated Japanese Title
• "Akumajou Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin" -- Japanese Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series
• Games made into books
• Vampire-inspired games

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User Reviews

scour the country side, and hunt for the counts missing body parts!	benjamin grimes (10)
This title doesn't deserve its good reputation at all	Bregalad (649)
This is what NES value games were all about	Mike Hotch (3)
One of the best NES games out there...	Cormana6868 (16)
In principle, one of the most disgusting video games ever	Multimedia Mike (13785)

The Press Says

GameCola.net	May 15, 2006	8.3 out of 10	83
NES Fanz	Jan 03, 2005	4 out of 5	80
The Video Game Critic	Dec 06, 2004	C-	42
HonestGamers	Dec 31, 2003	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

The original Japanese version of the game, named "Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin", was not released on a cart! The game was available for the Famicom Disk System, an addon that let the Famicom play video games straight from a special floppy disk. The game had two differences in regards to the US version: First, it did not use passwords to record your progress, it saved the data to one of three save files on the disk. Second, the game has different music, because the Famicom Disk System had an extra sound channel that was not available via other means.