Simon Belmont returns in the first Castlevania title to grace the SNES. The console may be different, but the setup is very familiar: The place is Transylvania. The villain is Count Dracula.

Belmont has the classic Castlevania assortment of weapons (the famous whip, daggers, axes, fire bombs, boomerangs) at his disposal, and he gains strength and points by collecting various-sized hearts, coin purses, and pork chops.

Like most Castlevania games, Super Castlevania IV is a 2D side-scrolling action game. However, it is 2D with more depth than ever before. Parallax scrolling and rotating chambers are some of the "Mode 7" effects made possible by the SNES hardware.

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Alternate Titles

"惡魔城" -- Chinese Title (traditional)
"悪魔城ドラキュラ" -- Japanese Spelling
"Castlevania 4" -- Common Informal Name
"Akumajo Dracula" -- Japanese title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Super Castlevania IV
	Super Castlevania IV 4	SNES	$9.50
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User Reviews

One of the best games for the SNES and of the entire Castlevania series	Xantheous (1246)
The best old-school Castlevania game in the series.	The Silverlord (4)
The greatest 2-D platform game ever made. Period.	Simon Wingate (27)
An atmospheric masterpiece	Brad Shead (6)
The "Belmont" Tolls For Thee...	So Hai (234)
Easily one of the most enjoyable platformers for the SNES.	Bregalad (597)
Hey Drac. How's It Goin?	Lake Hylia (3)

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The Press Says

HonestGamers	Jan 13, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Game Zero	Apr, 1992	93 out of 100	93
Kingdom of Desire	Feb 26, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Land	2003	89 out of 100	89
Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2004	8.75 out of 10	88
Video Games	Jan, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Power Play	Feb, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	May 01, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Retrogaming.it	Jan 22, 2008	7 out of 10	70
HonestGamers	Jan 16, 2004	5 out of 10	50