Description
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.
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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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Thunderbolt Games |
SNES |
Oct 26, 2004 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Game Zero |
SNES |
Apr, 1992 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
SNES |
Dec, 1991 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| The Video Game Critic |
SNES |
Dec 22, 2004 |
A- |
91 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
SNES |
Apr, 2004 |
8.75 out of 10 |
88 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Jan 11, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Eurogamer.de |
Wii |
Jan 31, 2007 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Power Play |
SNES |
Feb, 1992 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| GameSpot |
Wii |
Jan 10, 2007 |
7.8 out of 10 |
78 |
| HonestGamers |
SNES |
Jan 16, 2004 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
There are some interesting and quirky boss names in this game. The level 4 mid-boss "Puwexil", the skull with the lashing tongue, when spelled backwards is "Lix Ew Up". The level 4 end boss, a huge rock monster named "Koronot", when spelled backwards is "Ton O Rok". The level 6 end boss, the dancing spectres "Fred Askare & Paula Abgoul" is an obvious and very quirky play on names for Fred Astaire & Paula Abdul.