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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User Reviews

The "Belmont" Tolls For Thee...	SNES	So Hai (272)
Easily one of the most enjoyable platformers for the SNES.	SNES	Bregalad (649)
One of the best games for the SNES and of the entire Castlevania series	SNES	Xantheous (1241)
The best old-school Castlevania game in the series.	SNES	The Silverlord (4)
The greatest 2-D platform game ever made. Period.	SNES	Simon Wingate (27)
An atmospheric masterpiece	SNES	Brad Shead (6)
Hey Drac. How's It Goin?	SNES	Lake Hylia (3)

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The Press Says

Thunderbolt Games	SNES	Oct 26, 2004	10 out of 10	100
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Dec 22, 2004	A-	91
Kingdom of Desire	SNES	Feb 26, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Land	SNES	2003	89 out of 100	89
Video Games	SNES	Jan, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Eurogamer.de	Wii	Jan 31, 2007	4 out of 5	80
IGN	Wii	Jan 11, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SNES	May 01, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Retrogaming.it	SNES	Jan 22, 2008	7 out of 10	70
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.

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