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Castlevania
Castlevania
Castlevania
1986
Action
Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: To destroy forever the Curse of the Evil Count. Unfortunately, everybody's home this evening. Bats, ghosts, every kind of creature you can imagine. You'll find 'em all over the place, if they don't find you first. Because you've got to get through six monstrous floors before you even meet up with the Master of the House. Your Magic Whip will help, and you'll probably find a weapons or two along the way. But once you make it to the tower, you can count on a Duel to the Death. The Count has waited 100 years for a rematch.

Franchise:

Castlevania

Genre:

Action

Developers:

Konami, Konami Industry

AKAs:

Akumajō Dracula, Arcade Archives: Vs. Castlevania, Castle Vania, Vs. Castlevania, アーケードアーカイブス VS. キャッスルヴァニア, 恶魔城系列, 悪魔城ドラキュラ

Castlevania

1986
Action
Avg Percentile 51.14% from 100 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(100)
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Rated 30 Jan 2018
57
42nd
Give me that sweet wall meat
Rated 01 Dec 2022
72
22nd
classic stages doable first 4. But after that all bullshit levels after. Slow laggy heavy as brick af MC vs tons of fast enemies. Don't even mention the grim reaper boss, I can barely beat em with save state...
Rated 18 Nov 2021
70
49th
The art is glorious; the game play is monotonous.
Rated 17 Mar 2020
80
80th
Don't flip your console over at the nonsense ahead, you're gonna miss some meaty music.
Rated 27 Oct 2019
60
63rd
Good game but it gets really hard. So I can't give it a higher rating.
Rated 21 Jun 2019
74
66th
Platformers and deliberately plodding characters don't always mix well, but this game famously pulls it off quite well. The hint of strategic thinking around planning sub-weapon use helps, as does the abundance of checkpoints. But it's really the presentation that leaves a lasting impression, especially the soundtrack.
Rated 24 Oct 2018
73
75th
A classic side-scroller whose steep difficultly curve and clunky controls are a legendary combination. My only complaint is that some of the bosses are very uninteresting.
Rated 07 May 2018
88
75th
A Fun classic if there ever was one. a difficult but fair adventure that requires the player to learn from their mistakes and use strategy to overcome the odds. doesnt over stay its welcome and delivers a great memorable experience
Rated 07 Feb 2018
90
80th
Hard as hell, but such fun. The soundtrack is a good selling point for me
Rated 04 Feb 2018
77
64th
More difficult than it had any right to be. The constant whipping sounds coming from my room did, at least once, prompt my mom to barge in and double-check the television.
Rated 28 Jan 2018
6
67th
Iconic but wildly difficult, I'm pretty sure I've never actually beaten it without cheesing it with save states. The music is so damn good though right out of the gate with this series.
Rated 28 Jan 2018
85
88th
Castlevania is a good example of a game that's elevated by limiting your mobility. Considering the stiffness of the game's jumping, it becomes less about pushing mobility and more about engaging with the game's enemy design. In CV1's case, I think the enemy placement and mixing elevates by constantly keeping you on your toes even if the actual use of verticality isn't horribly interesting. The boss fights are cool in spades, but a lot of them are too easy to just burst down.

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Franchise:

Castlevania

Genre:

Action

Developers:

Konami, Konami Industry

AKAs:

Akumajō Dracula, Arcade Archives: Vs. Castlevania, Castle Vania, Vs. Castlevania, アーケードアーカイブス VS. キャッスルヴァニア, 恶魔城系列, 悪魔城ドラキュラ
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