Castlevania
Konami
Taste attributes: actionhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavouryimaginarysimpleglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA fantastical platformer that is unsavoury, simple and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
79 / 100
350 ratings
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About This Game
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.
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- Developer
- Konami
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Konami
- Released
- 26 September 1986
- Series
- Castlevania
- Platforms
- Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
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- IGDB
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