Games

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

1997•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorroranimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancefastunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and very fast: a wide-ranging platformer, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

92 / 100

852 ratings

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About This Game

Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?

Summary: IGDB

Story

The game's story takes place during the year 1797, 5 years after the events of Rondo of Blood and begins with Richter Belmont's defeat of Count Dracula, mirroring the end of the former game. However, despite Dracula being defeated, Richter vanishes without a trace. Castlevania rises again five years later, and while there are no Belmonts to storm the castle, Alucard, the son of Dracula, awakens from his self-induced sleep, and decides to investigate what transpired during his slumber. Meanwhile, Maria Renard, Richter's sister-in-law, enters Castlevania herself to search for the missing...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

GhostsBloodyGravityVampireMagicMetroidvaniaDeathHorse

Where to play

Xbox / Microsoft Store

Details

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher: Konami
Released: 20 March 1997
Series: Castlevania
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 12h normally, 20h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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