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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Plot-driven, classical in form, resolved and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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“Is Castlevania better than Contra?”
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Castlevania a masterpiece, not merely a very good game?”
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About the game
- Platforms
- Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Konami, Konami
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Konami
- Released
- September 26, 1986
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 347 ratings.
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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