Castlevania (Wii)

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Description

Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula resurrects and terrorizes the land. A vampire hunter named Simon Belmont bravely ventures into the Count's mansion in order to defeat him. Along the way he'll have to defeat skeletons, bats, fishmen, medusa heads and other evil creatures.

Castlevania is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player takes the role of Simon Belmont, who is able to jump and crack his whip directly in front of him. Power-ups can be obtained by defeating enemies or by whipping candles that appear in the castle. One such power-up increases the power and length of Simon's whip. Different weapons can be gathered which consume hearts when used, these hearts can also be collected from monsters and candles. Additionally, some walls will hide secrets such as the health-restorative turkey or the Double and Triple shot abilities for the weapons Simon has collected. At the end of each section of the castle is a boss, which must be defeated. Progression through the castle eventually leads to a confrontation with Count Dracula himself.

Screenshots

There are no Wii screenshots for this game.

There are 110 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "悪魔城ドラキュラ" -- Japanese spelling
• "Castle Vania" -- Brazilian CCE's Top Game title
• "Akumajo Dracula" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series
• Classic NES / Famicom Mini / NES Classics releases
• Fictional character: Count Dracula
• Games made into TV series
• Theme: Vampires

User Reviews

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The Press Says

Nintendo Life	Mar 24, 2007		80
IGN	Apr 30, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	May 09, 2007	7.1 out of 10	71
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jun 15, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Thunderbolt Games	Jul 07, 2010	7 out of 10	70
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	May 03, 2007	70 out of 100	70
Mag'64	Sep 02, 2009	6.5 out of 10	65

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Trivia

Game Boy Advance version

The Game Boy Advance version of the game has some different names for certain items and characters. For instance:

• Count Dracula is now simply called "The Count".
• The Holy Water item called "Fire Bomb" in the manual.
• The Vampire Killer (Simon's whip) is now called a "Magic Whip".
• Even though the game takes place in Transylvania, there is no mention of this anywhere in the game or the manual.
• There is also no mention of the hero's name, Simon Belmont.

Remake

This game was remade a decade after, but this time for PSX, known as Castlevania Chronicles.

References

Beat the game once and head to the second part of level two. Climb the stairs, get to the top of the screen and jump on the first moving platform. A blinking treasure will come out of the ground. If you examine it closely, it's a Moai head! Devoted Konami fans will recognize this Easter Island statue from the Gradius series, which seems to be obsessed with them for some odd reason.

Unused sprites

There are a number of unused sprites found in the NES Castlevania ROM, most notably a cross, a cupcake, and a love letter, and a basket with kittens inside(?!).

Awards

• Game Informer
  • August 20012 (Issue #100) – #48 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll

Information also contributed by CaptainCanuck, Foxhack and MAT

Related Web Sites

• Castlevania Dungeon (Fansite dedicated to everything and anything Castlevania)
• Classic NES Series for the Game Boy Advance (Covers the line-up of the new Game Boy Advance series of NES Classics.)
• History of Castlevania (Comprehensive info on all the Castlevania series from its beginnings)
• OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Castlevania, including the album "Sonata of the Damned".)
• Video review of the Castlevania series (WARNING: Language) (The Angry Video Game Nerd, James Rolfe, reviews games in the Castlevania series. Part 1 is entirely devoted to the first Castlevania on NES.)