It has since been ported to many platforms, such as the NES Classic Edition. A 2D sidescrolling action game where the player progresses through six stages, many principal features of the Castlevania series originated with it. The first console title, Castlevania, was released on the Famicom Disk System in 1986 and then in North America in 1987 on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Many Castlevania titles have been released for markets in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia on various video game consoles, personal computers (PC) and mobile phones, with additional remakes and re-releases. Ĭastlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Ĭastlevania is one of Konami's most successful and prominent franchises several of its entries are ranked among the best video games ever made.
2010 saw the release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a 3D action-adventure reboot of the series developed by MercurySteam and Kojima Productions. Several installments later adopted Symphony of the Night's gameplay, and along with Super Metroid, it has popularized the Metroidvania genre. Originally released for the PlayStation, it returned to the nonlinear gameplay seen in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, which introduced RPG elements and exploration. The first entry and the majority of its sequels are side-scrolling action platformers, and were succeeded by the 1997 game, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It debuted with 1986's Castlevania for the Nintendo Family Computer Disk System. Ĭastlevania is largely set in the eponymous castle of Count Dracula, the main antagonist of the Belmont clan of vampire hunters. The franchise has expanded into other media, including comic books, an animated television series, and several spin-off video games. It has been released on various platforms, from early systems to modern consoles, as well as handheld devices such as mobile phones.
That said, I've really enjoyed my time with this collection on Xbox One X, and I daresay that the aforementioned design docs and concept art alone are worth the asking price for a serious Castlevania fan.Castlevania ( / ˌ k æ s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə/), known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about vampire hunters, created and developed by Konami. Definitely read the reviews to get an idea as to what sort of issues the package has at the moment, as there are certainly a number of oversights in the PC version (some of which also plague the console releases). The collection also includes some really cool extras in the form of design docs and concept art for each game.
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy).In case you're not aware, Castlevania Anniversary Collection is now available on Steam (as well as on PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One).
0 kommentar(er)
