Super Castlevania IV: A Testament to Excellent Action Games
fatface
100% score
The first Castlevania game I played is also one of the best of the series. A remake of the first Castlevania for the NES, this game exceeds with fantastic graphics, a killer soundtrack, responsive controls, and game play that is purely fun. Playing as Simon Belmont, you whip through 10+ stages of Dracula's castle; fighting off skeletons, Medusa, dragons, Frankenstein, and death itself until reaching the prince of darkness.
But as mention before, its the easy to use controls and addicting game play that makes this title shine. Youre able to attack the enemies in 8 directions with Simon's whip (a first for the series) because theyll be attacking Simon from all different directions. The Snes controller is very responsive and makes it a breeze to dodge the deadly booby traps and counter attack.
The game plays similar to the older Castlevania games so Symphony of Night and GBA/DS fans beware; this game has NOTHING in common to those games. There is no leveling up, backtracking, or magic attacks Simon can use. Its straight forward whipping and jumping.
Overall, I think this is one of the finest action games I've played. If you own a Super Nintendo, I recommend this game as a must have.
I think youll like this game if you enjoy the following - Love action side-scroll games - A fan of classic Castlevania game play. - Prefer straight forward action than large levels in which you return later in the game (i.e. the Castlevania games of today).
I don't think you will like this game if the following annoys you... - You can not use items, equip armor, or level up. - Simon cant run or learn any new abilities. - Spikes kill you instantly and stages include a decent amount of bottomless pits.
About the Japanese Famicom version I havent played this game on the Japanese Super Nintendo but I've read that it includes blood, naked statues and paintings that were removed for the American audience. One particular level is stage 8; the underground dungeon has blood that drips from the ceilings while our version has acid.
