Born in Nintendo's Famicom Disk System peripheral (a floppy disk/diskette drive for the japanese NES) in 1986 as a rather standard action-platformer with (in?)famously stiff gameplay, the original Akumajou Dracula was a surprise hit, receiving ports for the MSX2 OS (under the name of Vampire Killer), arcades (under the name of Haunted Castle) and finally a cartridge conversion (which was re-released much later in Japan with selectable difficulty levels) for the western NES, whose success made the Castlevania name stick to the franchise like industrial glue, at least in non-asian territories. She also has her own special attacks with unique sub-weapons.Castlevania - Rondo of Blood (english translation) Review by: pollution_skunk - 10/10 HOT RICHTER-ON-MAIDEN ACTION! If there is one videogame franchise that transitioned perfectly between different eras and hardware while successfully mixing things up considerably between each installment, it's Konami's classic Castlevania/Akumajou Dracula (Dracula's Demonic Castle) series. She is weaker than Richter but has a greater agility and her own abilities such as sliding and double jumping, which allow her to find even more alternative paths. One of such hidden areas unlocks a second player character: Maria Renard, Annette's sister. The kidnapped women are hidden in the castle and to find them Richter needs to uncover hidden exits which may lead to alternative levels and bosses. At the end of each stage Richter will face a powerful boss. As with most Castlevania games the levels consist of platforming challenges which require good timing and reactions. In comparison with the previous entry in the series, Super Castlevania IV, the game lacks the eight-directional whipping. He can also perform powerful "item crash" attacks with his sub-weapons. Richter is trying to reach the end of each stage, defeating evil creatures on the way with his whip and traditional sub-weapons (throwing axes, daggers, holy crosses, etc.). He takes the Vampire Killer, a powerful whip he inherited from his ancestor, and enters the castle, hoping to put an end to the Dark Lord's reign.Ĭastlevania: Rondo of Blood is, like its predecessors in the series, an action platformer. Richter Belmont, Simon's descendant, swears to free the women, among which is his fiancee Annette.
His demonic servant Shaft is sent to nearby village to kill men, abduct women, and set the village on fire. 5 /5Count Dracula, the evil Transylvanian vampire lord, is resurrected in the year 1792, a century after the brave vampire hunter Simon Belmont vanquished him.
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