Retro Review Castlevania (NES)

RETRO REVIEW

Introduction:

Castlevania a game series that strikes an off mix of joy and fear into the hearts and minds of so many gamers known for its unyielding difficulty level as well as a soundtrack that will last in your memories for weeks on end known as Akumojo Dracula in japan the game originally dropped for the Famicon Disk system in 1986 then in 1988 for Europe on the Nintendo Entertainment System a whole 6 years before it would make its cartridge appearance in japan on February 5th 1993 it has made many many reappearances over the years including the Gameboy Advance in 2005 the Wii Virtual Console in 2007 and then as of late the 3DS Virtual console later in 2013 but is this game worth reviving the decade old fight for this generation or is this a game that has long deserved its eternal slumber 

Story:

The year is 1691 you play as Simon Belmont a member of the infamous vampire slayers who has come to send the Dark Lord Dracula back to his slumber once and for all the Belmont's have spent many many years fighting off the threat of Dracula back to his castle keeping his evil at bay for hundreds of years. 

Gameplay:

The gameplay in Castlevania is plain and simple platforming with an element of simple combat a tried and true method of greatness no complicated combo's and no insane button combo's in order to make something cool happen instead back in the golden era of the Nintendo Entertainment System you where given a whip and a select set of sub weapons and set on your way through a set of levels that will try more than just your patience but your skill the test with challenging levels and a platforming element that is still almost impossible to master but for a game of its time its nothing short of top of the range platforming action with a set of sub-weapons ranging from Daggers to Holy Water to a Boomerang cross all of which would go on to stand the test of time and make appearances in every Castlevania game including the recent Castlevania Lords Of Shadows 

Verdict:

25 years on Castlevania still feels and plays exactly the same as when it first dropped and began to give gamers head aches and nightmares on how to end the scurge of Dracula's Reign the game while old and compaired to anything of this day and age begging to show its age but still as impressive as the day we first laid eyes on the 8 bit castle as well as that little 8 bit hero Simon Belmont and felt that rush of the first level when the infamous Vampire Killer begins to rock your world with an 8 bit momentum that makes you want to rip those Zombie's Bats Cougars and Vampires to shreads with your trusty whip this game is still as exiting and thrilling as always if you have never taken a trip to the land of the original Castlevania its 100% necessary that you make some time and get your Vampire Slayer on and take good old Simon Belmont for an adventure 

Rating out of 10:

10/10 

a true legend of a title still as good no matter which version of the game you choose to pick up 

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