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Castlevania (/ ˌ k æ s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə /), known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, [a] [2] is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise created by Konami.The series is largely set in the castle of Count Dracula, the arch-enemy of the Belmont clan of vampire hunters.
The category is specifically for the Castlevania video games themselves. Articles on aspects of the Castlevania games and universe go into Category:Castlevania.
The compilation includes the NES versions of Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, and Kid Dracula along with Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy), Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy), Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) and Super Castlevania IV (SNES). Developed by M2.
Time Extension placed Vampire Killer fourth last on its list of ranked Castlevania games. It was described that it "is a rather unusual attempt to expand the original game in new and interesting ways, and proves that right from the beginning, Konami was clearly aware that Castlevania was a franchise which could easily evolve beyond its action-platforming origins.
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow [a] is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami. It is part of Konami's Castlevania video game series and the first Castlevania game released on the Nintendo DS. The game is the sequel to Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and incorporates many elements from its predecessor.
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence [a] [b] is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 console. . Part of Konami's Castlevania video game series, it is the first installment of the series on the PlayStation 2 and the third to make use of a 3D style of gamepl
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair features cooperative gameplay somewhat similar to Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.. Gameplay includes a co-op mode (the Xbox 360 release only allows for internet co-op, while the PlayStation 3 release supports local multiplayer [4]) which plays like the "Boss Rush Mode" of previous 2D Castlevania games, but with several rooms and items to find, culminating in a ...
In 2018, Complex listed the game 13th on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time", writing: "Next to Symphony of the Night, this is the best Castlevania game of all time. The control is perfect, the progression is perfect, and even the ramping up of the difficulty is flawless, as it gets difficult in all the right spots.