The game exhibits useless imagination from the very beginning, with two-tiered levels (walk through a gate and traverse the background — pass back through the gate and you're in the foreground again) and new enemies such as a skeletal knight riding atop a skeletal horse. This…
Zigfried · January 16, 2004
Take Simon through a slow build of Castlevania content. His first level push will allow you to experience the stirring new anthem, Simon’s Theme, and provide decent warm up whipping action. Knee-deep in rushing crystal waters, make your way to the mythical Medusa in all her…
Marc Golding · January 13, 2004
As a transitional game to a new generation, there was a lot at stake.
JoeTheDestroyer · October 29, 2023
A fun vampire-slaying quest that'd be better if it didn't take so long to show its fangs.
overdrive · August 24, 2018 · 5 comments
Action-platforming atmosphere in the 16-bit era
Follow_Freeman · January 11, 2018 · 2 comments
If you’ve been playing games for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of the Castlevania series. If you haven’t… well, that’s absolutely tragic, because aside from being one of the most memorable franchises from the NES era, Castlevania is still one of the most enjoyable…
Daisuke02 · September 7, 2007
Outro In writing, Super Castlevania IV sounded like a game that was superior to its predecessors: it was bigger, Simon was more flexible, and it was pretty lengthy. Unfortunately, that didn't translate into a good game. There were a lot of opportunities to make things right, but…
dementedhut · June 17, 2006
One of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone is the story of a thief who's killed during a robbery and moves on to an afterlife. He assumes that he's in heaven, since he hits the jackpot every time he gambles, is given whatever he wants, and thinks that all of the women are…
bluberry · July 19, 2004
It must be a case of brainwashing. For, if any doubts ever entered the rabid SNES fan's head, they'd be soon shaken away by the word ''Super'' in the game's title. No game with such surname hyperbole could ever be second-best. The game is ''Super,'' alright. It's ''Super'' the…
ethereal · March 14, 2004
I am a huge fan of the Castlevania series, and this game was one of the main reasons I bought the Super Nintendo. This game was distinctly one of the highest rating in the series, and I expected much from of it. It matched those hopes, but however it did not go above and beyond…
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