Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV

by Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV

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• ASIN: B000035XZD
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,359 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Old-School Castlevania, December 25, 2003

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T. Sparks (Leesville, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV (Video Game)

"Old-School Castlevanias" are those with completely linear quests; that is, you go from Point A to Point B, killing everything in your path (The non-linear games, such as Aria of Sorrow or Sympony of the Night, are sometimes referred to as "Metroid-vania.")

In Super Castlevania IV, Simon Belmont steps out to defeat Count Dracula (on a side note, it's not REALLY IV; Konami later admitted that this game is just a re-make of the original 1986 NES Castlevania.) This being said, Simon has a lot of moves at his disposal. It this game--the only game in the series to do this--Simon can whip up, down, left, right, or diagonal. He can flail the whip around. He can swing from hooks in the ceiling. Controlling Simon is . . . well, it's a joy. Play control has never been this tight on a Castlevania game, before or since.

All the levels are deep and atmospheric, with perfect music (well, except for the Atlantis Shrine, anyway.) The music to level one is my personal favorite. Rooms scroll in the background; vines creep up rail fences as you approach; spider-webs actually look dusty. The graphics are absolutely amazing, and look better than many graphics on 32 or even 64-bit side-scrollers.

An absolute masterpiece of a game.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They don't make em like they used to, October 29, 2001

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Christian Lowensprung (TRONDHEIM Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV (Video Game)

THIS IS IT

This is the game that would change my view of videogaming FOREVER!

Imagine if you will, a perfect soundtrack, a perfect story, a perfect game. A game about a mans fight against the ultimate evil: Dracula himself.

Yes, you may ask, why bother reviewing this game now that it is so old? Well, I can see there are a couple of used titles left, so get your copy if you haven't played it. This game belongs with the games that go to the ultimate cloud 9 heaven.
A MUST EXPERIENCE!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest Castlevania titles ever..., February 21, 2006

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Ultimate Air Guitarist (Guitar Center) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Super Nintendo Super Castlevania IV (Video Game)

I would place this 2nd after "Symphony of the Night" as my all time favorite Castlevania title. When this came out, it was the best action/adventure around, for any system, as well as being the strongest Castlevania at the time. The game itself is a basic reworking of the original NES castlevania; Simon Belmont is faced with the task of venturing into Dracula's citadel (Castlevania), bristling with goulish enemies, gruesome bosses and countless deadly traps, and defeat Drac himself, as with almost every Castlevania game. The levels and enemies are in fine detail (for 1991), Simon has the ability to whip in any direction and swing across obstacles and pits, and the levels are actually pretty tough. Some of the bosses will have you throwing the controller at the wall. My only gripe is that this game is somewhat short for a Castlevania game. However, when you beat it, you can play a harder version of the game if you use the same screen name. The ending won't be any different, but it will be more challeging. Dracula is going to be quiet a challenge to defeat as well, especially if you arn't used to Castlevania. Overall, if you can dig that old SNES out of the closet someday (like i did), this is a game definatly worth picking up. I've beaten it hundreds of times, and it still manages to get me to play it.