castlevania

Originally released in Japan as Dorakyura II: Noroi no Fūin," which translates to "Dracula II: Curse's Seal," Castlevania II: Simon's Quest boldly introduces adventure and RPG elements to the tried-and-true action platforming established in Castlevania. Play as Simon, the vampire hunter, as you...

Update [Mon 25th Dec, 2023 14:25 GMT]: Pigsy has released a playable demo - Merry Christmas! You can download it here. Original Story [Tue 3rd Jan, 2023 12:30 GMT]: Some time ago, our friends over at Nintendo Life reported on the existence of a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis port of Konami's...

The Genesis / Mega Drive is getting some serious love from homebrew and indie developers of late. We've got exciting projects like Final Fight, Symphony of the Night, Earthion and True Galactic Mission all hovering on the horizon, and now we've got another exciting project to look forward to –...

While some would argue that the shift from 2D to 3D was the most significant moment in the history of Konami's Castlevania series, for others it was the release of Symphony of the Night in 1997. This was the dawn of the "Metroidvania" genre – or at least it being recognized as a genre – and the...

Following up on the superb Castlevania: Symphony of the Night can't have been easy for Konami. One of the foundations of the Metroidvania genre, the 1997 epic is widely considered to be one of the best games of all time, and many would argue that the series hasn't really reached the same heights...

Update [Wed 20th Mar, 2024 14:45 GMT]: Retroware has issued a new video which shines a light on the progress of its forthcoming Castlevania parody, The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest, which is due for release in 2025. Original Story [Sat 13th Jan, 2024 18:10 GMT]: Retroware has revealed...

When Konami released Castlevania: Bloodlines on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, it marked the long-awaited debut of the franchise on Sega hardware. Saturn owners would later be treated to a port of Symphony of the Night, but had things gone a little differently, Sega fans would have had bragging...

While it would be inaccurate to claim that Konami has turned its back on the Castlevania series (we've had collections of classic games and some neat collaborations, including one with Dead Cells), we've not had a "proper" entry in the franchise since the divisive Lords of Shadow 2. It turns...

ZUIKI has just announced a new deluxe pack for the X68000 Z — its recreation of Sharp's X68000 — which will include Konami's 1993 X68000 enhanced port of the original NES Castlevania as well as the puzzle shoot 'em up hybrid Quarth. Pre-orders for the pack will start later today at 8:00 pm JST...

The survival multiplayer game Dead By Daylight has done all sorts of collaborations and its next batch has now been revealed. The game is getting a special Castlevania Chapter, which will arrive later this year. There's more to be revealed about it on 6th August 2024. In addition to this...