Castlevania (N64)

Castlevania (N64): Hey! Not fair!! (304 words)
by lindy - written on 17.12.00 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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Having enjoyed playing Castlevania on the Super Nintendo I was eagerly awaiting the release of this game. Initially the game did not disappoint, after I had mastered the somewhat awkard game play. Having found the new 64 format hard to grasp I decided to play the game on the 'easy' mode, figuring that I would go through the game at this stage and then complete it at a harder level when I was a bit more experienced. Having taken a good couple of months to even get to the half way stage of this game I was very disappointed and to be honest put off from playing further when having completed the first half of the game and finally getting onto one of the ...

Dracula gets resurrected when a virgin gets sacrificed. We b ... (873 words)
by StarSoldier1 - written on 07.05.07 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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Here is the first ever CastleVania game done in the dreaded 3D. Now I know some people that liked it and thought it was one of the best action games for the N64 while I know others that totally hated and wanted to burn the cartridges and go over to Japan to kick the Konami developers right in the nuts. OK, the game is a huge departure in the long running series but the game is still loaded with lots of monsters to kill and puzzles to solve if you want to slay the evil Count Dracula. If you're a true hardcore fan of the horror series than you don't want to miss this game. After another 100 years of enforced sleep, the undead Lord of Darkness: Dracula is ready ...

Castlevania (N64): Poor controls ruin a game. (304 words)
by RussellC - written on 22.07.00 (Very useful, 31 readings)
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Castlevania for N64 starts out very disappointingly, you rapidly discover that the control system and camera angle choices makes accurate jumping incredibly hard. To make maters worse within the first half hour of gameplay you will need to jump accurately to progress. What this means is that you spend the first hour or two of gameplay struggling to master the art of jumping in Castlevania. Chances are when you do get through the first stage or two you'll find yourself needing to replay them in order to get your character into a better position. It's a shame that the game puts up this barrier as perseverance i rewarded with quite an interesting game. ...