Super Castlevania IV
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Super Castlevania IV (Akumajō Dracula in Japan) is an action-platformer developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released in December, 1991, and was the first Castlevania game featured on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is an enhanced remake of the original Castlevania featuring updated graphics, new levels, and a new soundtrack. In addition to the orignal levels, Super Castlevania IV also features 5 new levels, leading up to Dracula's castle. Super Castlevania IV was also re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in 2006. The game's protagonist, Simon Belmont, who is trying to reach Dracula's Castle, must navigate his way through various environments, fend of Dracula's monsters, and ultimately face Dracula.
Super Castlevania IV introduced many key features that have become standard in future Castlevania titles. Simon can now whip in eight different directions, where he couldn't in the original games. By holding down the attack button, the whip can be swung around, making it so that the player can attack much faster than before, and has grater ability to block projectiles. Simon can now use his whip to grapple on to hooks, allowing him to swing over various obstacles. Simon can adjust the length of the whip while swinging using the D-pad. Returning tin IV are the spike pits, moving platforms, and other obstacles.
Super Castlevania IV is a recreation of the original Castlevania. It features 16-bit and Mode 7 graphics and a remastered soundtrack.
Overview
The title screen
Super Castlevania IV (Akumajō Dracula in Japan) is an action-platformer developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released in December, 1991, and was the first Castlevania game featured on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is an enhanced remake of the original Castlevania featuring updated graphics, new levels, and a new soundtrack. In addition to the orignal levels, Super Castlevania IV also features 5 new levels, leading up to Dracula's castle. Super Castlevania IV was also re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in 2006. The game's protagonist, Simon Belmont, who is trying to reach Dracula's Castle, must navigate his way through various environments, fend of Dracula's monsters, and ultimately face Dracula.
The title screen
Super Castlevania IV was one of the first games to push the Super Nintendo. The game utilizes the SNES Mode 7 to create a psuedo-3D look. The game also renders a number of optical illusions, such as stationary blocks in a rotating room.
Gameplay
One of the game's many bosses
Simon begins each level with a basic leather whip, but can gather up to three upgrades, each incresaing length and damage. Upgrades can also be gathered for sub-weapons, up to level three, though these are much rarer than upgrades for the whip. Once Simon dies, all of his upgrades will reset. Sub-weapon upgrades will reset upon death, and picking up a new sub-weapon.
As with previous Castlevania games, Super Castlevania IV also has a power-up and upgrade system. By collecting hearts, Simon gains power. Hearts can be collected from destructible environmental pieces and enemies. Then, the weapon that has been picked up can be used. More powerful weapons, however, use up more hearts.
Plot
Super Castlevania IV shares a storyline with Castlevania, being an enhanced remake. Simon Belmont goes on a quest to defeat the newly resurrected Dracula, and restore peace to the land.
The sub-weapons Castlevania is known for make a return in Super Castlevania IV. In IV, sub-weapons are assigned to a button, wheras they were used by pressing up attack in previous games. This change is due to the eight attack directions. The only other game in the series to assign sub-weapons to their own button was Castlevania: Bloodlines, as it also featured multiple attack directions. Like previous games, Simon must collect hearts in order to use sub-weapons. The more powerful the weapon, the more hearts it consumes.
The level design is more fit to the whip's new abilities in Super Castlevania IV. There are several things that must be hit by the whip, in addition to all-new grapple hooks. Simon can use the whip
to grab onto the grappling hook, and then swing across the obstacle that is in his way.
The level design is more fit to the whip's new abilities in Super Castlevania IV. There are several things that must be hit by the whip, in addition to all-new grapple hooks. Simon can use the whip
As with previous Castlevania games, Super Castlevania IV also has a power-up and upgrade system. By collecting hearts, Simon gains power. Hearts can be collected from destructible environmental pieces and enemies. Then, the weapon that has been picked up can be used. More powerful weapons, however, use up more hearts.
Plot
The main protagonist, Simon Belmont
Super Castlevania IV shares a storyline with Castlevania, being an enhanced remake. Simon Belmont goes on a quest to defeat the newly resurrected Dracula, and restore peace to the land.
The main protagonist, Simon Belmont
Every 100 years, Dracula returns to once again spread his evil reign over the world. Every time he has returned, a Belmont has been there to thwart him. This time around, Simon Belmont takes in hand the legendary Vampire Killer whip, and sets off to slay the fiend once more.
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| Aliases | Akumajō Dracula |
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