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1997

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

DeveloperKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
PlatformsPlayStation 3 · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · …
Score9.2 / 10

About Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a 1997 platform game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami, part of the Castlevania series. It released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation and PlayStation Portable, holding a 9.2 / 10 aggregate score.

Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle.

A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?

JRPG details

DeveloperKonami Computer Entertainment TokyoKonami
PublisherKonami
PlatformsPlayStation 3PlayStationPlayStation PortableXbox 360
GenresPlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
ThemesActionHorrorOpen world
ModesSingle player
PerspectiveSide view
FranchiseCastlevania
SeriesCastlevaniaCastlevania: Dracula X
LanguagesEnglishJapanese
Tagsghostsbloodygravityvampiremagic2dmetroidvaniadeathhorseaction-adventureside-scrollingmultiple protagonistsdraculabacktrackingachievementsmultiple endingsundeadpixel artwolfnuditypizzabatsday/night cycleplaystation networkritualsboss fightexplosiondigital distributionsingle-player onlyleveling upbroken englishhumanpolygonal 3dpsone classicsshoppingtransforming bossskeletonsspecial attacksoriginal soundtrack releasenon-player characterdescendants of other characterspanthersave pointplaystation plusminotaursmeleereal-time combata.i. companionsecret areamirrored mapsoptional bossmulti-phase bossrock musicrpg elementsplaystation tv supportmoving platformsdigital rights managementleaderboardvampire huntersequence breakingvillainanti-heroharder versions of earlier levelsxbox one backwards compatibilityshape-shiftingspeedrunvillain turned goodover 100% completioncompletion percentagememe originandrogynysurprising character switchescreature compendiumpetrificationbehind the waterfallbad parentstragic herobiblical quotescrucifixgreatest hitssoul stealmetagametaste of powerisolationdirect continuationbackwards compatibilityplaystation undergroundmale protagonistfan translation - englishinterconnected-world

Story

The game's story takes place during the year 1797, 5 years after the events of Rondo of Blood and begins with Richter Belmont's defeat of Count Dracula, mirroring the end of the former game. However, despite Dracula being defeated, Richter vanishes without a trace. Castlevania rises again five years later, and while there are no Belmonts to storm the castle, Alucard, the son of Dracula, awakens from his self-induced sleep, and decides to investigate what transpired during his slumber.

Meanwhile, Maria Renard, Richter's sister-in-law, enters Castlevania herself to search for the missing Richter. She assists Alucard multiple times throughout the game.

Screenshots

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - screenshot

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Release Date

PlayStationMar 20, 1997
PlayStationOct 02, 1997
PlayStationNov 01, 1997
Xbox 360Mar 21, 2007
Xbox 360Mar 21, 2007
PlayStation 3Jul 19, 2007
PlayStation PortableJul 19, 2007
Xbox 360Jul 25, 2007
PlayStation 3Dec 16, 2010
PlayStation PortableDec 16, 2010
PlayStation 3Dec 12, 2012
PlayStation PortableDec 12, 2012

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