Castlevania Archive

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XBLA’s Most Wanted: Castlevania

Castlevania has been a major part of the gaming world for over 20 years, bringing us many a Dracula slaying tale. This story encompasses many families, crosses thousands of years, and tells stories of love, betrayal, power and revenge. Each game delivers a solid story, but some lack the gameplay it takes to keep non-enthusiasts interested. Through out the years Castlevania has appeared on almost every system since the NES, telling one piece or another of this amazing story.

Though this is a huge story encompassing many years and games, it all started with just one game. The basis was simple: every 100 years Dracula comes back from the dead unleashing his evil terror upon the world. You control Simon Belmont, a man who comes from a long line of Vampire hunters. With Dracula awake and doing his worst, Simon sets out to send him back to where he comes from, just like his family members before him have done.

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Castlevania games and content 50% off


Do you love Medusa heads? Probably not but that shouldn’t discourage you from the sale on XBLA for Castlevania content. Symphony of the Night which is arguably the best Castlevania game is on sale for 400 MSP while the Summer of Arcade game, Harmony of Despair is 600 MSP. Not to mention a list of Extra Stages are on sale from Harmony of Despair. Check the list below if anything sets your whip a-blaze, the deals will be going on until May 9th.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – 400 MSP (50% off)

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – 600 MSP (50% off)

Extra Stage: Lord of Flies – 160 MSP (50% off)
Extra Stage: The Legend of Fuma – 120 MSP (50% off)
Extra Stage: The One Who Is Many – 160 MSP (50% off)
Extra Stage: Origins – 120 MSP (50% off)
Extra Stage: Beauty, Desire, Situation Dire 200 MSP (50% off)

Source: Major Nelson

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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair hands on preview

Konami has had a hard time catering to fans of the Castlevania series in the last few generations. It is a series deeply rooted in 2D gameplay, and adding a dimension some would say takes away the spirit of what made the earlier games great. Konami has decided to appease both 2D and 3D supporters by releasing two Castlevania games, one of which brings the style of Symphony of the Night and the recent DS games back to the home consoles. In reality, it looks like a widescreen SNES or Genesis game in the best way possible. Castlevania: Harmony of Despair not only retains the level structure and gameplay from those games, but also the characters.

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Summer of Arcade with confirmed Castlevania in July

Along with all of the new Kinect games and slim 360, Microsoft unveiled its list of games for their annual Summer of Arcade event. Summer of Arcade began the tradition of spotlighting five games, one each week, back in 2008 and continues next month.

Starting out the list is a game that has been rumored for a while now and one that I will be buying as soon as humanly possible, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. In subsequent weeks we will see the arrivals of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Limbo, and Monday Night Combat. We’re a bit disappointed about the lack of Hydrophobia, but all in all it’s a solid looking group of games set for release starting in July. Stay tuned for hands-on impressions of the aforementioned games in the coming days.

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Six player Castlevania: Harmony of Despair coming to XBLA?

If the next iteration of Castlevania isn’t exciting enough, then how does six-player cooperative play sound? Earlier reports claim that news blog Never Know Tech had the big story on Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, and that it will be a return to the classic “Metroidvania” design style.

While the original news piece has since been removed from NKT, multiple reports indicate this new Castlevania will be an XBLA exclusive title, and that it will feature Soma Cruz, Alucard, Jonathan Morris, Shanoa, and Charlotte Aulin as playable characters. Players are said to work together against a given boss target to destroy it, which could lead to some really interesting co-op strategies, assuming it turns out to be a real game. But the fact that the phrase Harmony of Despair was trademarked recently should provide a strong possibility that this rumor has some weight to it.

However, conflicting stories from Destructoid and Joystiq are reporting it as either a 2D or 3D game, and with the original photos removed from NKT there’s no way to be sure at the moment. Stay tuned for more details on this one.

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