Ah the days of 8-bit! I still have my Nintendo in working condition and
this a proud addition to my console. In a time in which games were
extremely merciless and developers did not care whether or not you
finished a game there was Castlevania II! By far my favorite all time
Castlevania it puts you in the shoes of Simon Belmont ready to resume
your fight against the night!
Story
As far as NES stories went very good and interesting after defeating
Dracula you must gather up his body pieces in order to prevent a curse
form taking your life! Also I love the fact that each body piece helps
you do certain things when equipped!
Game play
Yes the humping gargoyles will kill you, yes you will fall to your
death in water and fire, you will miss that carefully timed whip and
die by a Medusa head but while you cry in frustration you know you love
it. This game absolutely reeks of platforming and timed action games.
Music
Best NES score ever.
Replayability
I played it after more than 20 years after it was realeased. End of Discussion
What prevents it from getting a 10
After thinking long and hard if you did not play it originally the only
thing I can say against it that may not be very fun is the following:
the difficulty of knowing where you are and where to go next. In
today's world of distinct changes in backgrounds and not requiring to
talk to every single character in search of clues as to where to go
next, players may become lost and confused in a world where the only
thing that changes is the color of the background and you are expected
to find an old guy behind a wall using holy water with no clue
whatsoever. Also finding the clue books might not be helpful to some
people at all.
Overall score: 9
