

There are plenty of secret areas for you to find as well. There is also a separate area after the castle which is just as big. The amount of ground you have covered in the castle can be viewed on a Metroid-style map that takes up just about the entire screen when it’s full. He also gets familiars of varying types (demons, faeries, and even a sentient sword) to help fight his enemies. He can transform into a Wolf, Bat, and Mist (each of which has a few abilities of their own). First, he has a large set of spells (about 10 or so) that he can perform by using his MP (one of the three main statistics, in addition to HP and Hearts).

Sega first released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988, followed by a North American debut under the 'Genesis' moniker in 1989, as Sega. The Genesis was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Alucard is Dracula’s son, who had gone into a deep sleep for many years until he was awakened by the return of Dracula’s castle.Īs Alucard, you have a large number of equipment to choose from (daggers, one-handed swords, two-handed swords, fist-type weapons, rods, as well as armor, shields, capes, helmets, accessories, and usable items).Īlucard has many techniques at his disposal. The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive in most regions outside North America, is a 16-bit home video game console which was developed and sold by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. You play as Alucard, a returning hero from the third installment of the series on the NES. Known in Japan as Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (Demon Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight), this game takes place after the first Dracula X game (specifically, “Dracula X: Rondo of Blood”). This game in the Castlevania series departs from the designs of the others, and takes the series into an RPG approach. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an action role playing game for the PlayStation.
