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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest [a] is a 1987 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami. [4] It was originally released in Japan in 1987 for the Famicom Disk System, and in North America in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the second Castlevania game released for the NES, following the original Castlevania (1986).
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge [a] is a 1991 action-platform game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy. It is the second Castlevania title for the Game Boy and serves as a sequel to the previous title, Castlevania: The Adventure. Belmont's Revenge is included in color in the fourth volume of the Konami GB Collection ...
Nintendo Power listed Simon as its seventh favorite hero, stating that while it respects all of the vampire hunters in Castlevania, he was the first. [29] According to Nintendo Power, the worst cover for a Nintendo Power was one depicting Simon Belmont holding the severed head of Dracula (the scene was a depiction of Castlevania II). It is ...
Metroidvania [a] is a sub-genre of action-adventure games and/or platformers focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration and progression. The term is a partial blend of the names of the video game series Metroid and Castlevania, based on the template from Metroid (1986), Castlevania II (1987), Super Metroid (1994), and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997).
The compilation includes the NES versions of Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, and Kid Dracula along with Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy), Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy), Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) and Super Castlevania IV (SNES). Developed by M2.
The major characters of the Castlevania franchise as seen in Grimoire of Souls. Clockwise from top: Shanoa, Simon Belmont, Charlotte Aulin, Soma Cruz, Alucard, and Maria Renard. Listed below are characters from all of the Castlevania video games and related media adaptations, in the order of their introduction and the work's release.
The category is specifically for the Castlevania video games themselves. Articles on aspects of the Castlevania games and universe go into Category:Castlevania . Subcategories
Tower defense is seen as a subgenre of real-time strategy video games, due to its real-time origins, [2] [3] even though many modern tower defense games include aspects of turn-based strategy. Strategic choice and positioning of defensive elements is an essential strategy of the genre.