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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).
This category describes games that have been classified as falling into the Metroidvania genre of gameplay, a specific type of action-adventure game (as well as platform game, generally) that features a large interconnected game world that progressively becomes more accessible as the player collects power-ups.
The gameplay of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and its 2D successors is often compared in the gaming press with the popular series Metroid, with both Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid seen as pioneers in the genre, [h] leading to the coinage of the term "Metroidvania" (a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania), used to ...
Castlevania (/ ˌ k æ s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə /), known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, [a] [2] is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise created by Konami.The series is largely set in the castle of Count Dracula, the arch-enemy of the Belmont clan of vampire hunters.
A stand-alone version of Metroid for the Game Boy Advance, part of the Classic NES Series collection, was released in Japan on August 10, 2004, in North America on October 25, and in Europe on January 7, 2005. [24] The game arrived on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe and North America in 2007, and in Japan on March 4, 2008. [25] Metroid was ...
Blasphemous is a Metroidvania action-adventure game taking place in the fictional region of Cvstodia. Players assume control of the Penitent One, a silent knight wielding a sword named Mea Culpa, as he travels the land in a pilgrimage. The game involves exploring Cvstodia while fighting enemies, which appear in most areas.
Packaging for all Metroid games released prior to Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Metroid is a video game series published by Nintendo and primarily produced by the company's first-party developers, though second-party Fuse Games and third-party Team Ninja have also developed for the series.
Castlevania, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, [a] [6] is a 1986 action-platform game developed and published by Konami.It was originally released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in September 1986, [7] before being ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987 and in Europe in 1988.