Castlevania is a series with very few misfires. Despite more than 30 games appearing over almost 40 years, we can’t pinpoint any truly terrible entries. Those games that didn’t land too well at the time, such as the 3D Castlevanias for the N64 and PS2, are now ripe for reappraisal, and even ill-advised spin-offs like Judgement and Harmony Of Despair have their fans.
If there’s one game that tends to sit at the bottom of the pile, critically, it’s . This 1989 series debut for the Game Boy is widely denounced for its uninspiring visuals and leaden pace – playing it feels like protagonist Christopher Belmont is wading through molasses with two broken ankles. We could perhaps blame these shortcomings on the Game was Konami’s redress and our reward.
