Mike Anderiesz 

Game review: Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles

Ingenious traps, pixel-perfect jumps and the usual assortment of arcade puzzles and horror-inspired enemy-despatching
  
  

Castlevania

Forget for a moment that one of your two heroes dispatches enemies by throwing doves at them (yes, doves); this is still a slick compilation of classic Castlevania tales. You get two versions of Rondo of Blood, the original 2D one and an impressive 3D remix, plus the lesser-known sequel, Symphony of the Night. All involve ingenious traps, pixel-perfect jumps and the usual assortment of arcade puzzles and horror-inspired enemy-despatching. Gameplay remains resolutely old-skool in the 2D titles, but that's no bad thing for this kind of game; and the remix looks refreshingly up to date. For fans of the series or scrolling arcade games in general, there's a massive amount on a single disc.

 

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