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Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge
North American box art
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Programmer(s)Toru Hagihara
Yukari Hayano
Artist(s)Koichi Kimura
Composer(s)Hidehiro Funauchi
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)Game Boy, Game Boy Color
ReleaseGame Boy
  • JP: July 12, 1991
  • NA: August 1991
  • EU: November 26, 1992
Game Boy Color
  • EU: July 26, 2000
Genre(s)Platforming
Mode(s)Single-player

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge[n 1] is a platform game released for the Game Boy in 1991. 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 compilations.[2] Set fifteen years after the events of Castlevania: The Adventure, Dracula returns and kidnaps Christopher Belmont's son Soleiyu at his coming of age feast, and turns him into a demon. With Soleiyu's mystical powers, Dracula retakes human form and rebuilds his castle, forcing Christopher to confront Dracula once again to save his son and Transylvania.[3][4]

Gameplay[]

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Belmont battling one of the bosses

Unlike the previous Game Boy title, sub-weapons in the form of holy water and axes (or the cross in the Japanese version) are available in the game. There are four initial levels, each taking place in a separate castle with unique theme such as air, plant, earth, and crystal, and can be completed in any order, similar to Mega Man.[3][5] There are also very large trap rooms in the levels.[3] The game also utilizes a password system.[4]

Development[]

The Japanese and Konami GB Collection version of the game changes one of the sub-weapons, replacing the axe with a cross.[5] While the axe can go in an upward arcing motion that can go through walls and barriers, the cross can do a back-and-forth horizontal motion.

The packaging artwork for the North American and European versions was created by Tom Dubois, who also designed the packaging for many other Konami titles outside Japan.[6]

Reception[]

IGN thought the game made better use of the Game Boy's hardware than the first Castlevania handheld, and also applauded its inclusion of traditional Castlevania items, weapons, and having a cleaner graphical aesthetic. It was still hurt, however, by a lack of character speed and its short play time.[3] GameSpy called it one of the best action games on the original Game Boy.[5] Game Informer's Tim Turi considers it the best Castlevania game on the original Game Boy; he cited the improved graphics and use of sub-weapons.[7]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. Perfect Selection Dracula ~New Classic~ (Media notes). King Records Co., Ltd. 1992. {{cite AV media notes}}:
  2. "Moby Games – Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge". MobyGames. Retrieved August 18, 2016. {{cite web}}:
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mark Bozon (2007-01-18). "Castlevania: The Retrospective". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-12. {{cite web}}:
  4. 4.0 4.1 Konami staff, ed. (1991). Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge instruction manual. Konami. p. 11. ???-CW-USA. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge (1991)". GameSpy. 1999-01-01. Retrieved 2008-07-13. {{cite web}}:
  6. Gidney, Adam. "Tom Dubois artist page". BOX=ART. Retrieved August 18, 2016. {{cite web}}:
  7. Turi, Tim (2012-04-04). "Ranking The Castlevania Bloodline". Game Informer. Retrieved 2013-12-05. {{cite web}}:


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