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Castlevania

An enhanced J2ME version for mobile phones.

31 December 2003

Castlevania is an adventure developed by Konami, released 31 December 2003 on Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Castlevania is

Castlevania is an adventure game developed by Konami and released in 2003. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only. It runs on J2ME.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Forget Buffy, everybody knows the only way to slay a vampire is with a whip. Dracula and his evildoers have risen from the darkest corners and only you can banish this aristocrat of hell for good. Famed for its gameplay since the days of Simon Belmont, the music, moves and spells are as good as always.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania is the 44th of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Classic NES Series: Castlevania in 2004.

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What it launched against

Castlevania launched on 31 December 2003, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, NFL Street, Sonic Heroes and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, NFL Street, Sonic Heroes, Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Castlevania come out?
Castlevania was released on 31 December 2003 for Legacy Mobile Device.

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