Castlevania Chronicles
The 2D whip-wielding action game Castlevania returns with a classic version never before seen in America with Castlevania Chronicles. Count Dracula has been resurrected to begin a new reign of terror across…
Castlevania Chronicles is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, released 24 May 2001 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Castlevania Chronicles is
Castlevania Chronicles is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and released in 2001. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the end of the 17th century the dreadful vampire Dracula is resurrected after a century of slumber. The people in Transylvania flee in horror, but the brave Simon Belmont takes his Vampire Killer whip and ventures into the ominous castle to put an end to the Lord of Darkness.
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 Chronicles is the 37th of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance in 2002.
What it launched against
Castlevania Chronicles launched on 24 May 2001, within three weeks of Bejeweled, Red Faction, Half-Life: Blue Shift and Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Released around the same time: Bejeweled, Red Faction, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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