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Castlevania series

Haunted Castle

Count Dracula sleeps for a long hundred of years. During this time, peace exists at the village and Dracula is nothing but a mere legend. However, one day a young couple named Simon and Serena were celebrating…

26 December 1987

Haunted Castle is an arcade developed by Konami, released 26 December 1987 on PlayStation 2 and Arcade. The main story takes about 30 min to finish.

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What Haunted Castle is

Haunted Castle is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1987. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Count Dracula sleeps for a long hundred of years. During this time, peace exists at the village and Dracula is nothing but a mere legend. However, one day a young couple named Simon and Serena were celebrating their wedding at the village's church. The couple were enveloped with happiness, as the wedding bells rang, their future seemed blessed... Suddenly, the empty sky was covered with dark clouds and with a rolling thunder that shook the earth, Dracula has once again awakened. Asking for the beautiful girl's blood, he flew down during the middle of the wedding and suddenly took the bride with him. Now in order to save Serena, Simon heads to the demon castle
Description from the publisher · source

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

Haunted Castle is the fifth of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Konami Wai-wai World in 1988.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 30 min.

What it launched against

Haunted Castle launched on 26 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Haunted Castle — frequently asked questions

When did Haunted Castle come out?
Haunted Castle was released on 26 December 1987 for PlayStation 2 and Arcade.
How long does it take to beat Haunted Castle?
The main story of Haunted Castle takes around 30 min.

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