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Customer Reviews of Castlevania: Dracula X

Not bad, not great, just average
When Konami released its first sixteen-bit Castlevania game way back in 1991, it was shown that the series had major potential on the Super Nintendo. A few years later, it became known that Konami was going to port the legendary Dracula X title to America! Fans of the series were ecstatic, but soon found out that the game they were getting was totally different. Was this good or bad? Read on for my review of Castlevania: Dracula X.

PROS:
-THIS GAME REINTRODUCES THE "MULTIPLE PATHS TO THE FINISH" ASPECT OF THE SERIES THAT MADE CASTLEVANIA III ON THE NES SO GREAT. This feature was one of the things that made me love that game so much, and it's great to finally see it revived!
-IF YOU GET A SECONDARY WEAPON YOU DON'T WANT, YOU CAN WALK RIGHT BACK AND GET THE ONE YOU ALREADY HAD! I can't believe more reviewers haven't praised this feature of the game. This feature was one of the best upgrades the series ever got!
-PASSWORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO SAVE YOUR PROGRESS. I would have preferred a battery-saving system, but passwords work just fine.

CONS:
-THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL DRACULA X. Many fans were happy because they thought they would be getting the original Castlevania: Dracula X, but instead they got this game (in Japan this game is actually a sequel to that game, and the title of this game there, therefore, is Castlevania: Dracula XX.) Will we ever see the original in America? I sure hope so.
-CONTROL TOOK A MAJOR DOWNGRADE. You have to hold up and push the attack button to use a secondary weapon! This sucks! In the previous Super Nintendo entry, you could just push the R button! With all those buttons on the controller going unused, there is NO excuse for this! Also, you can only whip in two directions, unlike the previous entry in which you could whip in any direction.
-THE GAME IS HARD TO COME BY, AND IF YOU DO FIND IT, IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE. And since this is a mediocre entry in the series, I don't really recommend shelling out all that cash for it. If you must play it, borrow it from a friend that has it.

OVERALL:
Overall this is a game that disappointed a lot of people, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as some people say it is. If you're a die-hard fan of the series, you may want to check it out, but if you're anything less, pass this one by.

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A below average title in the series! NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
After the very classic Super NES title "Super Castlevania IV," Konami released another Super NES game in the form of "Dracula X." I'm not sure whether the Genesis game "Bloodlines" preceded it or not, so I'm not going to make any judgments in terms of which came first. I will, however, state that Bloodlines is a FAR better game than this... thing. It's extremely rare nowadays and for good reason. Here's the lowdown:

THE GOOD
The graphics are VERY GOOD FOR THE SYSTEM. They are ALMOST, OH SO CLOSE to the graphics represented in Playstation's "Symphony of the Night." I'm not kidding. Unlike some other reviewers, I liked the level designs; they weren't perfect, but they certainly weren't terrible. Unfortunately, these are practically the only two things I can say positive about the game. Wait, three things: It's rare, so many people didn't waste their money with this. Ha. Didn't think I'd find another one, did you?

THE BAD
Oh man, with so much potential you'd think this would be a classic with its storyline that links to Symphony and its high-quality graphics and level design. The bad comes crashing down on this one; you play as Richter Belmont (like in Symphony), but the whip doesn't twirl around (it only stays straight) AND IT NEVER UPGRADES OR CHANGES WHEN YOU DIE. I could've spared this game some dignity with the lack of movement for the whip, but why did they make it to where it's always the same?! That's going against Castlevania tradition! You've always been able to change your whip and why this game doesn't is beyond me. Also, the music is very subpar, mostly consisting of rambling techno noise and heavy metal-ish music (which normally would've pleased me...) that doesn't really go anywhere. Richter also walks VERY SLOWLY, almost like the Game Boy titles, and the jumping is horrid here. It's almost as bad as controlling your character in the N64 Castlevania's. I can't emphasize how bad this is. BAD, BAD, BAD.

OVERALL
I HIGHLY -DO NOT- RECOMMEND THIS. I'm a huge Castlevania fan and I even know not to buy this game. If you do buy it, get it for a decent price. I saw this store have it for 80 bucks with a torn label AND CARTRIDGE ONLY. My friends, Super Castlevania IV was FAR BETTER than this piece of plastic. Ultimately, this game had great potential but it comes off as rushed and uninspired. I hate to bash on a Castlevania game, but I had to.

I also noticed (and apparently reviewer Ted did as well) that many Castlevania fans seemed to like this over Bloodlines. I can't fathom a reason why since Bloodlines is a better game. Sometimes, you people make me sick.

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PLAY CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES INSTEAD
This was a let down indeed,all graphics nothing more. The controls are downright horrible ,you can't use your whip multi-directional like you could with (CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES AND SUPER CASTLEVANIA)and he walks slow in this game,even the special double requires you to mash the buttons. Also whats going on with all the jumping I feel like I'm on the 8th level on Super Mario Bros,not a Castlevania game,the difficultly was unpleasant and the level design was unforgivable.In addition what who ruined the Castlevania music with this techno garbage,unless you like gay techno(which is all techno by the way)you will be looking for a mute button. THIS IS A RARE AND UNHEARD CASTLEVANIA FOR A REASON,IT FLATOUT STINKS,GET CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES OR SUPER CASTLEVANIA OR EVEN S.O.T.N IF YOU HAVE A PLAYSTATION BUT AVOID DRACULA X,YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED