Castlevania: Adventure

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Manufacturer:	Konami
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Average user rating: Average user rating: 3

I can't believe I'm even giving it one star!

In 1989, Konami decided it might be a good idea to try putting their classic vampire hunting series, Castlevania, onto a portable console. And that same year The Castlevania Adventure was released for the classic Game Boy. Would this be a smart move, or one of the blunders of the series? Read on for my review.

PROS:
-FOR AN OLD-SCHOOL GAME BOY GAME, THESE GRAPHICS AREN'T HALF BAD. Some of the enemies and the backgrounds, especially the exploding eyeball enemies, have a fair amount of detail.
-THE FIRST STAGE MUSIC IS ONE OF THE COOLEST SONGS IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY! This song is, without question, the best piece of music to ever emerge from the Castlevania series.

CONS:
-YOUR CHARACTER IS RIDICULOUSLY SLOW! When it comes to both walking and climbing ropes (you climb ropes in this game, not stairs), your character takes his sweet time. You may be able to see the opposite part of the screen pretty well, but it's gonna take you a while to get there!
-THERE ARE NO SECONDARY WEAPONS! These were one of the best part of the Castlevania series - why in the hell would they not include them in this game!? That's got to be one of the biggest mistakes this series ever made.
-PLATFORM JUMPING IS HORRENDOUS. To successfully make a jump, you must be at the very edge of the platform, and jump at just the right moment. And wouldn't fate have it that you'll often find yourself doing a ton of jumps right in a row?
-NO WAY TO SAVE YOUR PROGRESS. Other Castlevania games usually offered the gamer a way to continue - usually a password, sometimes a battery - but that doesn't happen here! This hurts the replay value badly.
-YOU LOSE YOUR WHIP UPGRADES WHEN ENEMIES HIT YOU! In this game you start with a standard whip, but can upgrade to a chain whip, and finally to a whip that shoots fireballs. But if an enemy touches you, your whip degrades one level. This is just plain stupid.
-ENEMIES BLEND IN WITH THE SCENERY. Because the enemies can blend in with their environments, it is sometimes difficult to spot them - and they can often end up having the last laugh.
-IT'S THE WORST GAME IN THE ENTIRE CASTLEVANIA SERIES. I LOVE this series, as you can easily tell in my other reviews, but this game is garbage.

OVERALL:
There are not enough bad things that can be said about this game. If you want a good portable Castlevania game, they're all good - with the exception of this lone blunder. Don't even bother with this one - it isn't worth your time or your hard-earned cash.

Whats with the negative reviews!?

I jus got this game today because i luv castlevania for i have castlevania III on the NES,CV IV on the snes an castlevania circle of the moon on gba which i dont really like cuz its like metroid an metroid isnt really my type of game but its a cool series (i own em all except zero mission but its like the first one on NES) i dont like nowadays castrlevania unless they change it back to linear style which is VERY unlikely so i got this to take it portable. My real only complaint is how friggin slow u move an bats are annoying. the other thing is when u get hit when fully upgraded, u downgrade now i can understand this when u have fireball but u shouldnt downgrade ALL the way to your puny whip! it shoulda jus gone to where u dont have fireballs (unless u die). but besides that its fun an HARD for im only on lvl 2 lol well hope this makes ya wanna get this game!

Great classic game!

I don't understand the negative reviews of this game; yes, it requires precise jumping and your whip gets downgraded if you get hit but whip upgrades are commonplace enough that you should be able to maintain your upgraded whip throughout the game, as long as you're not getting hit every 5 seconds. To rate a game poorly because it's a little difficult doesn't make sense to me. Overall it's a great game; fun and challenging.