#LIST OF CASTLEVANIA GAMES IN RELEASE DATES SERIES#
It’s insane how influential the series was, and surprisingly, It’s still influencing other titles along with Metroid. Konami’s masterpiece is, and forever will be, my 2nd favorite franchise of all time (the first is Onimusha). This list will contain every game from the franchise except the abundance of mobile games Konami has been spilling over the years. Konami still says it's coming sometime this summer.Today, we are doing an article about all Castlevania games ever released. If you're still waiting on the Contra Anniversary Collection, you'll have to sit tight a while longer. The Castlevania Anniversary Collection also includes "Bonus Book" extras, such as a video interview with Castlevania Netflix producer Adi Shankar. Castlevania: Bloodlines (Sega Genesis) - The dripping blood and water effects were a visual tour-de-force at the time, now you can focus on the good ol' side-scrolling action.Super Castlevania 4 (SNES) - You can whip in eight different directions.Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) - This is a sequel to Castlevania: The Adventure, not a different version of Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest.
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (NES) - Scaled back the then-weirdness of Simon's Quest but kept some of the nonlinearity via branching paths.Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (NES) - A black sheep at the time, its nonlinear, RPG-inspired mechanics would return fully formed in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.Castlevania (NES) - Started all this monster-whipping, axe-throwing business back in 1986.
There are a surprising number of Castlevanias - some with the same number despite being different games - so here's a quick rundown of the entire Castlevania Anniversary Collection. When Konami initially unveiled the collection (along with similar offerings for Contra and arcade favorites) it only announced half of the included games.