Castlevania Legends

Infobox VG
title = Castlevania Legends


developer = KCE Nagoya
publisher = Konami
series = Castlevania
designer =
engine =
released = flagicon|Japan November 27, 1997
flagicon|US March 11, 1998
genre = Action adventure
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults)
platforms = Game Boy
media = 2-megabit cartridge
requirements =
input =

"Castlevania Legends" is the third and final "Castlevania" title released for the original Game Boy. It was released in Japan on November 27, 1997 and in North America on March 11, 1998. Its original Japanese title is nihongo|"Akumajō Dracula Dark Night Prelude"|悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲|Akumajō Dorakyura Shikkokutaru Zensoukyoku|lit. "Demon Castle Dracula: Dark Night Prelude".

Gameplay

A player starts with three lives, after which the game is over, but a player may continue from the beginning of the last stage they were in. There is also a Hit score showing how many enemies have been defeated in each stage. Striking candles will often cause items to appear.cite book | year=1989 | editor=Konami staff | title=Castlevania Legends Instruction Booklet | pages= 16| publisher=Konami | language=English | id=DMG-ADNE-USA] The game does not make use of any sub-weapons, unlike most other Castlevania titles, and relies heavily on the use of magic, which is another unique feature. The magic system used relies on five "Soul Weapons", including Flame, Ice, Saint, Wind, and Magic. Hearts are used as currency to acquire weapons. Sonia can also enter a "Burning Mode", where she becomes invincible, moves faster, and has more powerful attacks, though this power can only be used once per life or level.

tory

The story begins in Transylvania in the year 1450, Sonia Belmont, who in the game (not the series timeline) is the first Belmont to confront Dracula.cite web|author=Mark Bozon|date = 2007-01-18|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/756/756724p6.html|title=Castlevania: The Retrospective|publisher=IGN|accessdate=2008-07-13] She also meets Alucard who seeks revenge against his father Dracula.cite web|author=|date = 2000-01-01|url=http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Games/cvl.html|title=Castlevania Legends (1998)|publisher=GameSpy|accessdate=2008-07-13] After Dracula's defeat, he swears to Sonia that as long as there is evil in the world, he will be resurrected, and in response she swears her family will always defeat him. The game was also the first game in the series timeline until was released which was set in 1094.

Development

Reception

IGN called the game one of the Game Boys cult classics despite the portable systems limitations. Gamespy called the music "disappointing", as the previous two Game Boy "Castlevania" games were highly praised for their music.cite web|author=|date = 2000-01-01|url=http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Media/cvl.html|title=The Music of Castlevania Legends|publisher=GameSpy|accessdate=2008-07-13]

Longtime "Castlevania" producer Koji Igarashi redacted the game from the series time line because it conflicted with the plot line of the main games.cite web|author=Kurt Kalata |date = 2006-07-26 |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=4&cId=3152109|title=Tales from the Crypt: Castlevania's 20th Anniversary Blow-out|publisher=1UP.com|accessdate=2008-07-13]

References

External links

*http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Games/cvl.html
*http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cvgb3/manual-gb3.htm