The graphics occasionally look a bit stale, with dull, flat renditions of stages from early 8-bit Castlevania titles. However, as good as the game is, it could have been better. Fans of the earlier Castlevania games will love Bloodlines, with its mixture of classic Konami game play and new-fangled 16-bit wizardry.

We've been waiting for this one, and I'm extremely pleased to say that it was worth every second. Can our brave adventurers prevail over such horrible dangers? Sure!

Unfortunately, the Count's got help, too, in the form of Elizabeth Bartley, a female vampire who awaits our heroes along with the usual assortment of zombies, ghouls, and the rest of Drac's undead army. Lucky for us, those trusty Belmonts are back, too, this time in the form of John Morris and Eric Lecarde, two descendants of the famous vampire-killing family. They keep killing him, and killing him, and killing him, but he won't stay dead! Count Dracula's back - again - and this time he's terrorizing Genesis owners. Replays can be infuriating, since you must enter the entire icon-based password every time you lose a game if you wish to conserve the precious continues. Unfortunately, some of the best power-ups from the previous games are now missing (such as the Shot Multiplier, the Pocket Watch, and the Dagger).ĭue to the limited continues, Bloodlines is more challenging than its predecessors, even though it has only half the levels of other Castlevanias. In Bloodlines, if you pick up a weapon more than once, you increase its strength. You run and jump over platforms, whipping any power-up weapons are usual: Boomerang, Axe, and Holy Water. The format of game plays identical to the classic NES games. Lecarde's also got a Spear High Jump, which resembles the Super Squat Jump from Super Mario Bros. Lecarde carries a versatile spear, which can strike horizontally or vertically, and it can also be used to attack surrounding enemies in a cool back-and-forth motion.

He can strike horizontally or diagonally, and he has the ability to rope-hook the ceiling and swing across. One of Bloodlines' more unique features is your ability to play as either John Morris or Eric Lecarde. The skele-dragons only turn around if you hit them.

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