![]() You'll run afoul of massive skeletons swinging a bladed pendulum in the first stage, leap onto a series of tricky floating platforms with Pisa in the background later on, and splash across a blood-spouting fountain populated by classic red skeletons who refuse to die.Įach segment in the campaign is as challenging as it is memorable. Each locale is tricked out with its own macabre environments and dreaded obstacles. You get to battle through a greenery in Germany, ascend the leaning Tower of Pisa, and negotiate crumbling columns in Greece. ![]() I only wish now that I had delved into this delightful addition to the brand sooner.īloodlines was the first Castlevania game that I had played that took you to numerous real world locations. The implications alone-this being part of challenging franchise hosted on a venue known for tough games-should have told a masochist like myself not to hesitate. Yet it never occurred to me to give one nearly forgotten face-crusher of a Castlevania title a spin: Castlevania: Bloodlines on Sega Genesis. ![]() I battled Death atop a ship's mast, witnessed Alucard turn over a new leaf, aided Shanoa in restoring a cursed village, lifted Simon's curse, prevented Soma Cruz from losing his humanity, and destroyed Dracula with more Belmonts than I care to name. " Castlevania and Sega Genesis: a match made in hell."įor years I thought I had experienced all of the worthwhile material that the Castlevania franchise had to offer.
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