Game Reviews7/10
Gradius III on SNES: Brutal Difficulty, Rewarding Choice
Gradius III on Super Nintendo brings brutal difficulty, deep item choice, and grand stages, marked by an early struggle to keep pace.
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Tag: Konami
Game Reviews8.5/10
Super Castlevania IV Earns 8.5: Simon’s Eight-Way Control Remakes an SNES Classic
Simon returns to the castle, his instrument moving free at last, in a tale of dread and turning rooms that still holds up.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Dracula X Earns a 6.5 — Its Music and Bosses Hold Up, but the SNES Port Trimmed Away Too Much of Rondo of Blood
A hunter walks Dracula's castle once more, instrument and fire in hand, though much of the tale has been taken away.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Castlevania III Review: Branching Paths and Three Companions Make a Harder Castle Worth Replaying — 7.8/10
A castle of two paths and three companions, wherein Dracula's curse tests courage and patience alike.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Simon’s Quest Trades Linear Stages for an Open Map, Then Buries Its Clues in Villagers’ Lies
A haunted world, a heavy burden, and clues that mislead — Castlevania II: Simon's Quest tests patience across dark lands.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Konami’s Original Whip-Cracker Earns Its Difficulty — Why the First Castlevania Remains Worth the Climb
A hunter of vampires marches through a count's ancient castle armed with a chain, in this old, harsh Konami tale of dread.