Castlevania has a long and established heritage behind it spanning an amazing number of different consoles/games systems across the world. Here’s a list of what has - and hasn’t - been released in the franchise.
Released Games¶
Castlevania
Original year of release – 1986
Format – NES, Commodore, PC, PS1, PS2, GBA, Wii VC, PSN
AKA – Vampire Killer (original Japanese release) Haunted Castle (Arcade release) Akumaj? Dracula (further remake of the classic game)
Featured in: Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Original year of release – 1987
Format – NES, PC, Wii VC
Castlevania: The Adventure
Original year of release – 1989
Format – GB, GBC
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Original year of release – 1989
Format – NES, PC, Wii VC
Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge
Original year of release – 1991
Format – GB, GBC
Kid Dracula
Original year of release – 1991
Format – NES, GB
Super Castlevania IV
Original year of release – 1991
Format – SNES, Wii VC
Castlevania Rondo of Blood
Original year of release – 1993
Format – PC Engine, PSP, Wii VC
AKA: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Original year of release – 1994
Format – Megadrive/Genesis
Also known as: Vampire Killer (JPN) Castlevania: The New Generation (EU)
Castlevania: Dracula X
Original year of release – 1995
Format – SNES
Also known as: Castlevania: Vampire’s Kiss (EU)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Original year of release – 1997
Format – PS1, SEGA Saturn, XBLA, PSN
Included in: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Castlevania Legends
Original year of release – 1997
Format – GB
Castlevania
Original year of release – 1999
Format – N64
Also known as: Castlevania 64 (Fan name)
Castlevania Legacy of Darkness
Original year of release – 1999
Format – N64
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Original year of release – 2001
Format – GBA
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Original year of release – 2002
Format – GBA
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Original year of release – 2003
Format – GBA
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Original year of release – 2003
Format – PS2
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Original year of release – 2005
Format – DS
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Original year of release – 2005
Format – PS2, Xbox
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Original year of release – 2006
Format – DS
Castlevania: Order of Shadows
Original year of release – 2007
Format – Mobile
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Original year of release – 2008
Format – DS
Castlevania Judgment
Original year of release – 2008
Format – Wii
Akumaj? Dracula The Medal
Original year of release – 2008
Format – Arcade (slot machine
Pachislot Akumaj? Dracula
Original year of release – 2008
Format – Arcade (Pachinko)
Castlevania The Arcade
Original year of release – 2008
Format – Arcade
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
Original year of release – 2009
Format – WiiWare
Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night
Original year of release – 2010
Format – iPhone
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Original year of release – 2010
Format – XBLA
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Original year of release – 2010
Format – Xbox 360, PS3
Cancelled Games¶
Castlevania: The Bloodletting (SEGA 32X)
In development for the SEGA 32X, this game was supposed to feature Richter Belmont, Maria Renard, and a third character seen in the single remaining image below:
It is presumed that the game would follow a traditional level-by-level structure, however development was cancelled soon after it was announced, with news of Symphony of the Night being developed for the Playstation following soon thereafter.
Castlevania: Resurrection (Dreamcast)
A game that worryingly featured a female Dracula sprite, this adventure was focused around a cowardly Belmont and an ancestor dragged through time. Quite.
From screenshots and information the game seemed to owe a lot to classic, and Nintendo 64 Castlevanias. Featuring a HUD of incredible similarity, as well as a focus on enemies and bosses, the developers also spoke of a heavy combat and puzzle focus, somewhat similar to Lords of Shadow then.
However due to the death of the Dreamcast, and reported ‘differences’ between the Japanese and American Konami offices, Resurrection never quite kept to its namesake, instead disappearing into obscurity.
Castlevania (PS3/360)
This project, led by long running series producer Iga Igarashi, was shown in trailer form at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. It showed Alucard and the words ‘Embracing darkness with a cursed bloodline. He betrayed his kind & destroyed his father. A bloodstained fate’.
Clearly set after the events of Symphony of the Night, it is presumed that this Castlevania was dropped in favor of the franchise reboot, Lords of Shadow.
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