Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

20. March 1997

Combined rating

User + critics

based on 792 ratings

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Summary

Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?

Storyline

The game's story takes place during the year 1797, 5 years after the events of Rondo of Blood and begins with Richter Belmont's defeat of Count Dracula, mirroring the end of the former game. However, despite Dracula being defeated, Richter vanishes without a trace. Castlevania rises again five years later, and while there are no Belmonts to storm the castle, Alucard, the son of Dracula, awakens from his self-induced sleep, and decides to investigate what transpired during his slumber. Meanwhile, Maria Renard, Richter's sister-in-law, enters Castlevania herself to search for the missing Richter. She assists Alucard multiple times throughout the game.

Details

Release date

20. March 1997

Genres

Platforms

Developers

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Publishers

Konami

Porting

Backbone Entertainment

Franchises

Castlevania

Collections

Castlevania

Castlevania: Dracula X

Ratings

IGDB user rating

92.2

789 ratings

Combined rating

92.3

User + critics, 792 ratings

Alternative names

Devil's Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight (Japanese title - translated)
SotN (Acronym)
Castlevania: SotN (Abbreviation)
Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (Japanese title - romanization)
Symphony of the Night (Abbreviation)