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Artistic and classic gaming combine to form a must-play game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The good: the music, graphics, level design, difficulty, the weapons/armor, the bosses, shear size of the world. The best in 2D gaming.

The bad: perhaps the worst voice acting ever.

Second only to the Turbo-Graphx 16 game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great on its own merits. However, it is a breakaway from the traditional Castlevania level based format. Second of all, you are not one of the Belmonts, or a human at all (you are a half-vampire). Thirdly, you do not have a whip, you have a sword. Despite the breaking of many of the Castlevania traditions, this is a spectacular game. Great graphics, great music, great gameplay. As a consolation, there is a way to play as Richter Belmont after beating the game.

This is my second favorite of the Castlevania series, the best of all being Castlevania: Dracula X for the Turbo-Graphx 16 console. Do not play the Dracula X for Super Nintendo! It sucks!

Very good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Seller did a very good job on wrapping and handling, it worths every penny of the price.

Will they ever be so great again?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Side scroll at its best. What a fantastic game. I have replayed this game about once every 18 months since its release. Music? Wow - Creatures? Superb - Weapons? Killer
And talk about playability - No game for the PS1 ranks higher on my list than SOTN!

One Of The Best Games I've Ever Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Symphony is just a terrific game. It leaves anything before it, and many knock offs after it in the dirt. Alucard is not a whip slinging goof, not that the first two Castelvania games were bad in any respect. This just turns everything up several notches. A huge amount of items, armor, and weapons to use. Including some upgrades favorites (The Axe, Holy Water, Boomerang) New stuff like familliars (Little critters who have special powers, and will be a huge help to Alucard), an RPG level Up system, so you are able to take on the nasty beast that Dracula throws at you. I have played this for years! And will continue to do so, huge amount of replay value just because of how beautiful it is. Just go get it, oh and a strategy guide or you'll be up poop creek.

Now available on Xbox Live Arcade! No need for the price gouging any more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love Castlevania and this is the best 2D Castlevania ever made. Unfortunately I didn't buy a copy 10 years ago so I guess I'll have to download it on Xbox Live Arcade since price gouging has come to the PlayStation version, I traded in my old PlayStation and I heard that it isn't compatible with the PS2s backwards compatability mode (a shame).
If it was less than $15 I would definitely pick up the PlayStation version and a used PlayStation, but $60 is outrageous when it is available for less than 1/6 that price on Xbox Live Arcade!! Classic all the way!

Alucard Spanks Richter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game still rocks 10 years later and has such a huge fan-base
that they are re-releasing it as an unlockable for the PSP
in Dracula X Cronicles (not to be confused with Dracula X) along with the original Rondo of Blood and Rondo of Blood The Lost Chapter (never released outside of Japan). I will buy it for PSP just to get SOTN and others should as well because if Dracula X Cronicles Sells well they may just make some new side-scrolling Castlevania games for the next gen consoles and I dont think I even need to illustrate how insanely sweet that could be.

One Of The Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

So much has already been said about this game. One of the best and most riveting games on the PSX. At the end of the castle there is a surprise waiting for you! I will not spoil it.The graphics are impressive, for it's time, as well as the animation and control. The music and sounds fit the subject very well.Definitely a game worth while getting and playing. Fun, orignal and not to be missed. A game to be passed down or willed to a family member :)

PROBALLY THE BEST CASTLEVANIA EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS PERHAPS THE BEST CASTLEVANIA GAME EVER MADE! I REMEMBER PURCHASING THIS GAME WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT ABOUT 9YRS AGO AND I HAVE TO ADMIT, THIS WAS VIDEO GAME CRACK FOR ME. THE MOMENT I STARTED PLAYING IT I JUST COULD NOT STOP PLAYING IT. ONE FRIDAY NIGHT I STARTED PLAYING IT AROUND 6PM AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL 5 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING, TOOK ABOUT A 4 HR BREAK AND THEN I WAS UP AGAIN PLAYING THIS GAME UNTIL I FINALLY FINISHED IT THAT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

Best Castlevania ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I picked up this game earlier this year. It is extremely rare right now but it is worth the 36 bucks. Afterall, the price is gonna get higher and higher so I say go ahead and buy it before it winds up like Gradius Gaiden. So yeah, If you'r a Castlevania fan and you DONT own it, buy it or drown yourself.

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