Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | |
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European box art by Ayami Kojima
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Toru Hagihara Koji Igarashi |
| Producer(s) | Toru Hagihara |
| Artist(s) | Ayami Kojima |
| Writer(s) | Koji Igarashi Toshiharu Furukawa |
| Composer(s) | Michiru Yamane |
| Series | Castlevania |
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| Genre(s) | Platform-adventure, action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 93.41% (PS) 89.58% (X360) |
| Metacritic | 93 / 100 (PS) 89 / 100 (X360) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A (PS) |
| AllGame |
  (PS) (X360) |
| CVG |
(PS) |
| Edge | 8 / 10 (PS) |
| EGM | 9.25 / 10 (PS) |
| Eurogamer | 9 / 10 (X360) |
| Game Informer | 9.5 / 10 (PS) |
| GamePro |
(PS) |
| Game Revolution | B+ (PS) |
| GameSpot | 8.9 / 10 (PS) 8.5 / 10 (X360) |
| IGN | 9 / 10 (PS, X360) |
| OPM (US) | 5 / 5 (PS) |
| OXM (UK) | 9 / 10 (X360) |
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Japanese: 悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲 Hepburn: Akumajō Dracula X: Gekka no Yasōkyoku?, Devil's Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight) is a platform-adventure action role-playing game (or Metroidvania) developed and published by Konami in 1997 for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and features Dracula's dhampir son Alucard as the protagonist. It marks a break from previous games in the series, which are action platformers. The game emphasizes exploration, has non-linear level design, and Role-playing video game elements.
Initially, the game was unsuccessful – particularly in the United States where it was meagerly publicized – but thanks to praise by critics, it gained sales through word-of-mouth and became a hit. It has been re-released on several consoles and is considered a sleeper hit, a cult classic, and one of the best video games ever made.
Symphony of the Night uses 2-dimensional Side-scrolling video game gameplay. The objective is exploring Dracula's castle to defeat Richter Belmont, who says he's lord of Castle Dracula. Canonically, Richter was the hero of the events that took place in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. The game is non-linear, but most of the castle is inaccessible until various items are collected, including Shapeshifting into a bat, wolf, or mist. As the player uncovers more of the castle, a map is updated to show progress.
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