Whip of Alchemy
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The current logo of the Castlevania series, introduced with 2003's Lament of Innocence.
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| Genres | Action-adventure |
| Developers | Konami |
| Publishers | Konami |
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| First release |
Castlevania September 26, 1986 |
| Latest release |
CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula October 19, 2015 |
Castlevania, also known in Japanese as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ? Akumajō Dorakyura, "Devil's Castle Dracula"), is a series of dark fantasy-themed action-adventure video games created and developed by Konami, centered on the Belmont family, a clan of vampire hunters, and their fight with Dracula. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release for the Family Computer Disk System (FDS), followed by an alternate version for the MSX2 platform on October 30. Although the MSX 2 port (localized in Europe and Brazil as Vampire Killer) was released first outside Japan, the series did not receive wide attention outside Japan until the FCD version was ported to cartridge format for the Nintendo Entertainment System and localized for North American and European releases of Castlevania in 1987 and 1988, respectively.
The earliest games were side scrolling platform games. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night marked a change in the series which focused more on exploration than straight forward platforming. Along with Super Metroid, it popularized the metroidvania genre. The first two 3D titles in the series were on the N64 in 1999. The Metroidvania style game was continued in six titles for the Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS from 2001 to 2008. 2003 and 2005 saw the release of Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness, two 3D action games for the Playstation 2. In 2010 saw the release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a reboot of the series featuring 3D action and developed not in Japan, but by Spanish devs. The sequel in 2014 remains the last official Castlevania title.
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