Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Castlevania 3: Symphony of the Night


After Castlevania 1, this is the second Castlevania I ever played because I didn’t get the chance to play the second chapter of the game which was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System or SNES.
Castlevania 3: Symphony of the Night is my most favorite game in two dimensional, in the Playstation. When this game was released and I played it, it really swipes me off my feet. My teeth are grinding with excitement and my eyes were wide open with amazement as this game offers many innovations that will make Castlevania 1 seems like made in the Jurassic era.
Innovations include the protagonist’s ability to transform into a bat, a wolf, and a mist. He is also able to leap two times and many more. He is able to do magic too that is very powerful and helpful when fighting most enemies and bosses. This magic ability is deducted on magic points or MP and has the ability to restore as time passes so he doesn’t run out of magic power. The thing that run out of him is hearts which is the thing needed to use his sub weapon namely the axe, knife, holy water, cross, jewel, and many more. But this isn’t a problem anymore because he has a variety of items to choose from that can restore his health and magic power and even hearts. He also has a collection of weapons that has different ability depending on the weapon he is using. For example, the Mourneblade weapon is a blade that lets you damage your enemies and at the same time heals the character. Different weapons and items can be found in the game, rare kind of treasure in secret places in the map and enemies that have fallen will sometimes drop items or weapons. The background sound is superb and nicely done with an orchestra effect. The storyline is very good and I love it.
Recommended for those who loves art and adventure combine into one.

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