If there’s one area that will disappoint players, no matter how familiar they are with the Castlevania series, that would be the game’s sound department. Things like rotation effects and parallax scrolling are certainly not as impressive as what we saw three years earlier on the Super Nintendo, but there are some segments that truly illustrate just how unique the game’s presentation can be. Mega Powerīeing one of the only Castlevania games on a Sega console, The New Generation tries to use the Sega Mega Drive’s power to match the special effects we saw in the spectacular Super Castlevania IV.

While the lack of an open exploration – or even diverging paths like in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood – might be a detriment for some players, The New Generation manages to keep things fresh with its varied environments and amazingly creative scenarios. Instead of exploring one massive castle, players will have to travel the world through different stages, each of them introducing a new selection of deadly traps and fearsome foes. Seeing as this game came before Castlevania: Symphony of the Night introduced the whole “Metroidvania” concept into the series, The New Generation still has that classic Castlevania level layout. Players who are new to the series, or want an easier overall experience than using John Morris, should pick Eric in their first playthrough. Unlike Morris, Lecarde wields a spear into battle, and also makes use of a vast array of acrobatic skills for both combat and traversal.

This hunter would be the perfect choice for players who are familiar with the classic Castlevania gameplay, as he wields the legendary whip Vampire Killer and controls similarly to Simon Belmont in Super Castlevania IV. While most entries in the Castlevania series have had a single protagonist for players to control, Castlevania: The New Generation has two quite unique vampire hunters for players to choose from.įirst, we have John Morris. In the case of Castlevania: The New Generation, players will find that this is a new take on the familiar vampire-killing formula: one that shakes things up in (almost) all the right ways.Īlso known as Castlevania: Bloodlines, The New Generation – as the name implies – takes the focus away from the legendary Belmont clan as a new duo of heroes rises to the challenge of facing the dreaded Count Dracula. When a game deviates a bit from its source material, the result could be either magnificently innovative or terribly disappointing.

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