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Castlevania finally sucks PSP's blood

Words: Matt Cabral, GamesRadar US
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Like a fang-pierced jugular, the revamped 2D/3D hybrid visuals explode with vividness, and the PSP's rectangular display seems tailor-made for the side-scrolling series. Combine this with those catchy Castlevania tunes, a few replay-extending branching pathways, a second playable character and slick, new cutscenes, and you've got a casket full of goodies. Again, if you're a Castlevania completist, or just a fan of old school gaming, then pick up this bloodsucker. Otherwise, we suggest driving your stake through the better, more forgiving DS entries - Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow.

You'll love
  • Vibrant visuals pop on the PSP
  • A classic finally makes it stateside
  • Three games for the price of one
You'll hate
  • Two of the games need to be unlocked
  • Old school difficulty can be brutal
  • Unforgiving saves/checkpoints

 
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JR24  - 5 months 9 days ago 
I just bought this game just today and try ed it out, but I'm not really sure that I should keep it or return it for another game.
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JR24  - 5 months 5 days ago 
No I'm going to return it for sure!! It's frecking stupid. wend ever did you hear a person walking the whole time wend theirs a zombie, skeleton, Giant bull, or a dragon going at you. I'm getting my refund!!!!
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zer0_cool16  - 3 months 12 days ago 
I can't believe the difficulty of this game! It's so ridiculous! I have already activated the invincibility cheat and yet it's still TOO hard to beat. I like the graphics and music and i wish there'd be a SOTN remake that looks like this. But in the meantime i'll stick with my DS castlevanias. Now i'm really thankful I've got both PSP and DS.
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Heyexclamationpoint  - 2 months 6 days ago 
The difficulty is pretty unforgiving but unlocking Symphony Of The Night isn't that hard... it took me about 20 minutes tops. That's more than enough reason to pick this up.
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Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

Genre: Action
Expected release date: 2007
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Konami
Franchise: Castlevania
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player CO-OP
7 GOOD
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