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Vampire
Killer
バンパイアキラー
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One of the best things about the Akumajō
Dracula series is that each game in interestingly tailored
to suit the format it is hosted
on.
For example, the SFC Akumajō
Dracula (1991) is slow but looks and sounds great, the PCE Akumajō
Dracula X (1993) cleverly hides its lack of power behind quick gameplay and cinematic set-pieces. Vampire
Killer does the Mega Drive great justice with fast, edgy and meticulous arcade-style
action platforming.
As such this game feels at odds with the usual
Castlevania fare - veterans of the series may
even feel a little disappointed at first, but dig
deep and it turns out to
be a top-class game.
There are 2 different characters
and 6 stylish stages to get to grips with. Some stages offer a route split depending on what character you're using: John
uses his whip to swing over voids, while Eric's
'charge jump' can launch him up onto high ledges.
It works: after a couple of games, Vampire
Killer's qualities really shine through:
it is a perfectly balanced action game, with enough
quirks and surprises along the way to keep even
the most jaded player interested.
Just give it a try in EXPERT
mode - this is one of the most accomplished
and challenging examples of the genre on the format - and that's saying something considering the MD's extensive
action / platform library.
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Akumajō
Dracula X
悪魔城ドラキュラX
SOUNDTRACK |
DETAILS
| Format |
Audio
CD |
| Released |
3
Nov 1993 |
| Publisher |
King
Records |
| Product
ID |
KICA-7622~23 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 2.4 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.21 |
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Double-CD soundtrack set that
covers the complete BGM collections
of:
- Akumajō
Dracula X [PCE] (1993)
- Akumajō
Dracula [X68000] (1993)
- Vampire
Killer [MD] (1994)
Another nice selection, another
very valuable Dracula
item!
Double-CD
case, 2 x Audio CDs, colour
booklet, spine card. |
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Vampire
Killer
バンパイアキラー
MEGA DRIVE |
DETAILS
| Format |
Mega
Drive |
| Released |
18
Mar 1994 |
| Publisher |
Konami |
| Product
ID |
T-95043 |
| Size
(cm) |
17.8
x 12.8 x 2.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.18 |
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The
only Mega Drive release of the Akumajō Dracula
series has become one of the most
expensive titles on the machine.
Rumour has it that there
was only 50,000 or so of these
made... Or was it less? Who
knows. The only thing that
matters at this stage is that it ain't cheap.
Standard MD case, 8Mbit cartridge,
colour manual. |
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Dracula', 'Vampire Killer' and 'Konami' are all registered
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