I'm a huge fan of the original Castlevania series for Nintendo. The Super Nintendo follow up does the series justice. You play as Simon Belmont, the whip-wielding vampire slayer. Your mission is to slay the Vampire Lord Dracula himself. But to get to him you have to fight your way to his castle and find his coffin room. Many creatures of darkness await you on your path!

Graphics: (7/10) Great job! The graphics in Castlevania IV are really good. Everything looks good and there are some areas that use basic snes 3d programming. The designers did a great job at make the bosses look cool. They also added in somew cool effects throughout the game (mist, water splashes, rotation rooms, ect..). This game looks great!

Sound: (8/10) I've always admired the amount of work that went into Castlevania IV's music. They took a lot of the original nes beats and remixed them. The result is haunting tracks that will remind you of Danny Elfman's work. Really great stuff. Other than the music there's not much sound. But everything that needs a sound has one, and they're all well done.

Fun: (7/10) The levels are all very cool and provide plenty of entertainment. The monsters are all awesome. They used plenty of weak skeletons, which is very cool. Also, a lot of work was put into each level's boss. They're almost never a let-down. Bosses include a skeleton warrior on horseback, a two-headed dragon, a ghost knight, death, and Dracula (and a lot more I didn't mention). What more could you ask for?

Creativity: (7/10) Castlevania IV was a major step up from all the previous Castlevanias. The designers did a good job of mixing all material with new. The result is familiar yet exciting.

Multi-Player: Negative

Tips and Cheats: Game Winner's cheat codes.

Errors: A few lighting effects went screwy. You probably won't notice anything.