...self. Later bowing to overwhelming fan demand, Konami returned to the Akumaj? Dracula branding for the Japanese release of castlevania: dawn of Sorrow.

The series is also known for the differences between the Japanese and English language versions. Particularly in earlier installments, the localization process usually removes a heavy share of violence, nudity and religious imagery and references. Removal of such material is prevalent in Nintendo and Super Nintendo titles castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and Super castlevania IV due to Nintendo of America's strict censorship policies at the time. castlevania: Bloodlines, for the Sega Genesis, was renamed castlevania: The New Generation for European release to avoid the blood reference used in the American title. In addition, blood and gore was re-colored a...more

Recurring major characters

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Dracula
Dracula has been the main antagonist throughout the castlevania series, though the portrayal of the character has varied over time. He was originally depicted as a standard villain, but the character became much more dramatic as more t...more

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Plot)

...The year is 1476, and Count Dracula has started to ravage Europe with an army of monsters. The Belmont family of vampire hunters, once exiled from Wallachia, are called into action by the Church. They feared the Belmonts' "super-human" power, but with Dracula menacing to swallow Europe in darkness, they are left with no choice but to call Trevor Belmont, current wielder of the Vampire Killer whip.

Joining Trevor Belmont in his mission to defeat Dracula are three new playable characters: Sypha Belnades, a young priestess with poor physica...more

The Most Addicting Games on the Planet

...If you're an avid gamer, you' probably enjoy most genres of games and puzzles. Someone asks if you'd like to play, and you immediately say, "I'm in!" In an admittedly informal survey of avid gamers (and after some very heated discussions), here are the games that they claimed were among the most addicting games on the planet.

Video Games

When it came to addicting video games, many of my gamer friends voted for the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (for the GameCube) and WarioWare: Smooth moves (for the Wii). The guys in the crowd were partial to the Burnout Series and the Gran Turismo series (for the Playstation). And those who were into role-playing games were vocal in their support of castlevania: symphony of the night (on the Xbox 360).

Board Games

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