grab your whip
stock up on holy water and prepare to
face the perils of Dracula’s castle
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Castlevania games for this list anything
with Castlevania in the name is eligible
for this list and we’re ranking the
games based on how good they were at
launch and balanced it with how well
they hold up today number 10 order of
ecclesia we’re starting this list off
with a very strong entry one of three
Metroidvania style games that was
released on the DS here you take on the
role of Chenoa who has the ability to
absorb magical glyphs which she can use
as weapons or skills for puzzle solving
venturing to various locations around
the outskirts of Dracula’s castle this
game is a solid entry and a great game
for any Nintendo DS owner
number nine Lords of shadow victory is
the natural objective of every creature
on this world 3d Castlevania games have
often struggled to have a standout
identity compared to the 2d entries but
lords of Shadow has shown that it can be
done while some may disregard this as a
God of War or Shadow of the Colossus
clone what they did miss out on is a
challenging and strikingly beautiful
game with top-notch voice work by Robert
Carlyle and Patrick Stewart forgive me
brother if my need is front crazed on
the nose number eight
Castlevania here it is the game that
started it all not to be confused with
vampire killer on the msx2
this game on the NES proved to be a
classic for the system whipping his way
through skeletons ghouls and those
freaking medusa heads Simon Belmont
introduced us to the Belmont clan in
their endless quest to defeat Dracula
those looking to give this a shot should
know that it still is difficult as it
was back in the day number 7 bloodlines
known as Castlevania the new generation
in Europe this game was the Sega Genesis
soul offering of the Castlevania series
split between two protagonists with John
Morris who brings the traditional
vampire killer whip and Erik Picard who
is armed with a spear the two heroes
travel all over World War 1 era Europe
with scenery that pushed the Genesis to
its limits
number 6 portrait of ruin the second DS
Metroidvania title to make this list
portrait of ruins plot directly follows
up from bloodlines with John’s son
Jonathan taking up the whip alongside
his childhood friend and mage Charlotte
with Dracula’s castle now being used to
house magical paintings that contain
worlds of their own the two characters
can be switched on the fly or can be
used together to solve puzzles and cast
screen filling spells
number five Castlevania three Dracula’s
curse after the disappointment of
Simon’s quest Dracula’s curse took the
series back to its original gameplay and
added some changes for the better to
make it one of the best NES games and it
still holds up really well today
notable introductions include a new
belmont in the form of trevor as well as
other characters like grant a wall
climbing hunchback and one of the series
most iconic characters
Alucard
number four Rondo of blood while Japan
enjoyed the epic action that this turbo
graphics exclusive offered Western fans
had to deal with the lousy Dracula ex on
the SNES Rondo of blood has players
taking on the role of Richter Belmont
with the help of Dove throwing Maria as
they have to save three other maidens
including Richter’s girlfriend in this
prequel to Symphony of the Night such a
fine girl surely the blood of a
beautiful woman will quench the thirst
in my body
the PSP remake Dracula X Chronicles
wasn’t as good as the original but it
did contain the original for the western
fans so that’s always nice number three
super Castlevania 4 we’re not exactly
sure if this is a reboot or a follow up
to the first Castlevania game but
whatever it is it’s fantastic it’s the
only entry in the franchise aside from
mirror of fate that allows you to whip
in multiple directions and it utilizes
the SNES as mode 7 graphics ability for
some crazy level design fans often argue
between miss and Rondo of blood over
which is the better classic action game
but we’re going with number 3 since it
took way too long for Rondo to get into
our hands number 2 area of sorrow with
the prior Castlevania games taking place
in the past this one takes place in the
Year 2035 and focuses on soma cruise an
exchange student in Japan who has the
ability to absorb the souls of random
thieves which just like Chenoa allows
him to use these souls as weapons and
abilities we listed this game as our
number one Game Boy Advance game and we
stand by our pick seeing as it got a
direct sequel in dawn of sorrow which
was good but this was still better
before we get to the number one spot
let’s take a look at some honorable
mentions
number one symphony of the night
hardcore Castlevania fans won’t be
surprised by this choice after all it
was the game that pretty much modernized
the metroidvania genre by using super
metroids level design style and giving
it an RPG skill set for unique pacing
get this masterfully crafted mmm
symphony
Alucard from Dracula’s quest returns to
lead this quest through not one but two
castles in a unique nonlinear adventure
that keeps you coming back for more do
you agree with our list which
Castlevania adventure made you want to
become a vampire killer for more top 10s
whipped up every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
stock up on holy water and prepare to
face the perils of Dracula’s castle
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Castlevania games for this list anything
with Castlevania in the name is eligible
for this list and we’re ranking the
games based on how good they were at
launch and balanced it with how well
they hold up today number 10 order of
ecclesia we’re starting this list off
with a very strong entry one of three
Metroidvania style games that was
released on the DS here you take on the
role of Chenoa who has the ability to
absorb magical glyphs which she can use
as weapons or skills for puzzle solving
venturing to various locations around
the outskirts of Dracula’s castle this
game is a solid entry and a great game
for any Nintendo DS owner
number nine Lords of shadow victory is
the natural objective of every creature
on this world 3d Castlevania games have
often struggled to have a standout
identity compared to the 2d entries but
lords of Shadow has shown that it can be
done while some may disregard this as a
God of War or Shadow of the Colossus
clone what they did miss out on is a
challenging and strikingly beautiful
game with top-notch voice work by Robert
Carlyle and Patrick Stewart forgive me
brother if my need is front crazed on
the nose number eight
Castlevania here it is the game that
started it all not to be confused with
vampire killer on the msx2
this game on the NES proved to be a
classic for the system whipping his way
through skeletons ghouls and those
freaking medusa heads Simon Belmont
introduced us to the Belmont clan in
their endless quest to defeat Dracula
those looking to give this a shot should
know that it still is difficult as it
was back in the day number 7 bloodlines
known as Castlevania the new generation
in Europe this game was the Sega Genesis
soul offering of the Castlevania series
split between two protagonists with John
Morris who brings the traditional
vampire killer whip and Erik Picard who
is armed with a spear the two heroes
travel all over World War 1 era Europe
with scenery that pushed the Genesis to
its limits
number 6 portrait of ruin the second DS
Metroidvania title to make this list
portrait of ruins plot directly follows
up from bloodlines with John’s son
Jonathan taking up the whip alongside
his childhood friend and mage Charlotte
with Dracula’s castle now being used to
house magical paintings that contain
worlds of their own the two characters
can be switched on the fly or can be
used together to solve puzzles and cast
screen filling spells
number five Castlevania three Dracula’s
curse after the disappointment of
Simon’s quest Dracula’s curse took the
series back to its original gameplay and
added some changes for the better to
make it one of the best NES games and it
still holds up really well today
notable introductions include a new
belmont in the form of trevor as well as
other characters like grant a wall
climbing hunchback and one of the series
most iconic characters
Alucard
number four Rondo of blood while Japan
enjoyed the epic action that this turbo
graphics exclusive offered Western fans
had to deal with the lousy Dracula ex on
the SNES Rondo of blood has players
taking on the role of Richter Belmont
with the help of Dove throwing Maria as
they have to save three other maidens
including Richter’s girlfriend in this
prequel to Symphony of the Night such a
fine girl surely the blood of a
beautiful woman will quench the thirst
in my body
the PSP remake Dracula X Chronicles
wasn’t as good as the original but it
did contain the original for the western
fans so that’s always nice number three
super Castlevania 4 we’re not exactly
sure if this is a reboot or a follow up
to the first Castlevania game but
whatever it is it’s fantastic it’s the
only entry in the franchise aside from
mirror of fate that allows you to whip
in multiple directions and it utilizes
the SNES as mode 7 graphics ability for
some crazy level design fans often argue
between miss and Rondo of blood over
which is the better classic action game
but we’re going with number 3 since it
took way too long for Rondo to get into
our hands number 2 area of sorrow with
the prior Castlevania games taking place
in the past this one takes place in the
Year 2035 and focuses on soma cruise an
exchange student in Japan who has the
ability to absorb the souls of random
thieves which just like Chenoa allows
him to use these souls as weapons and
abilities we listed this game as our
number one Game Boy Advance game and we
stand by our pick seeing as it got a
direct sequel in dawn of sorrow which
was good but this was still better
before we get to the number one spot
let’s take a look at some honorable
mentions
number one symphony of the night
hardcore Castlevania fans won’t be
surprised by this choice after all it
was the game that pretty much modernized
the metroidvania genre by using super
metroids level design style and giving
it an RPG skill set for unique pacing
get this masterfully crafted mmm
symphony
Alucard from Dracula’s quest returns to
lead this quest through not one but two
castles in a unique nonlinear adventure
that keeps you coming back for more do
you agree with our list which
Castlevania adventure made you want to
become a vampire killer for more top 10s
whipped up every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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