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Instruction booklet · September 1995

Castlevania: Dracula X

PlatformAdventure1 playerESRB E

The story

The Legend Returns... Rising up from his eternal sleep, Count Dracula is back again to battle the descendants of the great vampire-stalking Belmont family of the Castlevania series. He has summoned his dark minions-Cerberus, Minaurus, and the Salamander-to bring a reign of terror on the land.

Specifications

Released
September 1995
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Adventure
Rating
ESRB E
Series
Castlevania
Themes
Action · Horror
View
Side view

What the magazines said

7
6.5
6.5
7
EGM · four reviewers
7
6
6
5
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
71/100 (62 ratings)
Next Generation
1/5
GameFan
82/100, 84/100, 93/100
NWR
5/10
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