Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 1997
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  • Summary: As a descendant of Dracula, you must end the vampire bloodline. Can you rid the world of this unspeakable terror? Uncover the mystery of Castlevania and challenge an adventure as legendary as its name. Over 140 different enemies, bosses, and ghastly creatures. Awesome magical spells -As a descendant of Dracula, you must end the vampire bloodline. Can you rid the world of this unspeakable terror? Uncover the mystery of Castlevania and challenge an adventure as legendary as its name. Over 140 different enemies, bosses, and ghastly creatures. Awesome magical spells - transform into a bat, a wolf, or etheral mist. Hidden weapons, secrets, and characters...the largest Castlevania ever!… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GamePro
    100
    A mandatory addition to any Castlevania fan's game library.
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    Featuring a massive quest filled with RPG elements, mind-blowing 2D backgrounds, fantastic character artwork, an astounding soundtrack and osme of the best Castlevania gameplay ever seen, SOTN is a PS one classic that can't be missed. [Nov 2001, p.40]
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  3. PSX Nation
    96
    Not to be missed.
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    93
    This is exactly what I'm looking for in a 32-bit Castlevania game: great graphics and animation, plenty of way-cool Bosses and tight 2D gameplay.
  5. GMR Magazine
    90
    A certifiable classic. [Feb 2003, p.97]
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  6. IGN
    90
    The music is brilliant too - sometimes daunting, sometimes rousing and always doing what music should - enhancing the action.
  7. Game Revolution
    83
    It's tremendous fun and very addicting, despite the uninteresting plot and the bad acting. I only wish it were larger because I enjoyed it so much.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 183 out of 194
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 194
  3. Negative: 3 out of 194
  1. Death
    Nov 19, 2004
    10
    Play this game with all your life!!the best castlevania ever!!
  2. wasabi867
    Dec 10, 2012
    10
    ZzzZZzzZz *Oh, another CoD, thanks is pass* ZzzzzzZZzzzz *Oh what we got here ? MoH Warfighter* ZZzzzzzZZZ Oh, Another CoD Game ? ZzZZzzzZZzzZZzzZz *Oh, another CoD, thanks is pass* ZzzzzzZZzzzz *Oh what we got here ? MoH Warfighter* ZZzzzzzZZZ Oh, Another CoD Game ? ZzZZzzzZ *Opens old PS1 Book, what have we got here ? Castlevania Symphonie of the Night... Pops the Game in... BAM! ............ It blows you away and shows you even to this Date what a real "Magical" Game does .. It is EPIC and holds up better then the Rest of the Sh** that gets shi* out nowadays!!!! Pick it up!… Expand
  4. Evengar
    Feb 22, 2015
    10
    This game introduced to me classic metroidovania at its best. Great graphics, great animations, great everything. Addictive gameplay justThis game introduced to me classic metroidovania at its best. Great graphics, great animations, great everything. Addictive gameplay just holds on to you and releases only when you've finished the game. Simply brilliant. A masterpiece.… Expand
  5. kurt_xt
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    if I'm still alive, it's because of the good feeling this game gives me. In the midst of so many bad things happening, sometimes rememberingif I'm still alive, it's because of the good feeling this game gives me. In the midst of so many bad things happening, sometimes remembering the songs in the game helps you to move forward.… Expand
  6. Thwomp
    May 28, 2023
    10
    Oh the sweet memories of this masterpiece. I even had the original guide. The soundtrack really goes hard in this game.

    Absolute    Oh the sweet memories of this masterpiece. I even had the original guide. The soundtrack really goes hard in this game.

    Absolute masterpiece. Anything less would be uncivilized. Can you imagine the few people who actually gave less than a green number rating, and the REDS?!?! Insane.    … Expand
  7. Mene0
    Nov 3, 2022
    9
    Absolute classic. This game stands the test of time as genre-defining. Still discovering things 20+ years after I originally played.

    And of    Absolute classic. This game stands the test of time as genre-defining. Still discovering things 20+ years after I originally played.

    And of course, the name gives away the fact that the OST in this game is probably one of the greatest OSTs ever. Give it a listen, at least.    … Expand
  8. neomoonsevin
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    This is on Xbox aswell why isn't it labelled under Xbox aswell is this metacritic or old archives that don't get updated anyway I played thisThis is on Xbox aswell why isn't it labelled under Xbox aswell is this metacritic or old archives that don't get updated anyway I played this on PlayStation didn't like it then I purchased this on Xbox 360 and it's still shert… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PS1 Game of 1997
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#2 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1997
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#1 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1997