Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Choose branching routes, recruit a partner and switch between characters with different actions while taking a Belmont hunter through Dracula’s defenses.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.0 / 10
About this game
A Belmont vampire hunter advances through enemy-filled stages toward Dracula. At route branches, your choice changes which stages lie ahead and whether particular partners can be encountered. Clearing a block requires overcoming its boss. You may take one partner along and switch the controlled character during a stage. Because their actions differ, the decision changes how you approach the next obstacle. Passwords return you to a stage block; this overview keeps to shared original rules and does not equate regional attack or audio details.
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AI review
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For players who like route choices tied to character options.
Choosing a route can also change the partner you meet, connecting the journey to the available actions. This favors players who enjoy planning how they will handle obstacles.
Strengths
- Route choice and character switching affect the same adventure.
Who it is for: Players interested in stage-based action with alternate characters and paths.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Branches and block bosses make route progress explicit. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Different actions encourage matching a character to the obstacle. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A vampire hunter and Dracula’s defenses give the branching journey a horror frame. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Passwords support returning to a block without relying on later emulation features. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Release date
- 1990
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Dark FantasySide-scrollingReplayablePlatformingLinear LevelsMelee Combat2D GraphicsHorrorSolo-friendlyHigh Difficulty
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1990
- Wii UWorldwide1990
- WiiWorldwide1990
Game gallery
Sources
- www.nintendo.co.jpSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.co.jp