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Retro of the Week - Aria of Sorrow
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 26 August, 2012 at 10:57AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week: Harmony of Dissonance
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 19 August, 2012 at 07:17AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Guest Modern: Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
Posted by Gilgamesh
Posted on 13 August, 2012 at 10:22PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Guest Modern: Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth

Released for the Wii in 2009 Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth is a throwback to the Castlevania games of old. Similar to how Super Castlevania IV is essentially a retelling of the original Castlevania Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth tells the story of Christopher Belmont, the protagonist of The Castlevania Adventure. For those of you that played the 1989 Game Boy title and thought it was crap, you're not alone! Thankfully The Adventure Rebirth is good. In fact, it's not just good it's one of the best classic style Castlevanias made.

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Retro of the Week - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 12 August, 2012 at 11:36AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

So after Castlevania: Symphony of the Night released, the world was amazed. THIS was a great game. An 'instant classic', to quote an over-used phrase. So naturally, it was time to see if Konami could replicate that success!

....Half a decade later, on a much less powerful system. The Gameboy Advance? A handheld typically associated with kids? Make a game with blood, demons and dark tones on that platform? Makes perfect sense!

Well, in retrospect, yeah, it kinda does. Metroid F

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Retro of the Night: Castlevania: Symphony of the Week
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 5 August, 2012 at 09:36AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0