Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
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- For the NES version of Castlevania II, see Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Toru Hagihara, Y. Hayano (programmers) Kouichi Kimura (graphic designer) |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Release date |  August 12, 1991 August 12, 1991 November 26, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Action adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | 1-megabit cartridge |
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, known in Japan as Dracula Densetsu II (ドラキュラ伝説II Dorakyura Densetsu Tsū?, lit. "Dracula Legend II"), is the second Castlevania game for the Game Boy system. It is the sequel to Castlevania: The Adventure.
It was released in Japan and North America on August 12, 1991. A colorized version was released as part of the European-exclusive Konami GB Collection Volume 4 for the Game Boy Color.
The remake features improved speed (Christopher moves a bit faster than in the original version), has been colored, features remastered sound, but otherwise is a faithful recreation of the original game.
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[edit] Storyline
It is 1591, and fifteen years have passed since Christopher Belmont (great-grandfather of Simon Belmont) defeated Dracula, saving Europe once again from the forces of darkness. Now, Soleiyu Belmont, Christopher's son, has come of age (turning age 15), and the Belmont Clan is celebrating Soleiyu's birthday. Unfortunately, Dracula, who had been laying in wait as a spirit for fifteen years, kidnaps the boy and transforms him into a powerful demon.
Dracula uses the boy's inherent power to create a new body for himself, four new castles and a citadel placed in the middle. Christopher must ventue out once again, with the Vampire Killer whip, to destroy Dracula and save his son. [1]
[edit] Gameplay
Taking a page from the gameplay of Mega Man, Belmont's Revenge allows the player to play any of the game's four stages in any order that he chooses. Dracula has four themed castles: Cloud, Plant, Rock, and Crystal. There is no advantage in picking one level over another. Once having completed (and thus destroyed) all four stages, Dracula's castle rises up from the lake that is surrounded by the four castle ruins, offering the player two more levels to beat.
This time around, Christopher Belmont can now wield subweapons. Unlike console Castlevanias however, this game only features two subweapons: the Axe and the Holy Water (in the Japanese and European versions, the Axe subweapon is replaced with the Cross). So getting hearts this time around has a different effect compared to this game's predecessor Castlevania: The Adventure - they are currency to use subweapons. [2]
[edit] Version Differences
The following changes have been made between the original game and Konami GB Collection Volume 4:
- The KC version features properly colorized graphics, whereas the Japanese collection (Konami GB Collection Volume 3) does not.
- The KC version includes titles for the music files in the sound test, whereas the original version simply names the songs BGM 1, BGM 2, etc.
- The introduction is changed slightly in the KC remake, using an alternate spelling of Soleiyu Belmont (in the KC version he is called Soliel Belmont).
- The text is changed when Christopher Belmont speaks to Soleiyu near the end of the game in the KC version. Additionally, the ending text is also changed. [3]
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