Quote Originally Posted by ManekiNeko
Castlevania II is the poster child of one of the most aggravating trends of the NES era... taking the arcade play mechanics of a series and transplanting them into a stale adventure. This almost never worked on the NES, because the once satisfying arcade gameplay is watered down to the point of being unenjoyable, and the level design is too bland and simplistic to be as engrossing as a straight adventure game. Sure, Symphony of the Night did eventually prove that a Castlevania game with depth could work, but Simon's Quest demonstrated that the late 80's was NOT the right time for such a game.

JR

Very odd, as this is the only NES Castlevania I can stand playing.



As for my input, how about that horrible turf "Timestalkers" when compared to the genesis classic "Landstalker"? Ick...


-AG