Current Events > Rate this retro game #36: Super Castlevania IV

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1.Castlevania Symphony Of The Night 4.72 (37 votes, 4 had not played)
2.Paper Mario 4.65 (32 votes)
3.Chrono Trigger 4.57 (70 votes, 4 had not played)
4.Rollercoaster Tycoon 4.57 (35 votes, 2 had not played)
5.Silent Hill 2 4.53 (26 votes, 3 had not played)
6.Sonic 3 & Knuckles 4.5 (32 votes, 1 had not played)
7.The Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past 4.48 (31 votes)
8.Super Mario 64 4.48 (29 votes)
9.Final Fantasy VI 4.44 (38 votes. 6 had not played)
10.Banjo-Kazooie 4.4 (27 votes)
11.NBA Jam 4.4 (50 votes, 1 had not played)
12.Jet Set Radio 4.39 (23 votes, 7 had not played)
13.Final Fantasy V 4.23 (30 votes, 5 had not played)
14.Earthbound 4.18 (33 votes, 4 had not played)
15.Pokemon Red/Blue 4.17 (35 votes, 1 had not played)
16.Duke Nukem 3D 4.16 (12 votes, 2 had not played)
17.Golden Sun 4.12 (25 votes)
18.Sid Meier's Pirates! 4.06 (15 votes, 7 had not played)
19.Crazy Taxi 4.05 (19 votes, 2 had not played)
20.Sonic the Hedgehog 2 4.04 (48 votes, 2 had not played)
21.Shining Force 4.00 (15 votes, 4 had not played)
22.Street Fighter Alpha 3 4.00 (12 votes, 4 had not played)
23.Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 4.00 (9 votes, 9 had not played)
24.Sypro The Dragon 3.89 (19 votes, 2 had not played)
25.Earthworm Jim 3.88 (25 votes)
26.Beyond Good & Evil 3.87 (8 votes, 4 had not played)
27.Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 3.85 (7 votes, 8 had not played)
28.Viewtiful Joe 3.81 (16 votes, 5 had not played)
29.Panzer Dragoon 3.8 (5 votes, 4 had not played)
30.Shenmue 3.7 (30 votes, 13 had not played)
31.Ghosts N Goblins 3.65 (20 votes, 3 had not played)
32.Sonic CD 3.5 (12 votes, 3 had not played)
33.Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 3.35 (48 votes, 3 had not played)
34.Black 2.92 (50 votes)
35.Sewer Shark 2.55 (17 votes)
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1.Time Splitters Future Perfect
2.Viewtiful Joe
3.Sonic Adventure 2
4.Freedom fighter
5. Metal Arms
6.Timesplitters 2
7.Nuclear Strike
8.Grandia 2
9.007 Nightfire
10.Timesplitters
11.Demon's Crest
12.Gun Nac
13.Phantasy Star
14.Popful Mail
15.Rocket Knight Adventures
16.Soldier Blade
17.Gimmick!
18.Hydro Thunder
19.Driver 2
20.Gun
21.Medal of Honor Frontline
22.Tomb Raider 2
23.Need for Speed Underground
24.Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters
25.Rise of the Dragon
26.Growl
27.Vigilante 8
28.Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier
29.Felix the Cat
30.Donkey Kong Country 2
31.Wario Land
32.Super Metroid
33.Super Mario RPG
34.Zelda Ocarina Of Time
35.Power Stone 2
36.Snatcher
37.Siren
38.Shenmue II
39.Legend of Zelda
40.Age of Empires II
41.Star Wars Rogue Squadron
42.Fire Emblem 7 GBA
43.Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
44.Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
45.Donkey Kong 64
46.F-Zero X
47.NFL Blitz
48.NBA Street Vol 2
49.Mario Kart 64
50.Perfect Dark
51.007 Goldeneye
52.Advance Wars
53.Final Fantasy Tactics
54.Crash Team Racing
55.Myst
56.Myst II: Riven
57.Super Mario Bros
58.Grand Theft Auto III
59.Jade Empire
60.Devil May Cry 3
61.Ico
62.Katamari Damacy
63.Bully
64.Aladdin
65.Mega Man X
66.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
67.Max Payne
68.System Shock 2
69.Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge
70.Blaster Master
71.Fester's Quest
72.Journey to Silius
73.U-four-ia: The Saga
74. Castlevania
75.Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
76.The Revenge Of Shinobi
77.Streets Of Rage 2
78.Street Fighter II
79.Super Bomberman
80.Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
81.Phantasy Star IV
82.Thief Gold
83.Shining Force II
84.Darkstalkers
85.Tetris
86.Sunset Riders
87.Altered Beast
88.Neo Turf Masters
89.Castlevania RoB
90.ET
91.Superman 64
92.Conker's Bad Fur Day
93. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
94.Spyro: Year of the Dragon
95.Vagrant Story
96.Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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By far my favorite Classicvania and an overall amazing game in general.
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I have yet to play this
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bump
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final bumpo
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Excellent game. Great gameplay, nice challenge, and the range of motion with the whip was awesome. Amazing soundtrack; in particular, I've always loved how the first half of the Dracula battle has a very slow, somber tone to it, and then Simon's main theme kicks in once the battle enters its final act. IMO remains the standard for classic franchise boss enemy encounters, even over SotN; the battle with Death has only been trumped by Harmony of Despair, which was a damn hard bar to hurdle (to it's credit, HoD's Death stage and battle are some of the greatest things in the franchise).

Only reason I can't give it a perfect score is that the controls can be maddeningly frustrating at times, especially during the (what I assume to be infamous) upward spiked disk chase.
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Great game with awesome art design and amazing music. Definitely a classic
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Best Castlevania game.
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The Admiral posted...

Best Castlevania game.

I was going to ask if people liked this more than SOTN
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TroutPaste posted...

The Admiral posted...

Best Castlevania game.

I was going to ask if people liked this more than SOTN

I actually do.
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The best Castlevania game, but not by a huge margin.

It's just a fucking great game to pick up and play
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TroutPaste posted...

The Admiral posted...

Best Castlevania game.

I was going to ask if people liked this more than SOTN

I actually do.

SOTN requires too much time investment for me. I can pick up Super IV and play for a couple hours and get my fix.
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bump
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#37 coming later tonight
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what's the best way to play this in 2018?
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