

This area looks the most like your standard Castlevania fare.

You start off in Romania, in the ruins of Dracula's castle. The areas you go through vary a good deal. There is one section where you have to jump up a long passage and avoid these eyes that shoot lasers that you can bypass as Morris, and this is the only area I found him useful. The only thing Morris does is swing across gaps, and trust me there are not enough areas you can even swing across to make him all that useful. However, you will find that Lecarde's spear is much more destructive and he does a cool super jump that really sets him apart from Morris. Morris uses a whip, so one tends to go with him as he uses the more traditional weapon. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, though by far I have found Lecarde is the best of the two. John Morris a descendant of the Belmont family battles because it is his duty while Lecarde battles to save his love. Each has their own reasons for fighting against the evil.

You take the controls as either John Morris or Eric Lacarde to try and save the day. The story has a niece of Dracula trying to revive her uncle. You get to travel Europe on your quest to defeat Dracula this time, as the game occurs during World War I. It does things a bit differently than Super Castlevania IV introducing a couple of new heroes into the mix while the Super Castlevania IV for the SNES was essentially a remake of the very first Castlevania game. Me, I enjoy the way Genesis games look and how they play so I am enjoying this entry into the series. It has the Genesis' style of play and music and look that a lot of people just do not care for. So first, let me say that if you have a penchant for disliking the Sega Genesis, this Castlevania game may not be for you. This is the only entry I know of, of the Castlevania series on the Sega Genesis.
