The load times are more frequent and much longer. While it sounds like the superior game on paper (especially considering the Saturn's general history with 2D games), this port is bogged with performance issues. It is also the second and final Castlevania game to be released for a Sega platform, as Sega left the console business and became a multi-platform third party developer and publisher in 2001 following the discontinuation of the Sega Dreamcast.

The story, with the exception of a boss battle with Maria in order for Alucard to gain the Holy Glasses, is the same as the original game's. It is also possible to play as Richter Belmont or Maria Renard from the beginning of the game without having to do extra efforts to unlock them. In addition to the entire original Symphony of the Night, it included new stages, music, enemies and items that were absent in the Sony versions, plus a playable version of Maria Renard. This edition was more of an update rather than a port of the game. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku are two completely different games.The Sega Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was only released in Japan and, like the Japanese name of the PlayStation version, was called Akumajō Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight.

It has been also the only video game work that sold more than one million on a single game console so far. Without a doubt, the sales of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night keep leading in Castlevania series, including up to 1.27 million PlayStation console sales alone (each transplanted edition’s sales were unspecified). Up to time now, it is still acknowledged as the most successful, the most perfect Castlevania work by most gamers. Of necessity, it finally became the model of scrambling to imitate for after Castlevania series. It is called the peak and an important milestone of the whole Castlevania series.Ĭastlevania: Symphony of the Night changed its consistent style of pure action game, added a large number of traditional ARPG elements and map exploration elements, accompanied by wonderful plot, beautiful graphics and fair-sounding music, hence so popular.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (ANA: 悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲, Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku, Devil’s Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight) closely follows the storyline of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, published by KONAMI in 1997 for SONY PlayStation console first, then transplanted to Sega Saturn in the next year, and landed PlayStation Portable in 2007.

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