Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1990) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Led by the immortal Count Dracula, the greatest army of evil ever assembled is poised to bury mankind in a Tomb of Terror. Destroying this legion of Swamp Dragons, Slasher Skeletons and Forces of the Undead…

1 September 1990 ESRB E

What Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami and released in 1990. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Nintendo Entertainment System. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Led by the immortal Count Dracula, the greatest army of evil ever assembled is poised to bury mankind in a Tomb of Terror. Destroying this legion of Swamp Dragons, Slasher Skeletons and Forces of the Undead will be the supreme challenge for the mightiest of warriors. Your place in history is 100 years before Simon Belmont's birth. Dracula is young at heart, and it will take more than a stake to penetrate his evil. Luckily, you command the role of Trevor - Simon's forefather and the origin of the Belmont Warlord Chromosomes. Trevor has a power never before seen by human eyes - the power to transform into three different spirits: Grant DaNasty, the ferocious Ghost Pirate. Sypha, the Mystic…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is the 11th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. It arrived 8 months after Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. The next entry was Kid Dracula in 1990.

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