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Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is a video game that was developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in North America on November 30, 1999 and is a prequel and expanded version…

8 December 1999

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is an adventure developed by Konami, released 8 December 1999 on Nintendo 64.

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What Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is an adventure game developed by Konami and released in 1999. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in the year 1844, the game stars the man-beast Cornell in his quest to prevent his adoptive sister, Ada, from being used as a sacrifice to resurrect Dracula. The game opens as Cornell arrives at his village, which has been burned to the ground by Dracula's minions. He finds Ada's pendant in a doorway and follows her scent to Dracula's castle. During the course of the game, Cornell comes upon a grand estate owned by the Oldrey family: J.A. Oldrey, the master of the Villa, Mary, his wife, and Henry, their son. Gilles de Rais and Actrise have turned Oldrey Senior into a vampire. At Mary's request, Cornell guides Henry to safety. Later in life, Henry returns to Castlevania to save kidnapped…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person 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: Legacy of Darkness is the 34th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. It arrived 10 months after Castlevania. The next entry was Konami Krazy Racers in 2001.

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What it launched against

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness launched on 8 December 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

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When did Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness come out?
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness was released on 8 December 1999 for Nintendo 64.

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