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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

A remaster of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night included in the "Castlevania Requiem" collection. Experience Symphony of the Night remastered to 4K/1080p, with optional rendering options such as…

26 October 2018

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an adventure developed by Konami Digital Entertainment, released 26 October 2018 on PlayStation 4.

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What Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an adventure game developed by Konami Digital Entertainment and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 4 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It was Richter Belmont, the legendary vampire hunter, who succeeded in finally ending the menace of Count Dracula, Lord of the Vampires, who had been brought back from the grave by the dark priest Shaft in Rondo of Blood. However, one night 4 years later, under the glare of a full moon, Richter mysteriously vanished. With no idea where to begin her search, Maria Renard set out to look for him. It was then that fate intervened. Castlevania, the castle of Dracula, which is rumored to appear once every century, suddenly materialized from out of the mist as if to show her the way. Meanwhile, powerful forces were struggling for the soul of a man named Alucard. The very same Alucard who had…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the 83rd of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania: Rondo of Blood in 2018.

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What it launched against

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night launched on 26 October 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn, Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was released on 26 October 2018 for PlayStation 4.

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