Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (2009) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

The classic Castlevania game is reborn for the Wii with all-new upgrades. Another 100 years has passed since the death of Count Dracula, but the revival of his curse has emerged once again within the realms of…

70 27 October 2009 ESRB T

What Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by M2 and released in 2009. It was published by Konami. It is available on Wii only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The classic Castlevania game is reborn for the Wii with all-new upgrades. Another 100 years has passed since the death of Count Dracula, but the revival of his curse has emerged once again within the realms of Transylvania. Play the role of the ultimate gothic hero from the long lineage of vampire hunters, the Belmont clan, and rid the universe of Dracula’s legion of darkness and doom. Based on the classic 1989 original Castlevania: The Adventure, the WiiWare version will allow players of a new generation and older fans to experience one of the most popular games within the storied Castlevania timeline from a new perspective.

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: The Adventure ReBirth is the 61st of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Konami Classics Vol. 1 in 2009. Its critic score of 70 is 9 points below the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.

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How it was received

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 39% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth launched on 27 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.

Cheats and codes

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