Whippin' out some Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth footage

by Richard Mitchell { Oct 27th 2009 at 2:45PM }

Upon close inspection of two new videos of the WiiWare title, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, we can confirm the following: It's definitely a Castlevania game. While the game is a remake of the Gameboy title of the same name -- sans the "ReBirth" bit -- the WiiWare version is more reminiscent of the 16-bit games found on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In fact, we're fairly certain we spotted some reused art from said 16-bit games, which is pretty characteristic for a Castlevania title! Still, the classic monster-slaying, holy-water-tossing gameplay looks to be firmly intact.

Check out the footage after the break.

Tags: castlevania, castlevania-the-adventure-rebirth, konami, wiiware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Eric @ Oct 27th 2009 3:14PM

Friggin awesome, makes me want to rush home and play Castlevania III right now in preparation.

Muerte @ Oct 27th 2009 3:51PM

I wouldn't mind prepping either. Perhaps a little Castlevania IV is on the menu tonight.

Adv2k1 @ Oct 27th 2009 4:40PM

I do enjoy the franchise but the graphics are weak. Maybe other gorgeous 2d games have spoiled me on the Wii but this is totally lacking.

It looks worse than Castlevania IV on SNES which is a shame. No 16x9 mode either?

I know Wiiware has limitations but still it could and should look better

manaman @ Oct 28th 2009 9:05PM

I would agree with you that the game doesn't hold up to the gorgeous 2D offerings of "A Boy and His Blob" and "Wario Land: Shake It!" but I do have to point out that the intent of this "Rebirth" series is to make games that look like they were made for the SNES. It took it's cue from "Mega Man 9."

Perhaps that may help you formulate your opinion of how the game is looking now. I for one love it's retro-ness. I will be purchasing Wii Points for this one for sure.

ryan @ Oct 27th 2009 6:19PM

Looks great! I'm so excited for this game! But not excited for how slowly he makes his way up stairs. What's the deal with that?

Covarr @ Oct 27th 2009 6:36PM

More than a classic remade, I want to see HD remakes of the GBA games for the 360 and PS3. High definition Circle of the Moon would be pure bliss.

Adrian @ Oct 27th 2009 7:06PM

Looks pretty awesome! Cannot wait to play this one.

Doctor John Smith @ Oct 27th 2009 7:46PM

The graphics and sound both seem incredibly cartoony to me. In my opinion the best thing about Castlevania is the atmosphere, so I'm pretty disapointed.

the_randomizer @ Oct 27th 2009 8:31PM

The music sounds like a lot like the music from Castlevania Bloodlines, otherwise, it's a cool. Almost sounds like Ninja Turtles, doesn't it?

RavenLord @ Oct 28th 2009 5:02PM

So when's the US release date?

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