Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Release date(s) |  August 12, 1991 August 12, 1991 November 26, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Action adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Media | 1-megabit cartridge |
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, known in Japan as Dracula Densetsu II (ドラキュラ伝説II Dorakyura Densetsu Tsū?, lit. "Dracula Legend II"), is the second Castlevania game for the Game Boy system. It was released in Japan and North America on August 12, 1991. A colorized version was released as part of the European-exclusive Konami GB Collection Volume 4 for the Game Boy Color.
[edit] Storyline
It is 1591, and fifteen years have passed since Christopher Belmont defeated Dracula, saving Europe once again from the forces of darkness. Now, Soleiyu Belmont, Christopher's son, has come of age (turning age 15), and the Belmont Clan is celebrating Soleiyu's birthday. However, when Christopher fought Dracula, the Count turned into mist after being defeated and managed to escape with a little of his energy left. He thus laid in waiting for fifteen years and waited for Christopher's son to come of age. When a ceremony was held to commemorate the conference of the title of Vampire Hunter upon Soleiyu, the young man suddenly vanished into thin air. Dracula turned his vampire hunting powers against him, making a powerful demon out of him. With Soleiyu's incredible power, Dracula was able to assume his physical form once again. Dracula used his newfound power to create four horrific castles, and in the middle of them was his new citadel! Thus, Christopher had to set out once again, wielding the Vampire Hunter whip, defeating the count and bringing his son back to his senses... [1]
[edit] Gameplay
Taking a page from the gameplay of Mega Man, Belmont's Revenge allows the player to play any of the game's four stages in any order that he chooses. Dracula has four themed castles: Cloud, Plant, Rock, and Crystal. There is no advantage in picking one level over another. Once having completed (and thus destroyed) all four stages, Dracula's castle rises up from the lake that is surrounded by the four castle ruins, offering the player two more levels to beat.
This time around, Christopher Belmont can now wield subweapons. Unlike console Castlevanias however, this game only features two subweapons: the Axe and the Holy Water (in the Japanese and European versions, the Axe subweapon is replaced with the Cross). So getting hearts this time around has a different effect compared to this game's predecessor Castlevania: The Adventure - they are currency to use subweapons. [2]
