Software:Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
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| Developer(s) | M2 |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Toshiyasu Kamiko Akihiro Minakata Keisuke Koga |
| Producer(s) | Koji Igarashi |
| Designer(s) | Keisuke Koga |
| Composer(s) | Manabu Namiki |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform(s) | WiiWare |
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| Genre(s) | Platforming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth[lower-alpha 1] is a side-scrolling action platform game developed by M2, and released by Konami for the Wii in 2009 as a WiiWare title. It is a remake of the 1989 Game Boy title Castlevania and is the third game in M2's ReBirth series, following Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth. The setting of the game is a century before the original Castlevania title, where the player controls an ancestor of Simon Belmont named Christopher Belmont, who must defeat the vampire Dracula.[4]
Gameplay
The Adventure ReBirth consists of six areas that the player has to complete in order to finish the game. Toward the end of each area is a boss the player has to defeat before advancing to the next stage.[5]
The player's main weapon for attacking in-game enemies is a whip, which can upgraded by collecting orbs. The last upgrade lets the player shoot fire from Christopher's whip for a short duration.[4] Unlike the original Adventure title for the Game Boy, there are sub-weapons which are powered with items called hearts. There are five sub-weapons and each has a different use.[5]
Audio
The game's soundtrack was composed by Manabu Namiki, who worked on the other titles in the ReBirth series. The music consists of remixes of previous Castlevania tracks.[6] The official album was released on March 24, 2010 in a compilation with Contra ReBirth's music.[7]
Reception
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The Adventure ReBirth garnered positive reviews, achieving a Metacritic score of 78/100 based on 22 critic reviews.[8] Game Informer's Tim Turi praised its audio and noted that it was a better game than Castlevania: The Adventure though still felt it was "unforgiving".[9] In 2011, Robert Workman of GameZone ranked it as the 10th best Castlevania game and complimented Konami for making this game in light of Castlevania.[10]
Notes
References
- ↑ "NintendoWare Weekly: Castlevania ReBirth, Pilotwings, Oregon Trail| Joystiq". http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/28/nintendoware-weekly-castlevania-rebirth-pilotwings-oregon-tra/.
- ↑ "ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth". http://www.konami.jp/products/dl_wii_dracula_re_ww/index.html.
- ↑ Perfect Selection Dracula ~New Classic~ (Media notes). King Records Co., Ltd. 1992. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. : Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth Review – Wii Review at IGN". http://wii.ign.com/articles/105/1059214p1.html.
- ↑ "Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth screens pop up- Destructoid". 13 October 2009. http://www.destructoid.com/castlevania-the-adventure-rebirth-screens-pop-up-151861.phtml.
- ↑ "ドラキュラ伝説ReBirth ＆ 魂斗羅ReBirth オリジナルサウンドトラック : KONAMIのショッピングサイト | コナミスタイル(konamistyle)". http://www.konamistyle.jp/ecitem/item62572.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth for Wii Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/castlevania-the-adventure-rebirth/critic-reviews/?platform=wii. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ Turi, Tim (2012-04-04). "Ranking The Castlevania Bloodline". Game Informer. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/04/04/ranking-the-castlevania-bloodline.aspx. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ Workman, Robert (2011-09-27). "Happy 25th Birthday Castlevania: The Ten Best Games In the Series". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/originals/2011/09/27/happy_25th_birthday_castlevania_the_ten_best_games_in_the_series. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
External links
- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth at MobyGames
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