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Castlevania II - Simon's Quest - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
Nintendo Power - 1988-09 - Cover.jpg|Nintendo Power, September 1988 - cover.
Nintendo Power - 1988-09 - Cover.jpg|[[Nintendo Power]], September 1988 - cover.
Nintendo Power - 1988-09 - Simon's Quest Map.jpg|Nintendo Power, September 1988 - Simon's Quest map.
Nintendo Power - 1988-09 - 024-025.jpg|Nintendo Power, part 1.
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, known in Japan as ドラキュラII 呪いの封印 [Dorakyura II: Noroi no Fuin], "Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse", is an action adventure platform game by Konami released on the Famicom Disk System in 1987 and later ported to the NES in 1988. As the title suggests, it is a Castlevania game and the direct sequel to Castlevania, however the format has been slightly modified to be more of an adventure game, making it the first Castlevania title to be a Metroidvania. In the game's story, though Simon Belmont has vanquished Dracula, his body parts remain scattered throughout the land allowing his spirit to cause mayhem, especially at night. You must gather his body parts to bring him back and destroy him once an for all.
I had seen Castlevania II in video game magazines, and even found the game's manual in the snow while walking home from a friend's house, long before I had a chance to play the game. When I finally did play it, I was very disappointed. I died very quickly from being knocked into pits, and had no idea what I was doing. From everything I read about the game, it was pretty much unplayable without a walk-through, so I never bothered to get very far.
Best Version: FDS
The adventure element of the game is really quite nice. I prefer it over the stages of the original.
The plot is pretty cool.
The graphics and music are both fantastic.
The description in the endings doesn't really fit with how well you do in the game.
The poorly translated dialogue and manual makes it impossible to progress very far in the game, and thus make it unwinnable without a walk-through.
Castlevania II - Simon's Quest - NES - Manual.pdf
mobygames.com/game/castlevania-ii-simons-quest - MobyGames (NES).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest - Wikipedia.
vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest_(NES) - Music.
thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest - NES Hacker Database.
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