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| 悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻 <br/>'' [[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood]] ''|| [[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]] || 1993 ||  
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* XVIII Century:
* XVIII Century:
** '''1748:''' Juste Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance|Harmony of Dissonance]]'')
** '''1748:''' Juste Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance|Harmony of Dissonance]]'')
** '''1792:''' Richter Belmont (''[[Dracula X: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X|Dracula X]]'', ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]'')
** '''1792:''' Richter Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X|Dracula X]]'', ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]'')
** '''1797:''' Richter Belmont, Alucard Tepes (''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'')
** '''1797:''' Richter Belmont, Alucard Tepes (''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'')
* XIX Century:
* XIX Century:

Revision as of 01:59, 4 February 2017

Castlevania
The logo for Castlevania.
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Year introduced[[1986]]
Genre(s)Action, Metroidvania

Castlevania is one of Konami's longest running series, with games from the NES to the PS2. The series (normally) revolves around the Belmont family and their eternal mission of defeating Dracula whenever he reappears, with occasional help from the Belnades clan and Alucard, the son of Dracula.

There are two types of Castlevania games: the traditional level-by-level action games and the newer, so-called, "Metroidvanias", which involves more exploration, item/key collecting, and going through areas multiple times. There is an official chronology that was created several years ago, and involved retconning several plotlines from games, as well as removing four games from the official timeline. Games are not released in chronological order, and several games are direct sequels to previous ones. Most games take place decades or even centuries after the previous entry, but some (Simon's Quest, Curse of Darkness, Dawn of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night, and Castlevania 64) take place a few years later and involve the same characters.

Castlevania games

The original title of the series is Akumajou Dracula, where Akumajou is Japanese for Devil Castle. Metroidvania is a term referring to 2D video games where the exploration is non-linear; its earliest famous example is the Metroid series, hence the name Metroidvania.

Notes about some sub-series:

  • First chapter: five games, in Japan, share the Akumajou Dracula name.
  • Legend of Dracula: full-color versions are included in Konami Collection Vol. 1 and Konami Collection Vol. 3 for Super Game Boy (Japan only) and Game Boy Color (Europe only).
  • Castlevania X: original and 2.5D version are included in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP.
  • Alternate universe: four titles were removed from the official continuity because later titles openly contradicted their plot:
    • Castlevania Legends (1997) was replaced by Lament of Innocence (2003);
    • Castlevania 64 (1999), Legacy of Darkness (1999) and Circle of the Moon (2001) were replaced by Order of Ecclesia (2008).

After 2010, the Castlevania series was rebooted. The games are then titled Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (plus number or subtitle) in both the original and localized versions.

Original title Localized title Year Genre Systems
First chapter and retellings
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania 1986 Globe.svg NES,
C64, Amiga
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Vampire Killer 1986 Metroidvania Globe.svg MSX2
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Haunted Castle 1988 Globe.svg Arcade
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Super Castlevania 4 1991 Globe.svg SNES
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania Chronicles 1993 Flag of Japan.svg X68000
Globe.svg PS1
Main series (part 1)
ドラキュラII 呪いの封印
Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse 		Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest 1987 Role-playing Globe.svg NES
悪魔城伝説
Devil Castle Legend 		Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse 1989 Globe.svg NES
バンパイアキラー
Vampire Killer 		Castlevania: Bloodlines (NA)
Castlevania: The New Generation (EU)		 1995 Globe.svg SMD
Legend of Dracula sub-series
ドラキュラ伝説
Legend of Dracula 1 		Castlevania: The Adventure 1989 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC
ドラキュラ伝説II
Legend of Dracula 2 		Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC
Castlevania X sub-series
悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻
Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood 		Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles 1993 Flag of Japan.svg TG-16
Globe.svg PSP
悪魔城ドラキュラXX
Devil Castle Dracula XX 		Castlevania: Dracula X (NA)
Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (EU)		 1995 Globe.svg SNES
悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲
Devil Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight 		Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 Metroidvania Flag of Japan.svg Saturn
Globe.svg PS1, PSP
Alternate universe titles
悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲
Devil Castle Dracula: Dark Prelude 		Castlevania Legends 1997 Globe.svg GB, SGB
悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse 		Castlevania 64 1999 3D Globe.svg N64
悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録 外伝 〜レジェンド オブ コーネル〜
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse: Legend of Cornell 		Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 1999 3D Globe.svg N64
悪魔城ドラキュラ Circle of the Moon
Devil Castle Dracula: Cirle of the Moon 		Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 Metroidvania Globe.svg GBA
Soma Cruz sub-series
キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～
Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn 		Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003 Metroidvania Globe.svg GBA
悪魔城ドラキュラ 蒼月の十字架
Devil Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon 		Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 2005 Metroidvania Globe.svg NDS
Main series (part 2)
キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲
Castlevania: Concert of Midnight Sun 		Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 2002 Metroidvania Globe.svg GBA
キャッスルヴァニア
Castlevania 		Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 2003 3D Globe.svg PS2
悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印
Devil Castle Dracula: Curse of Darkness 		Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 2005 3D Globe.svg PS2, Xbox
悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンス
Devil Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth 		Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006 Metroidvania Globe.svg NDS
悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印
Devil Castle Dracula: The Stolen Seal 		Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 2008 Metroidvania Globe.svg NDS
悪魔城ドラキュラ ジャッジメント
Devil Castle Dracula: Judgement 		Castlevania Judgement 2008 Fighting Globe.svg Wii
悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー
Devil Castle Dracula: Harmony of Despair 		Castlevania: Harmony of Despair 2010 Metroidvania Globe.svg PS3, X360

Cancelled games

  • Castlevania: The Bloodletting for the 32X
  • Castlevania Resurrection for the Dreamcast
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Game.com

Spin offs

Heroes and chronological order


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