Castlevania: Dracula X (Super Nintendo, 1996)

HI
Im an older gamer with lots of exposure to games from the 1st pong titles to the newest RPGs & action titles.
I say that to reveal I have expirance as a gamer for over 25 years on all gaming systems & most arcade games that have existed within those years.
I an completely unbiased & want to help you get the most "fun" out of your gaming dollars.
This review is more geared to Parents & an older audience, But may be helpful to younger people with limited money to spend as well.

I Owned this game for awhile & These are the views i have of it.
Its a nice Collectable for the SNES & wasn't in high production even when it was originally released.
Im sure Konami didnt want too many people to get thier hands on such a poor game & limited production partially based on that.

If you are a collector & are buying this title for collector reasons I'd say buy it if the price is fair.
But if you expect a game thats lots of fun & another Good castlevania game to enjoy like castlevania IV I strongly recomend Passing this up.
The game runs very poorly & slow down kills any real fun thats there.
You will likely die often due to the game slowing & the game is hard without the slowdown.

It will cost you alot to buy this for SNES & Its absolutely not worth the cost to play. $40.+ for the cart alone, $100.+ complete
There are many games on the SNES & other systems that are cheaper & much better.
You have been warned.

My numerical rating for this game is, 1-10 higher is better.
Its an 8=9 graphically for a SNES game.Looks nice!
The game play is a 4-5 poor due to consistent fluctuations in game speed & frame rates/ It slows down & "plays poorly" most of the time!

This game is not even close to the quality of the other castlevania(IV) for the Super Nintendo. If (IV) was a 10 then Drac X is a 4 at best.
I was "extremely dissapointed" with DraculaX!

Thanks for your time & i hope this helps you decide if the game is worth it for you.

Try the other 16 bit castlevanias,
Super Nintendo Castlevania IV: A great short but sweet game. 1 of the best SNES games.

Sega Genesis BloodLines: This game is great & multiple characters to start with.

Heres a little note for Hardcore gamers & Castlevania fanatics,
Buy a U.S. "Turbo Grafx Duo" $250.ish & the pc engine/TG cd version of the game DRACULA X RONDO OF BLOOD $150.ish. Its disputably the Best castlevania game.
please take note that the TG game is only avaliable as a Japanese import.
The full setup to play the TG version is around $400. for a used TG "Duo" system & the game. TG was an Expensive and a too often over looked system.
Best yet this title is comming to the sony PSP soon, buy that version it will be the best value by Far.
Have Fun