Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth[a] is a 2009 action-platform game developed by M2 and released by Konami for the Wii as a WiiWare title. It is a remake of the 1989 Game Boy title Castlevania: The Adventure 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]
| 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 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
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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
editThe 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
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 78/100[8] |
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: Lords of Shadow.[10]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "NintendoWare Weekly: Castlevania ReBirth, Pilotwings, Oregon Trail| Joystiq". Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ "ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Perfect Selection Dracula ~New Classic~ (Media notes). King Records Co., Ltd. 1992. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ a b Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. : Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth Review – Wii Review at IGN". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth screens pop up- Destructoid". 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "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)". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ a b "Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ Turi, Tim (2012-04-04). "Ranking The Castlevania Bloodline". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Workman, Robert (2011-09-27). "Happy 25th Birthday Castlevania: The Ten Best Games In the Series". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth at MobyGames