Castlevania: Bloodlines/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
40	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU	NTSC-J	^[1]	[details]
70	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU	NTSC-U	^[2]	[details]
60	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU	PAL	^[3]	[details]
63	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-03-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[4]	[details]
91	Console Mania	1994-0x-xx	IT IT	PAL	^[5]	[details]
82	Consoles +	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[6]	[details]
83	Computer & Video Games	1994-01-15	UK UK		^[7]	[details]
83	Digitiser	1994-03-21	UK UK		^[8]	[details]
91	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1994-04-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
83	Electronic Gaming Monthly	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[11]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[12]	[details]
88	Game Players	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
80	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[14]	[details]
73	Gamers	1994-03-04	DE DE		^[15]	[details]
70	GamesMaster	1994-02-17	UK UK	PAL	^[16]	[details]
78	Game Informer	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
72	Game Informer	1998-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
70	Hippon Super	1994-03-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[19]	[details]
79	Hyper	199x-xx-xx	AU AU	PAL	^[20]	[details]
86	Joypad	1994-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[21]	[details]
78	MAN!AC	1994-03-09	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
72	Max Overload!	1994-03-22	UK UK	PAL	^[23]	[details]
91	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	1994-xx-xx	UK UK		^[24]	[details]
82	Mega	1994-02-17	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
80	Megablast	1994-03-30	DE DE	PAL	^[26]	[details]
83	MegaTech	1994-01-20	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
90	Mean Machines Sega	1993-12-28	UK UK	PAL	^[28]	[details]
92	Player One	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[29]	[details]
78	Power Up!	1994-04-02	UK UK		^[30]	[details]
74	Power Unlimited	1994-03-23	NL NL		^[31]	[details]
75	Score	1994-06-01	CZ CZ		^[32]	[details]
70	Secret Service	1996-10-01	PL PL		^[33]	[details]
86	Sega Magazine	1994-01-10	UK UK	PAL	^[34]	[details]
70	Sega Power	1994-02-03	UK UK	PAL	^[35]	[details]
84	Sega Pro	1994-02-24	UK UK	PAL	^[36]	[details]
85	Sega Zone	1994-02-24	UK UK	PAL	^[37]	[details]
88	Sega Force	1994-03-29	SE SE		^[38]	[details]
84	Sega Mega Drive Review	1995-04-03	RU RU		^[39]	[details]
74	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[40]	[details]
87	Sonic the Comic	1994-04-30	UK UK	PAL	^[41]	[details]
82	The Zone	1994-05-14	AU AU		^[42]	[details]
85	Todo Sega	1994-0x-xx	ES ES		^[43]	[details]
74	Tricks	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[44]	[details]
84	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU	NTSC-U	^[45]	[details]
80	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU	PAL	^[46]	[details]
85	Video Games	1994-04-27	DE DE	PAL	^[47]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[48]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	48	79	40	92	52	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	4	62	40	74	34	Mixed
World	NTSC-U	9	81	70	91	21	Very positive
World	PAL	18	80	60	91	31	Very positive
JP	All	3	69	63	74	12	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	69	63	74	12	Positive
US	All	7	82	72	91	19	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	7	82	72	91	19	Very positive
UK	All	14	82	70	91	21	Very positive
UK	PAL	10	81	70	90	20	Very positive
FR	All	3	87	82	92	10	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive
DE	All	4	79	73	85	12	Positive
DE	PAL	3	81	78	85	7	Very positive
ES	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
IT	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
AU	All	2	80	79	82	3	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	79	79	79	0	Positive
CZ	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
NL	All	1	74	74	74	0	Positive
PL	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
RU	All	9	70	40	84	44	Mixed
RU	NTSC-J	1	40	40	40	0	Negative
RU	NTSC-U	2	77	70	84	14	Positive
RU	PAL	2	70	60	80	20	Positive
SE	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19
↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 62
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-03-21)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 79
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 300
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
↑ GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 18
↑ GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 48
↑ Game Informer, "March/April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 10
↑ Game Informer, "August 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
↑ MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 50
↑ Max Overload!, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-22), page 34
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 43
↑ Megablast, "2/94" (DE; 1994-03-30), page 32
↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 18
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "Castlevania: The New Generation Review Book" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 2
↑ Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 02, 1994" (UK; 1994-04-02), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 4, April 1994" (NL; 1994-03-23), page 36
↑ Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 60
↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 72
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 92
↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 60
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 46
↑ Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 8
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 31
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "May 13th 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 11
↑ The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU) "Season 1, episode 3" (1994-05-14, ) (+0:00)
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 9
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51
↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 99
↑ VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 67

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[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-04.pdf_p19-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_028.pdf_p54-5] Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_030.pdf_p92-6] Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:CVG_UK_147.pdf_p62-7] Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 62

[digitiser1994-03-21-8] Digitiser (UK) (1994-03-21)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_20.pdf_p79-9] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 79

[:File:EGM_US_055.pdf_p38-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 300

[12] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0702.pdf_p60-13] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p48-14] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p18-15] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 18

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_015.pdf_p48-16] GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 48

[:File:GameInformer_US_015.pdf_p10-17] Game Informer, "March/April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 10

[:File:GameInformer_US_064.pdf_p66-18] Game Informer, "August 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 66

[19] Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61

[:File:Hyper_AU_003.pdf_p46-20] Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:Joypad_FR_029.pdf_p112-21] Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-04.pdf_p50-22] MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 50

[:File:MaxOverload_UK_02.pdf_p34-23] Max Overload!, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-22), page 34

[24] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p43-25] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 43

[:File:Megablast_DE_1994-02.pdf_p32-26] Megablast, "2/94" (DE; 1994-03-30), page 32

[:File:MegaTech_UK_26.pdf_p18-27] MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 18

[:File:MMS16_CastlevaniaReview.pdf_p2-28] Mean Machines Sega, "Castlevania: The New Generation Review Book" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 2

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_040.pdf_p68-29] Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 68

[30] Power Up!, "Saturday, April 02, 1994" (UK; 1994-04-02), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_009_199404.pdf_p36-31] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 4, April 1994" (NL; 1994-03-23), page 36

[:File:Score_CZ_06.pdf_p60-32] Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 60

[:File:SecretService_39_PL.pdf_p72-33] Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 72

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p92-34] Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 92

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p38-35] Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_30.pdf_p60-36] Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 60

[:File:SegaZone_UK_17.pdf_p46-37] Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 46

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_03.pdf_p8-38] Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 8

[39] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 31

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-40] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[41] Sonic the Comic, "May 13th 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 11

[thezone1x03-42] The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU) "Season 1, episode 3" (1994-05-14, ) (+0:00)

[:File:TodoSega_ES_12.pdf_p54-43] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 54

[44] Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 18

[45] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 9

[46] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-05.pdf_p99-47] Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 99

[:File:VideoGames_US_62.pdf_p67-48] VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 67

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Castlevania: Bloodlines/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Software charts

References