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Castlevania: Bloodlines
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Castlevania: Bloodlines, known as Vampire Killer (バンパイアキラー) in Japan, is an entry in the Castlevania series, and the first of two games to reach Sega systems. Bloodlines was the subject of much debate at the time, as even though it has a considerable amount of violence and many depictions of blood, Sega's Videogame Rating Council only gave the game a "GA", the lowest rating possible. This affected the European release, which was heavily censored and renamed Castlevania: The New Generation, and the Australian release kept the name while remaining identical to the American release in content. The game was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive.

Bloodlines takes place in 1917 and does not feature the Belmont clan featured in previous games. It is also the first game not to take place exclusively within in Romania.

Compared to other Castlevania games, Bloodlines was faster and more dynamic, e.g. it's possible to jump onto stairs. Weapons can be powered up, which also exchanges the equipped subweapon (axe, boomerang,...) into a smartbomb.

Like most Konami games on the Sega Mega Drive, Bloodlines has become rather expensive.

Gameplay

Playable Characters

{{{imagewidths}}} John Morris (Johnny Morris in the Japanese version)
Whip user
{{{imagewidths}}} Eric Lecarde
Spear user

Stages

Castlevania MD Stage1.png Stage 1 - Ruins of the Castle Dracula, Romania
Castlevania MD Stage2.png Stage 2 - Atlantis Shrine, Greece
Castlevania MD Stage3.png Stage 3 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Castlevania MD Stage4.png Stage 4 - The Munitions Factory, Germany
Castlevania MD Stage5.png Stage 5 - Versailles Palace, France
Castlevania MD Stage6.png Stage 6 - The Castle Proserpina, England

Trivia

  • The game utilizes a region lockout mechanism, but it can be disabled by holding down the A button during startup. Note that this doesn't affect the title screen and graphics modifications (so it's not possible to turn a censored PAL version into an uncensored NTSC-J or NTSC-U version)

Gallery

  • Castlevania MD Stage1 Intro.png
  • Castlevania MD Stage2 Intro.png
  • Castlevania MD Stage3 Intro.png
  • Castlevania MD Stage4 Intro.png
  • Castlevania MD Stage5 Intro.png
  • Castlevania MD Stage6 Intro.png

Magazine articles

Main article: Castlevania: Bloodlines/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • CastlevaniaBloodlines MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

  • CastlevaniaTNG MD UK PrintAdvert.jpg

    UK print advert

  • CastlevaniaTNG MD FR PrintAdvert.jpg

    FR print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 №30, p92/93
80 №56, p46/47[1]
70 №15, p48/49
86 №29, p112/113/114
91 №20, p22-25
82 №18, p43
83 №26
90 №16, pX2-X7[2]
92 №40, p68/69/70/71
86 №2, p91/92[3]
70 №52, p38/39
84 №30, p60/61
87 №25, p11
Sega Mega Drive
 83
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-U
70
[4]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) PAL
60
[5]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-J
40
[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[7]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
91
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
83
[10]
Digitiser (UK)
83
[11]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
70
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
88
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[1]
Gamers (DE)
73
[17]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
70
[18]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[19]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[20]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[21]
Hyper (AU) PAL
79
[22]
Joypad (FR) PAL
86
[23]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[24]
Max Overload! (UK) PAL
72
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
91
[26]
Mega (UK) PAL
82
[27]
Megablast (DE) PAL
80
[28]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
83
[29]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[2]
Player One (FR)
92
[30]
Power Up! (UK)
78
[31]
Power Unlimited (NL)
74
[32]
Score (CZ)
75
[33]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[34]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[35]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[36]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[37]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
85
[38]
Sega Force (SE)
88
[39]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
84
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[41]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
87
[42]
The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU)
82
[43]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[44]
Tricks (RU)
74
[45]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U
84
[46]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) PAL
80
[47]
Video Games (DE) PAL
85
[48]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[49]
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
48 reviews

Castlevania: Bloodlines

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Castlevania Bloodlines MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
CastleVaniaBloodlines MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
CastlevaniaTNG MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Castlevania Bloodlines MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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VampireKiller MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Vampirekiller md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 056.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MMS16 CastlevaniaReview.pdf, page 2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MMS16 CastlevaniaReview.pdf_p2" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:SegaMagazine UK 02.pdf, page 91
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
  6. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
  7. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19
  8. ↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 62
  11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-03-21)
  12. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 79
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
  14. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 300
  15. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
  16. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
  17. ↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 18
  18. ↑ GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 48
  19. ↑ Game Informer, "March/April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 10
  20. ↑ Game Informer, "August 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 66
  21. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
  22. ↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  23. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
  24. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 50
  25. ↑ Max Overload!, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-22), page 34
  26. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 22
  27. ↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 43
  28. ↑ Megablast, "2/94" (DE; 1994-03-30), page 32
  29. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 18
  30. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
  31. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 02, 1994" (UK; 1994-04-02), page 1
  32. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 4, April 1994" (NL; 1994-03-23), page 36
  33. ↑ Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 60
  34. ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 72
  35. ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 92
  36. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 38
  37. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 60
  38. ↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 46
  39. ↑ Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 8
  40. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 31
  41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  42. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "May 13th 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 11
  43. ↑ The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU) "Season 1, episode 3" (1994-05-14, ) (+17:44)
  44. ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
  45. ↑ Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  46. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 9
  47. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51
  48. ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 99
  49. ↑ VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 67



John Morris sprite Castlevania games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) | Super Castlevania IV‎ (unreleased)
Sega 32X
 Castlevania: The Bloodletting (unreleased)
Sega Saturn
 Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (1998) | Castlevania: The Bloodletting (unreleased)
Sega Dreamcast
 Castlevania Resurrection (unreleased)
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