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''Bloodlines'' does not feature the Belmont clan featured in previous games. Although the characters are related to the Belmont clan by blood, they belong to other families and their relationship is not clearly explained. It is also the first game not to take place exclusively within in Romania. | ''Bloodlines'' does not feature the Belmont clan featured in previous games. Although the characters are related to the Belmont clan by blood, they belong to other families and their relationship is not clearly explained. 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. | + | 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. | Like most Konami games on the [[Sega Mega Drive]], ''Bloodlines'' has become rather expensive. | ||
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Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 does not feature the Belmont clan featured in previous games. Although the characters are related to the Belmont clan by blood, they belong to other families and their relationship is not clearly explained. 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.
Contents
Story
In 1897, Quincy Morris defeated Count Dracula, but died afterwards due to the wounds from the battle. His son, John Morris, and his friend Eric Lecarde witnessed it.
Twenty years later, a vampire named Elizabeth Bartley - who had been executed in 1421 - was accidentally brought back to life by a witch named Drolta Tzuentes. Once back, Elizabeth wants to revive her dead uncle - none other than Dracula.
Now, it's up to John and Eric - descendants of a clan of vampire hunters, the Belmonts - to find Elizabeth and stop her, before she brings Count Dracula back to the land of the living.
“ | The ancestors of the Belmont family are doomed to confront the power of evil incarnate......Dracula!
In 1917, a countess sought to revive the long dead spirit of the vampire. Her name was Elizabeth Bartley. To revive him, she needed to travel all over Europe, enlisting help from all the powers of darkness. Two young vampire hunters set out to fulfill their destiny.... Push back the evil hordes and drive the vampire back into his dark netherworld. |
„ |
— Opening sequence |
Gameplay
In Castlevania: Bloodlines the player travel through six different countries of Europe, controlling either John Morris — current owner of the "Vampire Killer" whip — or his childhood friend Eric Lecarde — a master lanceman. Macabre creatures such as zombies and skeletons are summoned by Countess Bartley to kill you.
Along the way you can collect items to power-up the weapon (up to three times), as well as one of three special weapons, useful to hit enemies from afar. In order to use the special weapons you must collect jewels, which are hidden inside candles found all over the way.
By default attacks,
jumps and
uses the special weapon; controls can be changed at the options menu. Special weapons normally require one jewel per usage, though holding
while pressing
turns it into a smartbomb, which uses up four jewels. Also, if you collect three power-ups having at least eight jewels, the special weapon is temporarily replaced by an ultimate attack that costs eight jewels. Holding
and pressing
midair performs a straight down attack.
Passwords are given at the end of each stage, once the stage boss is defeated. When passwords are used, the weapon level, jewels count and score are reset — the special weapon is also lost.
Playable characters
Items
1up: extra player life.
Bag of Kreutzers: 100 to 2,000 points.
Red Jewel: adds 1 jewel for special weapon usage.
Blue Jewel: adds 5 jewels for special weapon usage.
Coat-of-Arms: power-up your weapon.
Mirror of Truth: hits all enemies on screen.
Mutton Chop: restores one half of your character's life.
Spell Book: causes a random effect, such as weapon power-up.
Black Orb: Makes your character invulnerable for a short while.
Special weapons
Battle Axe: It's thrown up then falls down, making it difficult to hit enemies in certain cases, though it's great to reach the ones above you. At level 3 it summons three axes which fly straight forward.
Crystal Blade Boomerang: It's thrown in a straight line then comes backward, possibly hitting enemies twice on its way. At level 3 it summons three boomerangs which fly forward forming a circle.
Sacred Water: Like the Battle Axe, it's thrown up then falls down and can damages enemies in the air, though when it touches the ground a sacred explosion is created. At level 3 it flies through the screen in a spiral movement, hitting a good area.
Stages
- For more screenshots see Category:Castlevania: Bloodlines screenshots
Versions
The game utilizes a region lockout mechanism, but it can be disabled by holding down the 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).
Production credits
The only regional difference in the ending credits is in the very first line, where it says "<regional game title> Staff". Also, if you beat the game in normal difficulty it ends with "Try Expert Mode!"; if you finish it in expert difficulty it changes to "Congratulations! You are the master of Vampire Killer".
- Programmer MK1: Hanaten
- Enemy Program: Takashi Takeda
- Trap and Enemy Program: Kenichiro Horio
- Wandering Programmer: Koji Komata
- Program: Hidenari Inamura
- Main Designer: Bunmin
- Design: Mamuun
- Special Design: Tat, Norio Takemoto
- Sound Program: Atsushi Fujio, Osamu Kasai
- Sound Design: Michiru Yamane
- Package Design: M.Yoshihashi, Kaori Sasaki
- Special Thanks to: H.Takeuchi, K.Iketani, K.Kinjyo, T.Shinguu, N.Tanaka, S.Yomota, H.Jyuni, A.Shizuno, T.Niimi, T.Yabe
- Copyright by: 1994 Tokumashoten Intermedia Inc.
- Supervisor: Yutaka Haruki
- Producer: Tomikazu Kirita
- © 1994 Konami
- All Rights Reserved
Magazine articles
- Main article: Castlevania: Bloodlines/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[4]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[5]
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #147: "February 1994" (1994-01-15)[6]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #148: "March 1994" (1994-02-15)[7]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #149: "April 1994" (1994-03-15)[8]
- Mega (UK) #19: "April 1994" (1994-03-17)[9]
- Mean Machines Sega (UK) #18: "April 1994" (1994-02-28)[10]
- Mega (UK) #20: "May 1994" (1994-04-21)[11]
also published in:
- Mega Force (ES) #24: "Abril 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[12]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1994-03 | Cartridge (JP) | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1993-12 | Page |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:CVG UK 147.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 253
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 89
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 2
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 61
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 115
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-15), page 11
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 92
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-28), page 100
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 92
- ↑ Mega Force, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 030.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19
- ↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, ) (+17:44)
- ↑ 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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