Symphony of the Night is arguably the most popular game in the Castlevania series. Fans loved the game for introducing exploration-based gameplay, a new art direction, and memorable new music.

The art for Belmont's Revenge lacks the grandeur ... so Konami's US branch played it awfully safe with their release of Symphony of the Night. "Castlevania? Put a castle on there!

Even when it came time for him to translate Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. According to Symphony of the Night composer Michiru Yamane in a 2012 interview with 1Up, translating the Castlevania ...

Because Metroid may have married platform gaming to exploration and character upgrading, but Symphony of the Night perfected it. Because the music was amazing. Because Alucard simultaneously had ...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the connective tissue that bridges ... It brought us the incredible art direction of Ayami Kojima, who would work on the series until 2010 designing ...

Perhaps the most iconic entry in the series is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which is widely regarded as a high point ...

T he Castlevania series began in 1986, but it was 1997’s Symphony of the Night that truly put the franchise on the map. While ...

In 1997, I scored my first part-time job. My first paycheck was divided across three items: Two South Park shirts and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PlayStation. I also earned an angry ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There are many reasons why Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is regarded as a classic. The allure of secret passages and new equipment draws you ...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night launched two decades ago, to the day, inadvertently birthing a whole new subgenre in the gaming lexicon: the "metroidvania." Indeed, Symphony of the Night ...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of those games, and Microsoft pulled a rabbit out of its hat when it announced this one. Company reps know it, fans know it, and we know it. The result ...