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Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun

悪魔城すぺしゃる ぼくドラキュラ君
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Platform Famicom Year 1990
Publisher Konami Developer Konami
Region JP Language Japanese
Tags Action, Single Player, Japan Only, Platformer, Vampires
Platform Famicom
Year 1990
Publisher Konami
Developer Konami
Region JP
Language Japanese
Tags Action, Single Player, Japan Only, Platformer, Vampires

A parody of Castlevania has you playing as Kid Dracula in a somewhat cute action platformer. You shoot a basic shot and can choose different charged shots or at times even fly. Boss battles are at the end of each level.
 
Good Bad
  • Cute graphics
  • Responsive controls
  • Interesting special abilities
  • Variety of charge shots
  • Password saves
  • Bounce-back on hits
  • Some disturbing imagery
  • Tricky platforming
  • Major slowdown during some platforming
  • Movement while flying is frustrating
  • Passwords use Japanese characters
Good
  • Cute graphics
  • Responsive controls
  • Interesting special abilities
  • Variety of charge shots
  • Password saves
 
Bad
  • Bounce-back on hits
  • Some disturbing imagery
  • Tricky platforming
  • Major slowdown during some platforming
  • Movement while flying is frustrating
  • Passwords use Japanese characters
 
5 A mostly cute platformer with some absolutely infuriating platforming parts plagued by major slowdown. It has it's good parts but it just made me very angry.

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