Castlevania (universe): Difference between revisions

Following ''Rondo of Blood'', the franchise would begin to deviate from its side-scrolling platformer roots and expand into a subseries now referred to as the {{iw|wikipedia|Metroidvania}} games, notable for sharing aspects with traditional ''{{b|Metroid|universe}}'' installments such as a more expansive, segmented map, secret areas and upgrades, and greater control over the player character and their abilities. The first of these installments was the sleeper hit ''{{iw|wikipedia|Symphony of the Night}}'', which followed [[Alucard]], the son of Dracula himself, on an adventure through two versions of Dracula's Castle to defeat his father and avenge his mother's death. This entry is also notable for introducing the concept of having a protagonist character betray the character and become a villain, this game's being Richter after he was possessed by the dark priest Shaft. The series would also see less-successful ventures through 3D installments released for the [[Nintendo 64]] around this time, these installments being ''{{iw|wikipedia|Castlevania|1999 video game}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Legacy of Darkness}}''. Due to the greater critical success of ''Symphony of the Night'', the Metroidvania format would be used for the majority of subsequent installments, including the trilogy of games released on the [[Game Boy Advance]], and the trilogy released on the [[Nintendo DS]].

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==