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Forget about stakes and holy water, all you need for this Dracula hunt is a new Game Boy and a copy of Castlevania Legends. Konami has returned to the Castlevania series, with Sonja Belmont cracking the whip as the heroine. Sonja is the sister of Simon Belmont who some may remember from the original Castlevania games, and there's trouble in Transylvania. Spooks and bats fill the air as you roam around the castle leaping devilish pits on a quest to find the Count himself.

Castlevania Legends is a side-scrolling platformer with two game modes to test your bravery. Playing the game in Light mode gives you a fireball feature added to your whip, whilst in standard mode players must collect power-ups found inside some torches. Inside the remaining torches you will find hearts to collect, which will reward you with valuable extra lives.

The music is eerie which adds to the atmosphere of the game and the graphics are wonderfully clear making it thoroughly enjoyable to play. There are five haunting levels and a monstrous final dungeon to conquer, a great game for all age groups to enjoy.