Castlevania - Symphony Of The Night Sega Genesis

The only real downside is the missing Maria mode and some cut content (RIP the intro voice clip), but for a Sega Genesis “demake” that shouldn’t exist, this is a masterpiece of retro imagination. If you love Symphony of the Night and also love the aggressive sound and feel of 16-bit Sega hardware, track down this impossible gem.

⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (4.5/5)

Yes, the colors are a bit more muted than on PlayStation. Yes, the legendary voice acting (“What is a man?”) is compressed into crunchy 16-bit grunts and text boxes. But you know what? That crunchy Yamaha FM synth soundtrack? Absolutely rips. The “Wood Carving Partita” on Genesis sound hardware is a banger you didn’t know you needed. castlevania symphony of the night sega genesis