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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System) Reviews:
Castlevania Iii: Dracula's Curse is quite simply the greatest Castlevania game to ever grace the !NES, possibly even the greatest Castlevania game to ever hit any system.

What makes this game so great? For starters, it pushes the graphic capabilities of the NES to the max. Scenes such as the stain glass windows in the first level are just beautiful. Along with the astounding graphics comes fantastic sound and music. Along with new music composed for this game, the inclusion of some of the unforgettable music earlier in Castlevania games brings back great memories and bonds them together.

Aside from graphics and sound, though, this game has an unusual aspect that makes the game very enjoyable. Besides playing as Trevor Belmont (who is very much like Simon as far as skills go), you can also eventually play as one of three characters that wants to join Trevor on his quest. Each character has his or her (in Sypha's case) own advantages, such as wall-crawling (Grant), magic spells (Sypha), or flight as a bat (Dracula's son Alucard). The ability to play as any of these characters not only adds intrigue, but also tremendous replay value to the game.

Also add in to Castlevania III's replay value is the nonlinear story associated with it. You are given a choice of levels to enter, which sometimes may not even lead you to the path of some of the optional characters. Once you have beaten the game with one route, you'll want to try it another way as well.

Overall, Castlevania III is a game no fan of the Castlevania series (or even platform games, for that matter) should do without. (Just don't let it give you nightmares.) Christopher Michael Baker, All Game Guide

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