Play Castlevania - Legacy Of Darkness Online

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, a time when 3D games were still figuring themselves out. Konami released it as a sort of expanded version of the first N64 Castlevania, adding new characters and levels. It was their second attempt to bring the series into a 3D space, and it landed right at the end of the console's life.

You control one of four characters, like the knight Cornell or the soldier Henry, each with their own story and reason for entering Dracula's castle. Your main goal is to fight through the castle's many rooms and outdoor areas to ultimately defeat the count. The game uses a screen-by-screen exploration system; you clear a room of enemies, and then you can move on. Combat involves using a close-range weapon, like a sword or whip, and sometimes a projectile like a bow or magic. You also do a lot of jumping across platforms and searching for key items to unlock new sections. The pacing can be slow and deliberate, and the fixed camera angles sometimes make platforming tricky. It feels like a methodical, sometimes clumsy, but earnest translation of the classic Castlevania formula into three dimensions.