Castlevania: Bloodlines (anaasɛ awo ntoatoaso foforo sɛ wowɔ Europa a) yɛ saa Genesis Gems a wɔnka ho asɛm sɛnea ɛsɛ no mu biako. Ɛyɛ Castlevania a ɛyɛ tete de—afiri a wɔde paapae, kyɛnere a wɔde twitwiw nneɛma, medusa-ti-dodging adeyɛ —nanso ɛwɔ 16-bit a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Wopaw abɔmmɔfo baanu ntam: John Morris, a ne titiriw no ɔyɛ Belmont-Lite ne ne mpire, anaa Eric Lecarde, saa peaw guy yi a ɔyɛ mobile pii. Me ne Eric dii kan kɔe efisɛ, nokwarem no, mede pike kɛse bi bɔɔ Dracula minions no te sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwini kɛkɛ.

Nneɛma a ɛwɔ hɔ no trɛw kɔ Europa nyinaa, efi abankɛse a abubu so kosi akodi a ɔko asɛe so, na Genesis hardware no twe nneɛma bi a ɛyɛ hu fi hɔ ankasa —te sɛ abantenten a ɛredinhyia wɔ akyi anaasɛ atamfo a wɔpae kɔ gore a wɔayɛ no pixelated mu. Nnwom no anya saa signature gothic vibe no nso, moody synths nyinaa ne driving beats. Ɛyɛ den sɛ nnadewa wɔ mmeae (nokwarem no), nanso ɛno yɛ anigye no fã. Sɛ wopaa eyi akyi wɔ da no mu a, ɛyɛ den deep cut ma Castlevania fans.