Castlevania II: Simon hwehwɛ no yɛ saa NES nnwom a wɔagye din no mu biako a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ soronko koraa wɔ agoru a edi kan no ho—nnyigyei a ɛnyɛ linear, nhwehwɛmu a emu yɛ duru, na ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ mmere bi mu. Woda so ara rebɔ monsters, nanso seesei awia/anadwo kyinhyia wɔ hɔ (anadwo kyerɛ atamfo a wɔn ho yɛ den, ɛda adi sɛ) ne nkurow a wubetumi atɔ upgrades anaasɛ wubenya vague hints afi NPCs hɔ. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw —huruw, tow hyɛ so, de akode nketewa di dwuma —nanso ahodwiriwde ahorow no bi? Good luck a akwankyerɛ biara nni ho.

Oh, na nnwom no bɔ. Saa animguaseɛ, looping overworld asɛmti no bata wo tirim daa. Nhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ ɛbɛkura wo nsa mu —anigyeɛ (anaasɛ abasamtuo) no fã ne sɛ wobɛhunu baabi a wobɛkɔ akyi. Sɛ wowɔ sukuu dedaw mu adventure mu a wowɔ afã bi a ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ-ne-mfomso a, eyi yɛ akwantu.