Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Region: NTSC
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Konami
Publishers(s): Konami
ReleaseDate: 2017-12-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Castlevania: The Holy Relics
Erstwhile hero Simon Belmont has to venture around the countryside of Romania collecting seven relics and protecting them from the curse of a great evil. The events of Holy Relics are set in 1693, two years after Dracula’s defeat in the first Castlevania. A set of powerful relics looted from the Holy Land by avaricious crusaders four hundred years prior has fallen into the hands of a necromancer named Lord Ghulash, who’s used them to plunge the land into darkness once more. It falls on Simon Belmont, champion of Transylvania, to recover the relics from their demonic guardians and vanquish Ghulash. There are a six stages on offer, as per normal. You’re free to play through the first five areas in any order you choose before moving on to the final confrontation. You’re also allowed to choose a single relic to take with you whenever you begin a stage. You start with the cross already in your possession and gain another option with every boss you defeat.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: T - Teen
Genre(s): Action | Platform | Unofficial
