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Are you a Castlevania fan? Are you tired of those fucking hard-to-see bats getting cheap shots in on you? Well, then Stickvania just might be the game for you...assuming that you don't mind playing the original Castlevania with even more primitive-looking graphics, albeit with vastly superior controls.



As I hinted at before, Stickvania's simple graphics pretty much guarantee that you'll never take a cheap hit from a bat again. Sure, the graphics are simple to the point of being nondescript, but I'm always open to the concept of redrawn sprites in a Castlevania game. Besides, I feel that the original Castlevania's aged very well from a game play and level design standpoint. While the game's level design is based entirely around the original Castlevania, however, the music is borrowed from Super Castlevania IV. The controls are pretty close to what you'd find in Super Castlevania IV, as well, since you can control your jumps in mid-air. My only real gripe is the control mapping, as you need to press Up to jump. It just feels...slightly unnatural. Still, it's a very solid game that's worth checking out.

You can play the game right from the comfort of your own Web browser by going here, assuming that you've got Java installed. Yes, Java. Beware the loading time.