Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
Developer(s)	M2
Director(s)	Toshiyasu Kamiko Akihiro Minakata Keisuke Koga
Producer(s)	Koji Igarashi
Composer(s)	Manabu Namiki
Series	Castlevania
Platform(s)	WiiWare
Release date(s)	JP October 27, 2009 NA December 28, 2009 PAL February 26, 2010
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (Japanese: ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth, Hepburn: Dorakyura Densetsu: ReBirth, The Legend of Dracula ReBirth) is a side-scrolling action platform game developed by M2, and released by Konami for the Wii in 2009 as a WiiWare title. It is currently available in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia. Based on the 1989 Game Boy title Castlevania: The Adventure, it is the third game in M2's ReBirth series, following Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth. The setting of the game is a century before the original Castlevania title, where the player controls an ancestor of Simon Belmont named Christopher Belmont, who must defeat the vampire Dracula.

Gameplay

The Adventure ReBirth consists of six areas that the player has to complete in order to finish the game. Toward the end of each area is a boss the player has to defeat before advancing to the next stage.

The player's main weapon for attacking in-game enemies is a whip, which can upgraded by collecting orbs. The last upgrade lets the player shoot fire from Christopher's whip for a short duration. Unlike the original Adventure title for the Game Boy, there are sub-weapons which are powered with items called hearts. There are five sub-weapons and each has a different use.

Audio

Dracula Densetsu ReBirth & Contra ReBirth Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Manabu Namiki
Released	March 24, 2010 (Japan)
Genre	Video game soundtrack
Length	63:26

The game's soundtrack was composed by Manabu Namiki, who worked on the other titles in the ReBirth series. The music consists of remixes of previous Castlevania tracks. The official album was released on March 24, 2010 in a compilation with Contra ReBirth's music.

Track listing

Disk 1

# Japanese title (Romanization) English title Length 01. Start BGM［タイトル］ （「ドラキュラ伝説」より） Start BGM [Title] (From "Dracula Densetsu") 0:11 02. マップ［デモ］（「悪魔城ドラキュラ XX」より） Map [Demo] (From "Akumajō Dracula XX") 1:05 03. Reincarnated Soul［1面］（「バンパイアキラー」より） Reincarnated Soul [Stage 1] (From "VAMPIRE KILLER") 2:22 04. Gauntlet［中ボス］ Gauntlet [Mini-Boss] 1:54 05. 悪魔たちに送るララバイ［2面］（アーケード「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） A Lullaby Sent to the Devils [Stage 2] (From Arcade "Akumajō Dracula") 2:32 06. New Messiah［3面］（「ドラキュラ伝説Ⅱ」より） New Messiah [Stage 3] (From "Dracula Densetsu II") 2:32 07. Load BGM［4面］（X68000「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） Load BGM [Stage 4] (From X68000 "Akumajō Dracula") 2:35 08. Aquarius［5面］（「悪魔城伝説」より） Aquarius [Stage 5] (From "Akumajō Densetsu") 2:32 09. 最後の戦い［ボス］（アーケード「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） The Final Battle [Boss] (From Arcade "Akumajō Dracula") 1:19 10. 面クリア［面クリア］（ファミリーコンピュータ「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） Stage Clear [Stage Clear] (From FAMILY COMPUTER "Akumajō Dracula") 0:08 11. Vampire Killer［6面］（ファミリーコンピュータ「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） Vampire Killer [Stage 6] (From FAMILY COMPUTER "Akumajō Dracula") 1:40 12. Riddle［ラスボス］（「悪魔城伝説」より） Riddle [Last Boss] (From "Akumajō Densetsu") 2:00 13. ステージクリア［全面クリア］（スーパーファミコン「悪魔城ドラキュラ」より） Stages Clear [All Stages Clear] (From SUPER FAMICOM "Akumajō Dracula") 0:15 14. The End Of the Day［エンディング］（「ドラキュラ伝説Ⅱ」より） The End Of the Day [Ending] (From "Dracula Densetsu II") 3:02 15. Player Out［ミス］（スーパーファミコン「悪魔城ドラキュラXX」より） Player Out [Miss] (From SUPER FAMICOM "Akumajō Dracula XX") 0:06 16. ゲームオーバー［ゲームオーバ］（「悪魔城ドラキュラXX」より） Game Over [Game Over] (From "Akumajō Dracula XX") 0:13 17. 魂斗羅［タイトル］（「魂斗羅」より） CONTRA [Title] (From "CONTRA") 0:09 18. ALIEN'S DEN［デモ］（「魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア」より） ALIEN'S DEN [Demo] (From "CONTRA THE HARD CORPS") 2:39 19. PLAYER SELECT［キャラセレクト］（「Contra Force」より） PLAYER SELECT [Character Select] (From "Contra Force") 1:06 20. 密林の戦い［ステージ1］（「魂斗羅」より） Jungle Battle [Stage 1] (From "CONTRA") 2:37 21. HOTTER THAN HELL［ボスA］（「スーパー魂斗羅」より） HOTTER THAN HELL [Boss A] (From "SUPER CONTRA") 2:01 22. 凱旋1［ステージクリア］（「魂斗羅」より） Triumphant Return 1 [Stage Clear] (From "CONTRA") 0:06 23. IT'S TIME FOR REVENGE［ステージ2］（「魂斗羅スピリッツ」より） IT'S TIME FOR REVENGE [Stage 2] (From "CONTRA SPIRITS") 2:53 24. コントラArea2 BGM［ステージ3］（ゲームボーイ「コントラ」より） CONTRA Area 2 BGM [Stage 3] (From GAME BOY "CONTRA") 2:36 25. GTR ATTACK!［ボスB］（「魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア」より） GTR ATTACK! [Boss B] (From "CONTRA THE HARD CORPS") 2:31 26. THE FOGGY CAVE IN THE DARKNESS［ステージ4A］（「魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア」より） THE FOGGY CAVE IN THE DARKNESS [Stage 4A] (From "CONTRA THE HARD CORPS") 2:20 27. DEATHBED［ステージ4B］（「スーパー魂斗羅」より） DEATHBED [Stage 4B] (From "SUPER CONTRA") 2:54 28. 戦慄の鼓動［ステージ5］（「魂斗羅」より） Horrible Heartbeat [Stage 5] (From "CONTRA") 2:20 29. LAST SPRINGSTEEN［最終ボス］（「魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア」より） LAST SPRINGSTEEN [Last Boss] (From "CONTRA THE HARD CORPS") 2:18 30. RETURN IN TRIUMPH［エンディング］ RETURN IN TRIUMPH [Ending] 1:58 31. ゲームオーバー［ゲームオーバ］（「魂斗羅」より） Game Over [Game Over] (From "CONTRA") 0:10 32. ドラキュラ伝説ReBirth Another Medley Dracula Densetsu ReBirth Another Medley 5:14 33. 魂斗羅ReBirth Another Medley Contra ReBirth Another Medley 5:08

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings 81.40% Metacritic 78

The Adventure ReBirth garnered positive reviews, achieving a Metacritic score of 78% based on 22 critic reviews, and 81.40% on GameRankings with 20 critic reviews. Game Informer '​s Tim Turi praised its audio and noted that it was a better game than Castlevania: The Adventure though still felt it was "unforgiving". In 2011, Robert Workman of GameZone ranked it as the 10th best Castlevania game and complimented Konami for making this game in light of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

External links

• Official website
• Official website (Japanese)