WELCOME TO CASTLEVANIA

SPLASH SCREENS

- PRESS EXIT SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO EXIT GAME.

- PRESS OK OR 5 TO SKIP SPLASH SCREENS.


MENUS

- PRESS BACK SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO BACK OUT OF A MENU.

- PRESS EXIT SOFTKEY TO EXIT GAME.

- PRESS CONTINUE SOFTKEY TO CONTINUE TO NEXT SCREEN.

- PRESS LEFT OR 4 TO CHOOSE PREVIOUS OPTION.

- PRESS RIGHT OR 6 TO CHOOSE NEXT OPTION.

- PRESS OK OR 5 TO SELECT AN OPTION.

- PRESS UP, 2, DOWN OR 8 TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN.


NAME ENTRY SCREEN

- PRESS BACK SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO GO BACK TO MAIN MENU IF YOU ARE ON THE FIRST LETTER.

- PRESS LEFT, 4, CLEAR SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO ERASE CURRENT LETTER.

- PRESS RIGHT OR 6 TO MOVE TO NEXT ENTRY SPACE.

- PRESS UP, 2, DOWN OR 8 TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT LETTER FOR THE CURRENT ENTRY SPACE.

- PRESS OK OR 5 TO CONFIRM NAME.


IN-GAME BASIC MOVES

- PRESS PAUSE SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO PAUSE THE GAME.

- PRESS SKIP SOFTKEY OR CLEAR/BACK TO SKIP A CUTSCENE.

- PRESS OK OR 5 TO USE WHIP.

- PRESS LEFT OR RIGHT ON THE DIRECTIONAL PAD AND/OR 4 AND 6 (ON THE KEYPAD) TO MOVE DESMOND LEFT AND RIGHT.

- PRESS DOWN OR 8 TO CROUCH.

- PRESS UP OR 2 TO JUMP UP.

- PRESS AND HOLD UP TO MAKE DESMOND JUMP FORWARD.

- PRESSING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DURING A JUMP OR FALL WILL MAKE DESMOND FACE IN THAT DIRECTION.

- SUB-WEAPONS, ALCHEMY AND ITEMS ARE USED BY PRESSING 9 OR DOWN, THEN FORWARD.

- ALCHEMY ITEMS CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE PER ITEM PICKED UP.

- DIFFERENT SUB-WEAPONS WILL CONSUME THE HEART METER AT DIFFERENT RATES.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

- ADDITIONAL MOVES WILL BE ACQUIRED THROUGH DESMOND'S QUEST, ON-SCREEN PROMPTS WILL INDICATE HOW THESE NEW MOVES ARE PERFORMED.

- IF YOU CANNOT REACH A CERTAIN AREA, COME BACK TO IT AFTER DESMOND HAS LEARNED MORE MOVES.

- DESMOND WILL EARN LEVELS AND INCREASED STATISTICS IN BOTH POWER AND DEFENSE AS HE LEVELS UP, KILL MORE ENEMIES TO EARN EXPERIENCE.

- SOME ENEMIES WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE HIT TO KILL.

- CANDLES AND CONTAINERS DROP HEARTS, ITEMS AND WEAPONS. TRY COMING BACK TO THE SAME CONTAINER, IT MIGHT DROP SOMETHING YOU LIKE.

- DESMOND BEGINS HIS QUEST WITH THE LEATHER WHIP, LOOK CAREFULLY AND YOU MAY FIND THE FLAME WHIP AND VAMPIRE KILLER.

- BEAT THE GAME TO UNLOCK HARD MODE AND CLASSIC MUSIC.

- BEAT THE GAME ON HARD MODE TO UNLOCK UNLIMITED ITEMS.


ABOUT CASTLEVANIA

- CASTLEVANIA FIRST APPEARED IN JAPAN IN 1986.

- IN JAPAN, CASTLEVANIA IS KNOWN AS "DEMON CASTLE DRACULA".

- SIMON BELMONT IS THE FIRST BELMONT TO APPEAR IN ANY CASTLEVANIA.

- KOJI IGARASHI IS THE PRODUCER OF THE CASTLEVANIA SERIES.

- ALSO PLAY CASTLEVANIA: THE DRACULA X CHRONICLES ON HANDHELD.