Super Castlevania IV is indeed awesome. "Worthy of that name" says Angry Video Game Nerd. Something that might escape my younger readers (or people who don't know shit about video games) is that back then, they were sticking 'Super' in front of damn near every title for the SNES, so you could be damn sure it's a Super Nintendo game - Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Super Star Wars, Super Tennis, Super Smash TV, Super Bomberman...you get the idea.
Anyway, in Super Castlevania IV, you play Simon Belmont, badass with a whip, part of a long line of vampire hunters, set out to kill Dracula. It's definitely one of the best games to come out on the SNES, the graphics were absolutely gorgeous for their time, presentation and gameplay are top notch.
And yet I have to give the edge to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Playstation. In this game, rather than playing a member of the Belmont clan, as usual, you play Dracula's son, Alucard. You're pissed at pops though, so the ultimate goal remains the same - kill motherfucking Dracula.
You wield a sword (among other weapons) rather than a whip, and the game incorporates the Metroid style of exploration. Coming back to an area later after acquiring a new ability that allows you to advance further, a type of gameplay made famous by the Metroid series. Because of Symphony, this style of gameplay is now referred to as Metroidvania. I happen to love these kind of games, whereas Angry Video Game Nerd prefers the straightforward action of Super Castlevania IV. Can't really argue with that. They're both stellar games.
I suppose the more interesting question might be, what's the third best Castlevania game, after these two? One of the newer games on the Nintendo DS (largely following the style of Symphony of the Night), or one of the older games on the NES?
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