GameSpot, SOTN review

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Notes: Period review dated 20 November 1997, credited to GameSpot Staff, scored 8.9.

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The player is Alucard, Dracula's son, who explores Dracula's castle after Richter Belmont, the hero of Rondo of Blood, has vanished.	`second paragraphsecond paragraph`	Manual
Relics hidden around the castle give Alucard new powers, among them turning into a bat, a wolf, or mist, and some rooms can't be entered until he has a particular relic.	`fourth paragraph`	Manual
Defeating enemies earns Alucard experience, and each level raises his attributes. He keeps his weapons and items in an inventory screen.	`third paragraphthird paragraph`	Manual
A map fills in each room as Alucard enters it, and GameSpot's reviewer found it extremely similar to Super Metroid's.	`fourth paragraph`	Manual
GameSpot's review, credited to its staff and dated 20 November 1997, scored the game 8.9 out of 10 and called it "quite possibly the best 2D action side scroller ever".	`score blockfirst paragraph`	Web