Castlevania:
Bloodlines

This was my second favourite installment from Konami, second to Super Castlevania IV! A classic Sega Genesis title, it actually gave me hope for platform horror on the Genesis. Bringing a unique flair to the Castlevania series. It was different, it was bold, and it sure as hell caught our attention.

The Gothic atmosphere, the challenging gameplay, and the riveting story – everything screamed Castlevania, but with a Sega twist. In the past 5 years, I’ve become more of a fan of Sega’s classics, and Bloodlines is a big reason why.

Bloodlines Story

There was so much in this story that connected other titles together and brought an absolute classic to the Sega console. The narrative of Castlevania Bloodlines, as I mentioned is built around its  lore and mystery. Set in 1917, the game strays away from the familiar Belmont clan and instead introduces us to two characters, John Morris and Eric Lecarde. John, who is as always our whip wielding Vampire Killer, who is actually a direct descendant of Quincy Morris from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, that brings a fresh literary connection to the series.

Eric, on the other hand, brings his own unique flavor to the monster-hunting saga, armed with the Alcarde Spear (ok so its no whip), offering a different approach to the game. Definite replay value though – if you finish it with one you have to the other as well.

Sharing similarities to the NES version of Castlevania the level design and visuals make thigs a stand out. Reflections on the water brought this inovation to platforming that was almost unseen other than Konami at the time.  The storyline itself is as usual built around vengeance and heroism,  resurrection of Countess Elizabeth Bartley, Dracula’s niece, in a bid to prevent the dark lord’s revival.

The stakes are high, the enemies are ruthless, but our heroes are ready  to vanquish evil. Castlevania Bloodlines manages to weave this intriguing story into the very fabric of its gameplay, creating an experience that is as captivating as it is challenging. Double thumbs up from this guy. The annoying bosses, outstanding music and classic feel – make Castlevania Bloodlines a true classic!

Castlevania Bloodlines Level Passwords

Now while we can give you the passwords to all the levels to make Bloodlines a little easier. Taking things one step further is adding expert mode (which is rediculous) to make things just a little harder – thats what we all need right? So what are the cheats then?

Konami Code

Yes, it lives on. The Konami code originally for Gradius on the NES in 1986 still lives on and has now been in over 50 different game titles including of course Castlevania Bloodlines. Enter this on the main screen and wait for a chime to confirm. If done correctly you will get a new menu option with Expert Mode and the option of upton 9 lives. Which is still not enough for exper mode so yeah. Good luck.

The code for those who don’t know is ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA.

Level Passwords