ESRB rates Castlevania the Adventure ReBirth for Wii

by Griffin McElroy on Sep 13th 2009 3:30PM

It's been over a year since we last heard rumors of a re-Vamped Castlevania installment on the WiiWare service -- now, a new ESRB listing has rekindled the flames of conjecture. The board recently gave a Teen rating to Castlevania the Adventure ReBirth for the Wii -- as you may have noticed, it shares the suffix applied to the similarly renovated Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth, both of which surfaced on Nintendo's download platform this year.

According to the ESRB rating, the game will finally deliver the "side-scrolling action" which classic 'Vania fans have been clamoring for. If it's based off the Game Boy title of the same name, our only request is that they smooth out the game's unscalable difficulty curve. To this day, we're not sure that game has a second level.

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Tags: castlevania, castlevania-the-adventure-rebirth, game-boy, konami, Nintendo, remake, Wii, wiiware

Reader Comments (43)

Good news. Probably means they're going to add even more Castlevania goodness.

As long as it's classic Castlevania with proper levels and not one that requires backtracking like all the titles in the last 15 years.

Maybe this will make up for Judgment.

I think we need at least three GOOD Castlevania games to make up for Judgement.

We need IGA to get thrown under a -bus- to make up for Judgment.

braeburn , it is vey important that you tell me exactly what you did with the whole bottle. No sudden movements , calmly...

They also have Salamander ReBirth registered... I hope that after this, they do a Goemon ReBirth game... that woudl be awesome!

I already too many Metroidvania games lately (Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruins and Order of Ecclesia), so a stage based game like Castlevania IV on the SNEs would be perfect.

I just hope they allow me to move while in the air... oh and also, to be able to jump while I'm on a stair.

=p

Goemon ReBirth... Oh, please, let this happen! The series has been dormant for far too long.

i will buy a wii when mystical ninja starring goemon appears on the virtual console, and not one second sooner

There's no such thing as too much "Metroidvania". Seriously.

That being said, something along the lines of Super Castlevania IV or Rondo of Blood will be very welcome. Personally, I'd like to see it along the lines of Simon's Quest (although more navigable than that game), with the gameplay of the aforementioned entries.

Any way they go about it, though, should be fun. And if it ends up being a remake of the Adventure titles, lets hope that it also includes the much better Belmont's Revenge in the mix.

Airborne movement? Heck no. This isn't your namby-pamby girly Castlevania, this is a man's game. A man's man's game.

Incidentally, no stair jumps or eight-way whip swinging, either, I'm sure. One of the many legitimate improvements from Super IV that just never came around again.

I look forward to whoring myself out to Castlevania once again this...uh, whenever it is.

Like Fernando, I already too many Metroidvania games lately (Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruins and Order of Ecclesia). And I accidentally the whole bottle. Is this bad?

If someone's going to remake a Metroidvania from the Game Boy, it should be Metroid 2.

I think a lot of people missed this game, and a WiiWare version could be the new 2D Metroid we've been asking for. I've heard offhand that it wasn't that great, but I don't think the fans would be attached enough to protest changing it for the better.

What happened to my AVATAR

oh there it is

On topic: meh

On topic about your avatar: meh.

Off topic: Wow, Castlevania is great.

Your comment: meh. [ - ]

aha

I'll probably get downvoted, but what size does my picture have to be in order to make it an avatar?

64 x 64 pixels.

(I will probably get downvoted for answering)

It seems to me that the rules are arbitrary. I've *never* had to put in a 64 x 64 picture, but nothing but JPEG has ever worked for me.

Though the avatar system is rather pointless now, since it just regurgitates ever avatar you've ever used since October of 2008.

I like the avatar system right now. Every time I comment I try to guess what avatar will show up. Right now I'm hoping for Black Lantern Firestorm.

I'll probably get downvoted for saying I'll probably get downvoted.

@ Ipsum

You'll probably get upvoted for saying you'll get downvoted. Though now you may get downvoted because I said that. But i'll probably get downvoted now.

I'm secretly hoping no one votes. Now I'll get donwvoted. Or upvoted. Depends on what mood everyone is in.

I really hope this is a Metroidvania title, or, if not, there's one on the horizon for the DS. With the new direction of the franchise on the 360, part of me is very worried that there won't be any more of those sort of games for a long while.

Don't forget about Other M, that one may go it's own route for the better.

I really hope there's a Metroid Metroidvania game for the DS.

I am very much excited for Metroid: Other M, and Shadow Complex will be my first purchase for the 360 when I get one.

But I really love the Metroidvania Castlevanias. Just something about the gameplay *and* the atmosphere that elevates my enjoyment above that of other Castlevanias, or other Metroidvania games. Because I am weird like that.

Though a DS Metroid Metroidvania would be fantastic.

I hope this ISN'T a Metroidvania title. I never like Castlevania since it changed to that format, and there have been more than enough of those games. Time to revert back to the old level-style gameplay.

I actually liked that game, mainly for Stage 3 where there would be all these spiked walls, floors and ceilings coming at you, and for those rolling exploding eyeballs that would punch holes in the bridges.

The game wasn't that tough though. Certainly not as hard as the latter stages of Castlevania 1.

I remember IGA saying that we would get one in a similar vein as this, pending the sales of Megaman 9 (which is supposed to have done quite well)

They have nowhere to go but up; Adventure was pretty bad (unlike the wonderful Belmont's Revenge which is pictured). I know we'd all like to think every early 2D Castlevania game was a masterpiece, but Castlevania Adventure has to be one of the most excruciatingly slow and boring games of the era.

I was under the impression that Wii exclusive release for the ReBirth titles wouldn't result in good sales, but if Konami is making Castlevania exclusive also, then I guess they're doing okay. I still believe it's a mistake to be Wii only.

This will be a Castlevania that I miss out on.

Why is it a mistake?

Possible that our friend is laboring under the myth of poor Wii 3rd party sales, especially for digitally distributed games. The platform has proven itself quite viable, however. It's pretty much the only thing keeping Hudson going at this point.

if you don't know how excited I am about this, just look ar my avatar!

I owned a gameboy myself but I'm convinced playing an original gameboy game on a tv would make my eyes explode.

AAAAAWWWWW I got all excited and thought the Virtual Console service was finally coming to my DSi. I mean this is cool and all but a little bit of a letdown from what I originally thought when I saw the old Gameboy screenshot.

A Rocket Knight Adventures ReBirth using the Wii pointer would be a like a wet dream for me.

I really enjoyed Adventure. It was difficult as all get out (seriously Simon -- get the lead out!) but I was able to beat it and eventually got it down.

Apart from making the most of the limit graphics of the original GameBoy, Castlevania Adventure also had a great soundtrack -- they did a lot with what they had.

Oh man, Castlevania Adventure is like my third favorite Castlevania game. I'm totally getting this the day it comes out!

Now all they need to do is release the original Dracula X on the North American Virtual Console already. They released it in Japan, and had it rated by the ESRB for release over here. Dammit Nintendo get off you ass and put it out already!

Actually, Christopher Belmont was the protagonist in the first 2 Game Boy games.

And heck yes, the soundtrack was incredibly. Battle of the Holy, the level one BGM, is my favorite Castlevania tune. So of course with my luck that was the only time it was ever used...

Dammit I hit reply to Mighty Ponygirl, why it didn't post correctly I don't know.

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