Last month Konami made a cryptic announcement about an iPhone exclusive Castlevania game in the works. Billed as a “action-puzzle RPG", we weren’t really sure what to expect of the game. Well, a trailer was posted on IGN today that shows quite a bit of gameplay, but I’m still left scratching my head as to why Konami is utilizing the Castlevania IP by releasing a block matching game instead of… anything else.
With gameplay very similar to Capcom’s Puzzle Fighter games, players will make their way through a puzzle adaptation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, battling monsters with split screen block battles. I’m anxious to take a look at this game when it’s finally released on the App Store, and doubt I’m alone in hoping that there’s more to Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night than a tired matching mechanic with heaps of Castlevania fan service.
