<s>
Bram	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
games	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
movie	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1897	B-Application
novel	I-Application
by	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
action-platformer	O
except	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
which	O
were	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
for	O
DOS	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
console	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
styled	O
genre	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Jonathan	O
Harker	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
film	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	B-Application
novel	I-Application
by	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mina	O
Harker	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
's	O
wife	O
,	O
is	O
absent	O
physically	O
throughout	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
only	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lucy	O
Westenra	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
novel	I-Application
and	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
her	O
suitors	O
and	O
Abraham	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bram	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
bears	O
a	O
closer	O
resemblance	O
to	O
platform	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
than	O
horror	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harker	O
must	O
free	O
himself	O
from	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
capture	O
,	O
follow	O
him	O
to	O
London	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
his	O
reign	O
of	O
terror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
has	O
much	O
smoother	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
colors	O
and	O
better	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Megadrive/Genesis	B-Operating_System
releases	O
were	O
platforming	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
few	O
alterations	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Harker	O
travels	O
through	O
six	O
different	O
stages	O
(	O
each	O
having	O
between	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
areas	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
which	O
only	O
has	O
one	O
area	O
)	O
and	O
fights	O
various	O
bosses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lucy	O
Westenra	O
as	O
a	O
vampiress	O
,	O
Count	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
three	O
brides	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
coach	O
driver	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
fire-breathing	O
dragon	O
,	O
Renfield	B-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
Dracula	B-Application
himself	O
in	O
multiple	O
forms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
bat	B-Application
form	O
,	O
his	O
young	O
form	O
,	O
his	O
evil	O
wolf	O
form	O
and	O
finally	O
his	O
knight	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
Romanian	O
countryside	O
,	O
a	O
rat-infested	O
old	O
village	O
inn	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
cavernous	O
vaults	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
misty	O
catacombs	O
,	O
various	O
locations	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
Lucy	O
's	O
crypt	O
,	O
a	O
graveyard	O
and	O
Carfax	O
Abbey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
makes	O
use	O
of	O
digitized	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
includes	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
uses	O
digitized	O
graphics	O
for	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
recycled	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
has	O
a	O
primary	O
task	O
that	O
involves	O
finding	O
and	O
destroying	O
all	O
the	O
coffins	O
that	O
have	O
Transylvanian	O
earth	O
inside	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
last	O
coffin	O
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
is	O
guarded	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
stronger	O
minions	O
,	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Harker	O
has	O
to	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
his	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
DOS	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
or	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
coffins	O
in	O
a	O
stage	O
are	O
purified	O
,	O
Harker	O
must	O
then	O
confront	O
Dracula	B-Application
in	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
forms	O
(	O
his	O
old	O
man	O
,	O
young	O
man	O
,	O
and	O
original	O
knight	O
form	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
5.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
movements	O
are	O
choppy	O
,	O
the	O
battling	O
with	O
birds	O
and	O
bats	B-Application
is	O
unimpressive	O
and	O
dull	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
are	O
so	O
pixelated	O
and	O
blurry	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
out	O
what	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
appears	O
that	O
Psygnosis	O
spent	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
Dracula	B-Application
budget	O
on	O
acquiring	O
the	O
movie	O
license	O
,	O
leaving	O
little	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
recommended	O
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
or	O
Dracula	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
to	O
vampire	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
