<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Dracula	O
's	O
dhampir	O
son	O
Alucard	O
(	O
returning	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
)	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
rising	O
from	O
his	O
slumber	O
to	O
explore	O
Dracula	O
's	O
castle	O
which	O
resurfaced	O
after	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
vanished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
marks	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
re-introducing	O
the	O
exploration	O
,	O
nonlinear	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
first	O
experimented	O
with	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
initially	O
sold	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
lasting	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
subsequent	O
mainline	O
entries	O
adopting	O
its	O
gameplay	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
uses	O
2-dimensional	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
exploring	O
Dracula	O
's	O
castle	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
entity	O
named	O
Shaft	O
who	O
is	O
controlling	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
,	O
the	O
self-proclaimed	O
lord	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alucard	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
five	O
specific	O
bosses	O
to	O
collect	O
five	O
pieces	O
of	O
Dracula	O
(	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
)	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
newly	O
awakened	O
Dracula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
player	O
characters	O
in	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
typically	O
used	O
a	O
whip	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
incorporates	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alucard	O
's	O
hit	O
points	O
determine	O
the	O
maximum	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
he	O
can	O
withstand	O
before	O
dying	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
decide	O
how	O
frequently	O
a	O
magical	O
attack	O
may	O
be	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alucard	O
may	O
cast	O
eight	O
different	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
input	O
directional	O
combinations	O
and	O
will	O
use	O
up	O
varying	O
amounts	O
of	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Requiem	O
,	O
Maria	O
Renard	O
is	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
begins	O
during	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Count	O
Dracula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
Alucard	O
breaks	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
controlling	O
Richter	O
,	O
and	O
Dracula	O
's	O
servant	O
Shaft	O
appears	O
and	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
Dracula	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
resurrected	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
development	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
retroactively	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Bloodletting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
prototype	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
but	O
Konami	O
decided	O
to	O
refocus	O
its	O
efforts	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
these	O
initial	O
ideas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
became	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Toru	O
Hagihara	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
directed	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
,	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Igarashi	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
break	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
conventions	O
and	O
introduce	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
new	O
elements	O
that	O
we	O
still	O
use	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
primary	O
motivation	O
for	O
the	O
abrupt	O
design	O
change	O
was	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
dozens	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
in	O
bargain	O
bins	O
of	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
stores	O
;	O
linear	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
offered	O
limited	O
replay	O
value	O
after	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
abandoned	O
the	O
traditional	O
stage-by-stage	O
progression	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
castle	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
freely	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
looked	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
involved	O
much	O
exploration	O
and	O
backtracking	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
critical	O
reaction	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
than	O
action	O
,	O
to	O
pitch	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
to	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
used	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
to	O
make	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
areas	O
initially	O
inaccessible	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Role-playing	O
mechanics	O
were	O
added	O
because	O
Igarashi	O
felt	O
the	O
earlier	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
were	O
too	O
challenging	O
for	O
average	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
armors	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
allowed	O
the	O
exploration	O
to	O
become	O
less	O
difficult	O
for	O
unskilled	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
artist	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
had	O
no	O
hardware	O
for	O
scrolling	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
methods	O
for	O
displaying	O
character	O
sprites	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
are	O
utilized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Michiru	O
Yamane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
contains	O
elements	O
from	O
multiple	O
musical	O
genres	O
,	O
including	O
classical	O
,	O
techno	O
,	O
gothic	O
rock	O
,	O
new-age	O
,	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
and	O
subgenres	O
of	O
metal	O
,	O
specifically	O
elements	O
of	O
thrash	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
containing	O
a	O
small	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
compiled	O
from	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
Best	O
"	O
label	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
"	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
also	O
contains	O
remixes	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
loading	O
is	O
more	O
frequent	O
and	O
takes	O
longer	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
has	O
limited	O
hardware	O
transparency	O
support	O
,	O
transparency	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mists	O
and	O
the	O
waterfall	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
dithering	O
effects	O
,	O
though	O
partial	O
translucency	O
does	O
exist	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
enemies	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
increased	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
stretched	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
causing	O
some	O
sprites	O
to	O
be	O
distorted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
's	O
video	O
is	O
said	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Igarashi	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
port	O
handled	O
by	O
another	O
team	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
programmed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
2D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
overall	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
but	O
never	O
commercially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
distributed	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
title	O
to	O
exceed	O
the	O
50MB	O
file	O
size	O
restriction	O
for	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
group	O
manager	O
Greg	O
Canessa	O
stated	O
that	O
an	O
exception	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
to	O
"	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
features	O
leaderboards	O
that	O
track	O
players	O
 '	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
features	O
12	O
achievements	O
worth	O
200	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
space	O
,	O
all	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
unpatched	O
version	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
still	O
featured	O
"	O
I	O
Am	O
the	O
Wind	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
closing	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
later	O
patch	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
"	O
Admiration	O
Towards	O
the	O
Clan	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
closing	O
song	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
alongside	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
and	O
Frogger	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Konami	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PSone	O
Classics	O
"	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
content	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
contains	O
some	O
additions	O
and	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maria	O
Renard	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
new	O
moveset	O
modeled	O
after	O
her	O
abilities	O
in	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
Am	O
the	O
Wind	O
"	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
"	O
Mournful	O
Serenade	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
piece	O
composed	O
by	O
Michiru	O
Yamane	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
closing	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
were	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Requiem	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
:	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
received	O
wide	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
has	O
classic	O
written	O
all	O
over	O
it	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
in	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
32	O
-	O
and	O
64-bit	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
dated	O
and	O
flat	O
,	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
which	O
featured	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
initially	O
similar-looking	O
to	O
SNES	O
and	O
Genesis	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
animation	O
is	O
n't	O
particularly	O
smooth	O
and	O
3D	O
is	O
resigned	O
to	O
limited	O
background	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
odd	O
special	O
effect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Side-Scrolling	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
)	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
AIAS	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
large	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
are	O
considered	O
collector	O
's	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
continued	O
popularity	O
of	O
2D	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
which	O
saw	O
rapid	O
advancements	O
in	O
3D	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
which	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
best	O
2-D	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
its	O
2D	O
successors	O
is	O
often	O
compared	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
series	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
with	O
both	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
seen	O
as	O
pioneers	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
coinage	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Metroidvania	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
)	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
share	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
sold	O
225,862	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
477,304	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
