<s>
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
following	O
Vs.	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
1986	B-Application
NES	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
arcade	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
newly-developed	O
arcade	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
custom	O
JAMMA-based	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
,	O
who	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
wife	O
Selena	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
played	O
through	O
in	O
a	O
linear	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castles	I-Application
six	O
levels	O
conclude	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
these	O
bosses	O
are	O
generally	O
taken	O
from	O
horror	O
literature	O
or	O
legend	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Matsubara	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
reused	O
in	O
other	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bloody	O
Tears	O
"	O
,	O
first	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
Stage	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
arcade	O
piece	O
,	O
the	O
Stage	O
1	O
theme	O
"	O
Cross	O
Your	O
Heart	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
reused	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Crucifix	O
Held	O
Close	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
song	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dracula	B-Application
X	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Akumajo	O
Dracula	B-Application
Medley	O
"	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Ultramix	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
music	O
game	O
series	O
Keyboardmania	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
Bloody	O
Tears	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Clockwork	O
's	O
Beat	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
during	O
Stage	O
5	O
,	O
was	O
remixed	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Underground	O
Melodies	O
"	O
(	O
actually	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castles	I-Application
Stage	O
4	O
theme	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Wait	O
Until	O
Night	O
"	O
,	O
played	O
during	O
Stage	O
6	O
,	O
which	O
borrows	O
hints	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Silence	O
of	O
Daylight	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
town	O
music	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,,	O
was	O
remixed	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
for	O
Julius	O
 '	O
theme	O
"	O
Heart	O
of	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
particular	O
song	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
medley	O
of	O
the	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
tune	O
and	O
"	O
Heart	O
of	O
Fire	O
"	O
from	O
Stage	O
5	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
game	O
publisher	O
Hamster	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Oretachi	O
Gēsen	O
Zoku	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Hamster	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
line	O
of	O
digital	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
,	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Extension	O
placed	O
Haunted	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
last	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
ranked	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
