<s>
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SETA	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
known	O
as	O
Kyle	O
,	O
who	O
rides	O
to	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
Nosferatu	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
beloved	O
girlfriend	O
Erin	O
from	O
his	O
clutches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Kyle	O
who	O
has	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Erin	O
sequestered	O
with	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
Nosferatu	B-Application
(	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Count	O
Dracula	O
)	O
;	O
he	O
has	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
obtaining	O
their	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
then	O
goes	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
where	O
Nosferatu	B-Application
lurks	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
rescue	O
Erin	O
,	O
but	O
getting	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
huge	O
place	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
traps	O
and	O
violent	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
Kyle	O
being	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
escape	O
from	O
there	O
and	O
walk	O
through	O
the	O
castle	O
until	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
tower	O
where	O
Erin	O
and	O
Nosferatu	B-Application
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
like	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
with	O
his	O
bare	O
fists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
fights	O
various	O
monsters	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monsters	I-Application
,	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
gargoyles	B-Application
and	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nosferatu	B-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
T	O
.	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
Hiroki	O
Azumada	O
,	O
Yoshihiro	O
Ando	O
and	O
Tetsuo	O
Mochizuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nosferatu	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
SETA	O
Corporation	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
all	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
disappointment	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
how	O
long	O
it	O
had	O
spent	O
in	O
development	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
before	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
launch	O
)	O
and	O
how	O
heavily	O
hyped	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
Nosferatu	B-Application
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
imbued	O
with	O
cinematic	O
style	O
and	O
flair	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
