We want to bring that experience to mobile, even if on a smaller scale. The mobile platform is a challenge in that these phones, while powerful, still don't stack up in terms of tech to a DS or PSP. IGA and his team have done a fantastic job of evolving the series on DS (and soon PSP). I know there were some criticisms to the originally and it's understandable, but remember the game was designed for NES, not a mobile phone. What we want to improve upon is the perception from Castlevania fans, new and old, that the series can be fun on mobile.

The first game got some heat from fans for falling short on a few things. Just the fact that this game was designed from the initial high concept to finished product already gives us an advantage versus trying to force the gameplay to work. Castlevania is Castlevania, right? IGN Wireless: What sort of improvements are you looking to make over past Castlevania mobile games? TR: First and foremost, the game control needs to work on mobile phones. As such, there was no drastic improvements on the game-there was no need to. It was relatively true to the first game, but featured marginally-upgraded visuals. I had the opportunity to play a port of the original Castlevania for mobile. IGN Wireless: What did you think of previous versions of Castlevania games for mobile? Tyrone Rodriguez: There were a few builds made for various regions, including North America.

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