Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is the North American and European title of Dracula II: The Accursed Seal (ドラキュラＩＩ呪いの封印 Dracula II: Noroi no Fūin), a Japanese console video game developed by Konami in 1987 for the Famicom Disk System. The following year it was ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

The game features Simon Belmont and takes place in 1698, seven years after the first Castlevania game.

This game was the first game in the Castlevania series to venture away from straightforward side-scrolling gameplay, featuring some role-playing game-like elements.

Release dates

• August 28, 1987 — Famicom Disk System (Japan)
• December 1988 — Nintendo Entertainment System (North America)
• April 27, 1990 — Nintendo Entertainment System (Europe)
• November 16, 2002 — IBM PC Compatible / Microsoft Windows (as part of Konami Collector's Series ) (North America)

Storyline

The game takes place seven years after the first Castlevania, after Simon Belmont defeated Dracula for the first time. A pestilence had been set upon the land and the townspeople were in danger.

Simon is actually facing the brunt of this curse - if he does not break it, he will surely die. The only way to break the Count's seal is by collecting his five body parts, mysteriously strewn throughout the land, and taking them into the depths of Castlevania to be burned.

Quotes

"What a horrible night to have a curse" — When the sun goes down during gameplay

• Japanese version — "And so the shiver of the night has arrived" (Soshite senritsu no yoru ga otozureta)

"The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night" — When the sun comes back up during gameplay

• Japanese version — "Like a nightmare, the night has ended" (Akumu no you na, yoru ga aketa)

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