Overview and Gameplay
Jonathan Harker fights through Dracula’s domain to save Mina from the count’s spell. This European SNES release is a side-scrolling action platformer based on the 1992 film, separate from other platform versions that used the same license.
The player moves through gothic locations such as villages, dungeons, forests, cemeteries, crypts, and Dracula’s castle areas. Progress comes from slashing enemies, making jumps, collecting energy and weapons, following level routes, and surviving boss encounters against Dracula’s creatures and forms.
Controls And Mechanics
- Jonathan can walk, crouch, jump, perform long jumps, use his weapon, and execute a jumping slash.
- The screen tracks lives, score, energy beakers, and the current weapon.
- Three energy beakers grant an extra life, while defeated enemies add to the score.
- Van Helsing appears at certain points and provides useful pickups.
- The game is single-player only.
Release And Credits
- Released for SNES in Europe in 1993.
- Developer: Psygnosis, Traveller’s Tales.
- Publisher: Sony Imagesoft.
- Based on the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
