Cursed Demons Of Wallachia / Los demonios de Valaquia (ZX Spectrum)

 

Cursed Demons Of Wallachia (Los demonios de Valaquia) (ZX Spectrum) :

I'm always happy when I get to run around as Van Helsing and in this offering from Furillo Productions inspired by Hammer's Dracula films, that's exactly what we get to do! Old Abraham is determined to rid Drac's castle of all the horrible succubi and demons that roam the halls, and then escape before fang-face himself returns to discover his fiendish friends' fates!

To defeat the vampires, Van Helsing must first find wooden stakes that are littered around the place, and then take them to the coffins that hide the sleeping succubi. Cloves of garlic must also be found to help ward off the enemies, of which there are many, and these demons must also be killed by stomping on their heads as you progress over the platforms. Sometimes when you return to a spot that previously held a stake or a clove of garlic, a crucifix will appear, and this will restore one of your 15 lives.

Once you've collected 18 cloves, killed 18 vampires and defeated the 87 (yes, 87!) demons, you must find the bridge at the other side of the castle and make your escape!

The colourful graphics are great, and while there's a tune on the intro screen, there's only sound effects in the game and these are pretty basic.....although the scream noise that comes from the vampires when you dispose of them is pretty cool! There is one other tune that plays when you finally die though, and that is also accompanied by a visit from your arch nemesis!

It's a whole lot of fun, and if you find it all a bit too easy there's a harder version available in the downloads where you only get five lives! It's also available in English, Spanish and Portugese! Definitely worth checking this out though, and you can find it over at itchi.io by clicking here.....