Castlevania: The Arcade

Castlevania: The Arcade
UK arcade flyer
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Hiroyuki Ashida
Tatsumi Sugiura
Producer(s)Masayuki Ohashi
Kazuya Tominaga
Artist(s)Noriaki Isogai
Composer(s)Masahiro Ikariko
Masayuki Maruyama
Goh Fujiwara
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: February 2009
  • EU: 2009
Genre(s)Light gun shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Castlevania: The Arcade, released in Japan as Akumajō Dracula: The Arcade (悪魔城ドラキュラ THE ARCADE, Demon Castle Dracula: The Arcade), is an arcade game, part of the Castlevania franchise by Konami. The game was announced on July 23, 2008. The game was released in Japan on October 2, 2009. A European release was announced for 2009 but only appeared at test locations in 2008.

The games whip control and button layout resembled a heavier version of a Wii remote.