Critical Reception
Reviews for A Nightmare on Elm Street were mostly negative. The game is often compared to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, due to the fact that the player moves around collecting pieces of Freddy's skeleton to revive Freddy, just like in Simon's Quest, when you revive Dracula by finding his pieces. James Rolfe gave the game a negative review, focusing on the bones of Freddy that blend in with the game's graphic surroundings and the childish enemies like ghosts, skeletons, and Frankenstein-like monsters. Websites like Daily Dead.com targeted the Dream Warrior aspect, saying that it is a frustrating experience. James Rolfe and Daily Dead.com reported that, "since you have weapons in the 'dream world', why don't you have them in the 'awake world'? If the 'dream world' is supposed to be what you don't want to happen in the game, why do you get a helpful javelin to kill the giant spiders and other enemies?"
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