Critical Reception
| Ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82.06% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GameSpot | 7.8 of 10 |
| IGN | 8 of 10 |
| NintendoLife | 9 of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.375 of 5 |
Upon Super Castlevania IV's North American release, the game was acclaimed by critics. Nintendo Power gave the game four overall scores of 4.0, 4.0, 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5. Among several items, the magazine cited the game's graphics, music, and action sequences as positives. In 2006, the game was then named by Nintendo Power as the 66th best game made on a Nintendo system. Now it has been ranked 27 according to the last issue. Official Nintendo Magazine placed the game at 56 on their list of the 100 best Nintendo games ever.
Aside from Nintendo Power, in 1994, the game was reviewed by Sandy Petersen in Dragon #209's "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.
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