It may not be the best of the Castlevania series, but it certainly is very good amongst the others.
It started off what seemed like a cakewalk then turns into something that was the stuff of nightmares. The gameplay is good however you would find that, like in all veterans to the game, that the difficulty can range from being to easy to almost impossible altogether.
Some of the boss fights can be easy in some stages and to being so difficult the next, you wonder what went wrong.
The environments in the game are superb and the music that follows up at each stage gives the kind of mood best suited as you explore, fight and move on.
However the Glyphs system isn't as good as some of its predecessors and gives little help in terms of bonuses. The quests aren't bad. It still carries on the same burden as previous games to have item collection.
But enough of the game's little foibles, all in all, it is a very good game that is highly addictive and despite its difficulty, it is worth playing. And true to handheld Castlevania fashion, it give you the after game bonuses which makes you want to unlock it even if you have to put up with numerous Game Overs.