Best Castlevania Games to Play for its 40th Anniversary

Castlevania is a pillar in Konami's library of games, and has reached its 40th anniversary today. Combined with the upcoming Castlevania: Belmont's Curse releasing on October 15th, now is the perfect time to hop back into the vampire-hunting series to celebrate its best games across the ages. From the classic Linear Side-Scrolling era, Igavania, 3D, to the reboots, these are the defining Castlevania games of these eras that are perfect to celebrate the long-running franchise's 40th anniversary.