Castlevania: Symphony of the Night isn’t just one of the most celebrated games of all time: It’s about to be a freebie for anyone with an active Xbox Live subscription.

While there are a few horror games looking to make a splash, there’s no big attempt in the industry from the established giants to resurrect monsters and ghouls from ages past. Well until today that is, as Konami is cracking its iconic whip and reviving two of its finest Castlevania games for the PlayStation 4.

In video game development, original ideas are often seen by other games, scooped up and implemented in a variety of ways. On and on the list goes, with examples in just about every genre that you can think of. There’s something to be said however, for a game which takes inspiration from its contemporary and actually improves on the formula. Here’s five such examples, of video games that ripped other games off beautifully.

Three decades and a helluva lot of games later, which Castlevania titles have managed to stand the test of time? Which games still have a well-oiled whip in comparison to the cracked leather of lesser entries in the series? These ten, of course.

Summer Games Done Quick has kicked off, and the first day of speedrunning saw a surprising world record broken in Symphony of the Night.

Koji Igarashi's spiritual successor to Symphony onf the Night is heading to Nintendo's new console. But that does mean the Wii U version is now no more.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is considered one of the best games ever made by many. Matty is playing it for the first time, and he's now starting to realise why it's so fond in the eyes of gamers worldwide.

Koji Igarashi's Symphony of the Night spiritual successor is going to take a little longer than previously expected.