Castlevania: Symphony of the Night comes to XBLA March 21st

Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

One of the greatest 2D platformers ever created and certainly the best Castlevania game yet, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday (March 21). Blending a memorable storyline and iconic characters (you play as Dracula\'s son, Alucard, fer crissakes!), RPG elements, and a long (read: MASSIVE) game, SOTN is going to be a huge release for Xbox Live Arcade.

They took their sweet time, but it's nearly here. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday March 21st at 9 am GMT. That is, you'll be kicking skeleton and vampire ass in no time. The game will retail on arcade for 800 microsoft points.

On top of getting all the original content SOTN offered on PlayStation, the Xbox Live Arcade version has been beefed up for Microsoft's console:

Play the original version of the game or experience it in enhanced mode with improved graphics and modernized audio and sound effects
New native widescreen and high-definition support
Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points

Thank the gaming gods there's support for widescreen and high-def. This will be the first direct console game to come to Xbox Live Arcade.

On a side note, SOTN also happens to be my favorite game on the original PlayStation. So imagine me squinting into that eager face, teeth biting my lower lip, and a deranged weee sound coming from my nose, because that's what I'll be doing until it's here. Glee!