Retro Game Cheats For
"Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"
(PlayStation)

During the game

After obtaining the Leap Stone and Gravity Boots, return to the Long Library, and proceed all the way to the left from the entrance. In the last room, there is a hole in the ceiling that takes you to directly under the Librarian. Line up directly under the hole, and Super Jump. Jumping first, then doing a Super Jump will result in absolutely no effect. Doing the Super Jump repeatedly (without hitting the floor) will result in the Librarian dropping a Life Up, Ring of Arcana, AxeLord Armor, and Dracula Tunic. After the Librarian drops one item, drop to the floor, and then repeat to get the next item.

You have to go all the way left from the entrance as described previously. In the last room, you need the Leap Stone and Gravity Boots. Stand directly under the hole in the ceiling and press Down, Up, Jump to do the Super Jump. Then, use your Double Jump while in the air to do another Super Jump. After you do the double jump, repeatedly press Down, Up, Jump. When your magic is used up about half way, you will obtain one of the items.

During the game

The best sword in the game is the Crisseagrim (obtained from the Schmoos in the Inverted Library). It is not the most powerful, but its speed and number of hits allows many of the Bosses (Medusa, Mummy ,Frankenstien) to be killed in under ten seconds. Note: Bosses with multiple parts, such as Beelzebub, and those that jump away when hit, such as Doppleganger 40, do not suffer from the multiple hits as well.

During the game

Kill the big yellow skeletons (Paranthropus), in the Reverse Misty Tower. The Ring Of Varda gives all your stats a large boost, nearly making you invincible. It results in +40 strength, +35 defense, +30 intelligence, and +15 luck.

Get two of these rings to double the effect. Lapis Lazuli combined with the Arcana Ring will help.

During the game

In the inverted castle, you will find a Spectral Sword in the Reverse Chapel. That Spectral Sword drops a sword called the Mublung Sword. This sword can be used to do the shields special moves and its stronger than the Shield Rod.

During the game

To kill Dracula without getting hit, all you need is the Alucard Shield and the Shield Rod. When the battle begins, activate the Shield (use the Rod and the Shield at the same time). Stand in the center of the screen with the Shield out. You will actually gain health each time the Shield hits Dracula.

During the game

Once you have collected the Sword Card and the Soul of Bat relic, go to the Royal Chapel. In the very bottom-left corner of the first Bell Tower is a "door" to a room with two large candles. Stand in the bell tower, activate the Sword Familiar, and do the Sword Brother's spell (Down, Down/Right, Right, Up/Right, then hold Up, Down, Circle or Square). While the sword is spinning, shift into a bat and fly to the left. You should stay in the bell tower and be able to fly up and around the outside of it. This will fill in a white block on your map, which counts on your percentage. This can also be done in the inverted Chapel. Note: This requires your Sword Familiar be at Level 99/Exp 99.

During the game

Enter Orlox's Keep and fight your way to the fountain guarded by two Valhalla Knights. The fountain should change the water coming from it to blood. After this happens, keep jumping or flying around the fountain, but make sure the moon is directly behind it. The full moon will show the fountain's true shape, of a demon instead of an angel.

During Gameplay

Alucard Spells:

Summon Spirit: Back, Forward, Up, Down, Attack button
Tetra Spirit: Charge Up, Move to Down, Attack button
HellFire: Up, Down, Half-circle from Down to Forward, Attack Button
Dark Metamorphosis: Half-circle from Back to Forward, Attack Button
Soul Steal: Back, Forward, Half-circle from Forward to Back, Forward, Attack Button
Sword Brothers (with Sword Familiar equipped as a relic): Half-circle forward from Down to Up, hold Up for 2 seconds, Down + Square
Wolf Charge (as Wolf) : Quarter-circle from Down to Forward, Attack Button
Wing Smash (as Bat) : Hold X, then 3/4-circle from Up to Forward, then release X.

During Gameplay

To get the Holy Glasses you need the gold ring (after beating the Succubus in Nightmare, located in a side path in the long tunnel to the underground) and the silver ring (in the hall of spikes in the tower, you need the Spike Buster armor from the underground.) Take these to the clock tower and equip them. You'll get a L-O-N-G sequence before it lets you go down. Follow the path to find Maria, she'll give you the Holy Glasses.

During the game

Obtain a saved game file as described in the "Play as Richter Belmont" code or successfully complete the game with a completion of 180% or above. Start a new game with the name AXEARMOR. Game play will begin with the blue armor that transforms your character into the axe-wielding blue knight (Axe Lord).