Konami announces Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls for iOS

Castlevania series has been one of the most classic Konami‘s video game series with more than 30 titles released over the last 30 years. Fans have been wanting a new entry to the grand franchise and Konami has finally bring us the good news – a new mobile game titled Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls!

Here is an overview of the game via the official site and translated by Gematsu:

Story

A future where Count Dracula has been completely destroyed. It seemed like eternal peace came upon the world. However, a single letter delivered to Genya Arikado tried to put an end to that peaceful era. In order to verify the meaning of the words written in the letter—“The Grimoire has run wild and Count Dracula will be resurrected”—Genya Arikado heads off towards the letter’s sender…
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System

Exhilarating battles where up to 4 players can cooperate. Strengthen your favorite character and take on the powerful enemies that block your path forward!

Characters

The protagonist of Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is Genya Arikado, and Lucy plays the role of his support. You can also use characters from previous Castlevania titles with an emphasis on pairs. Other characters such as Alucard, Simon, Charlotte, Shanoa and Maria will make appearance in the game too.

If you are an iOS user, you can now sign up for its closed beta test (note that it is in Japanese) at their official site. No actual release date for Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is announced yet so stay tuned!