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In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the four reviewers gave 7, 6, 6, and 5, for a total of 24 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine, it scored 20.4 out of 30, as shown below.
GamePro criticized that the stage design fails to encourage re-exploring stages, the bosses are not challenging enough, and the graphics and gameplay are primitive: "no knockout Mode 7 stages, no rotating rooms (like in Castlevania IV).
In 2018, Complex rated the game 82nd on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".
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