Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1993 video game released for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Boy, Master System, Sega CD, Game Gear, MS-DOS and Amiga games consoles. Based on the 1992 movie of the same name which in turn is based on the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, each version of the game was an action-platformer except the Sega CD and Amiga versions which were beat 'em ups, and the DOS version which was a first-person shooter. The Amiga version was released in 1994 for North America and Europe. A CD-ROM version for DOS was released in 1995. Gameplay Each console has a different styled genre game based on the film, and in most games the single player character is Jonathan Harker, who is one of the main protagonists of the Dracula film, and the original novel by Bram Stoker, which the film was based on. Mina Harker, Jonathan's wife, is absent physically throughout each version of the game and only mentioned in the Sega CD version. However, Lucy Westenra, who was also in the novel and the film, is present in SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Amiga versions of the game as a boss character, though in the original novel and the film, she was destroyed by her suitors and Abraham Van Helsing. 8-bit versions Bram Stoker's Dracula for the Game Boy is a 1993 video game that bears a closer resemblance to platform games such as Super Mario Land than horror films. The player controls a young lawyer named Jonathan Harker. Harker must free himself from Dracula's capture, follow him to London, and end his reign of terror. It was voted to be the 21st worst video game of all time according to FLUX magazine. The game is also on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The gameplay is very similar to the Game Boy version, though the NES version has much smoother character animation, colors and better resolution. Master System and Game Gear versions of the game are also similar, but with a wider color palette and more shading effects. 16-bit versions The release for the Super NES and Megadrive/Genesis releases were platforming action games that are identical to each other, but have a few alterations depending on the version. In the game, the player takes on the role of Jonathan Harker. Throughout the levels, Abraham Van Helsing will help Jonathan in his quest