This is one of the greatest games ever made, period.  I LOVED the highly underrated Castlevania 64, and when I spotted Symphony in the store I knew I had to have it.  But it came in a discount case that hid the back of the game case, and when I took off the packagaing and saw the screenshots on the back, my heart sank.  It was 2D!  How could a 2D game possible stand up to a 3D game??