I love seeing old classics ported to modern systems to let younger gamers (or those who never had the chance to experience them in the games' heydays) try them out. This version of Symphony of the Night is excellent and well worth the few dollars it costs. The team behind the port did a great job translating a very old game to a new platform and, while I had some gripes with them, the touchscreen controls let anyone hop in. The touchscreen controls are fine and certainly workable, but I found the game best played with a controller. However, Symphony of the Night is a classic game from the 90s and, along with Super Metroid, defined a whole genre dubbed 'Metroidvanias,' which we still see today.īesides just the charm and nostalgia, Symphony of the Night plays excellently on Android. You could have knocked me over with a feather when this game dropped on the Play Store out of the blue and with no fanfare. (Image credit: Source: Google Play Store)
