Tower of Execution

The Tower of Execution is a level in Castlevania 64, one of the few in which Reinhardt Schneider can access.

True to its name, the stage is a vast killing field, in which its many traps incorporate the various methods in which people are executed, such as huge guillotine blades. Most of the monster types in this stage, from skeletons to ghosts, fit the scheme of things. The architecture also adds to the deathly ambience, including blood stains, rusted metal and fiery torches.

Reinhardt must traverse the tower from the ground up in a similar fashion to the way he went through the Duel Tower, leaping from platform to platform while avoiding the executing traps and monsters (some of whom can attack him from a distance, making timed leaps that much trickier).

This stage also contains a hidden key which unlocks a door somewhere in the level, leading to the second secret item.