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{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
| title = Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
| image = Dracula x (j) front.jpg
| image = Dracula x (j) front.jpg
| caption = Japanese box art
| caption =
| developer = [[Konami]]
| developer = [[Konami]]
| publisher = Konami
| publisher = Konami
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| composer = Akira Souji<br />Keizo Nakamura<br />Tomoko Sano<br />Mikio Saito
| composer = Akira Souji<br />Keizo Nakamura<br />Tomoko Sano<br />Mikio Saito
| series = ''[[Castlevania]]''
| series = ''[[Castlevania]]''
| platforms = [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine Super CD-ROM²]]<br />[[PlayStation Portable]]
| platforms = [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine Super CD-ROM²]]
| released = '''PC Engine Super CD-ROM²'''{{vgrelease|JP|October 29, 1993}}'''PlayStation Portable'''{{vgrelease|NA|October 23, 2007|JP|November 8, 2007|EU|February 18, 2008}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 29, 1993}}
| genre = [[Platform-adventure]]
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Platformer|platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}
}}


'''''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood''''', originally released in Japan as {{nihongo foot|'''''Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo''''',|悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の{{Ruby|輪廻|ロンド}}|Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu: Chi no Rondo|lit. "''Devil's Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood''"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}<!-- See [[WP:JFN]] --> is a [[platform-adventure]] video game developed by [[Konami]] for the [[PC Engine]]'s Super CD-ROM² System directed by Toru Hagihara. Part of the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series, protagonist Richter Belmont goes to save his lover Annette, who was abducted by Dracula. It was first released exclusively in Japan on October 29, 1993. A direct sequel, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', was released worldwide in 1997.
'''''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood''''', originally released in Japan as {{nihongo foot|'''''Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo''''',|悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の{{Ruby|輪廻|ロンド}}|Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu: Chi no Rondo|lit. "''Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood''"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}<!-- See [[WP:JFN]] --> is a 1993 [[Action game|action]]-[[Platformer|platform game]] developed by [[Konami]] for the [[PC Engine]]'s Super CD-ROM² System directed by Toru Hagihara. Part of the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series, protagonist Richter Belmont goes to save his lover Annette, who was abducted by Dracula. It was first released exclusively in Japan on October 29, 1993. A direct sequel, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', was released worldwide in 1997.


The game was remade for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] as ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X]]'' in 1995, and the [[PlayStation Portable]] as ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]]'' in 2007. In 2008, the original game was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in Japan and for the North American and PAL regions in 2010. In 2018, the game was included along with ''Symphony of the Night'' within the ''Castlevania Requiem'' collection for the [[PlayStation 4]]. The title is also playable on the [[TurboGrafx-16 Mini]]. In 2021, [[Limited Run Games]] announced an English release for the [[TurboDuo]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Limited Run Games Reveals 30 Games During LRG3 2021|url=https://limitedrungames.com/blogs/news/limited-run-games-reveals-30-games-during-lrg3-2021|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Limited Run Games|language=en}}</ref>
The game was remade for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] as ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X]]'' in 1995, and the [[PlayStation Portable]] as ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]]'' in 2007. In 2008, the original game was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in Japan and for the North American and PAL regions in 2010. In 2018, the game was included along with ''Symphony of the Night'' within the ''Castlevania Requiem'' collection for the [[PlayStation 4]]. The title is also playable on the [[TurboGrafx-16 Mini]]. In 2021, [[Limited Run Games]] announced an English release for the [[TurboDuo]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Limited Run Games Reveals 30 Games During LRG3 2021|url=https://limitedrungames.com/blogs/news/limited-run-games-reveals-30-games-during-lrg3-2021|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Limited Run Games|language=en}}</ref> but as of 2024 it has not been released.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rondo of Blood Update or Status|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/limitedrun/comments/vd71m9/rondo_of_blood_update_or_status/|access-date=2024-04-24|website=Reddit|language=en}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[Image:drac x1.png|left|thumb|The player-character Richter Belmont can use the Item Crash ability to attack enemies.<ref name="Game Zone">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/castlevania_the_dracula_x_chronicles_psp_review|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles – PSP – Review|date=November 13, 2007|publisher=GameZone|author=jkdmedia|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603124535/http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/castlevania_the_dracula_x_chronicles_psp_review|archive-date=June 3, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>]]
[[Image:drac x1.png|left|thumb|The player-character Richter Belmont can use the Item Crash ability to attack enemies.<ref name="Game Zone">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/castlevania_the_dracula_x_chronicles_psp_review|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles – PSP – Review|date=November 13, 2007|publisher=GameZone|author=jkdmedia|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603124535/http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/castlevania_the_dracula_x_chronicles_psp_review|archive-date=June 3, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>]]
The objective is to guide the primary [[player character]] Richter Belmont through nine stages,<ref name="Wii Rondo"/> with four alternate routes,<ref name="retrospective IGN"/> as he searches for his kidnapped beloved Annette and ultimately confronts Dracula in his castle.<ref name="GameSpy preview"/> Richter makes use of a whip as his main weapon and one of six sub-weapons: an axe, a dagger, holy water, a [[grimoire]], a pocket watch, and a cross.<ref name="IGN Guide P.9">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_9.html|title=Weapons/Spells – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214142852/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_9.html|archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> While exploring the castle, Richter can rescue four maidens, including his distant relative<ref name="RoB Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.castlevaniacrypt.com/rob/manual/text|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Instruction Manual|website=Castlevania Crypt.com|access-date=November 17, 2016|quote=Maria Lenard / Daughter of distant kinship with the House of Belmont.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123200453/http://www.castlevaniacrypt.com/rob/manual/text|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Maria Renard who then becomes a playable character.<ref name="IGN Guide P.5">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_5.html|title=Maidens – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531165202/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_5.html|archive-date=May 31, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="1UP preview"/> She attacks using her doves and one of six sub-weapons: a [[White Tiger (mythology)|white tiger kitten]], [[Shenlong|dragon whelp]], [[Fenghuang|baby phoenix]], [[Black Tortoise|turtle]],<ref name="Four Guardians">{{cite web|url=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml|access-date=July 24, 2015|title=The Four Chinese Guardians|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811030828/http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml|archive-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> egg or musical notes.<ref name="IGN Guide P.9"/> A few of these sub weapons are based upon the [[Four Symbols|four symbols]] of Chinese mythology. She is additionally more agile, can do a double jump, and can do twice the amount of damage that Richter does in each normal attack because the doves she shoots out return to her and therefore can do a second hit of damage on the way back, but she takes much more damage each time she is hit. Maria is also capable of doing a [[Special attack (video games)|special attack]] called a “Guardian Knuckle”, resulting in a ghostly projection that causes heavy damage to enemies.
The objective is to guide the primary [[player character]] Richter Belmont through nine stages,<ref name="Wii Rondo"/> with four alternate routes,<ref name="retrospective IGN"/> as he searches for his kidnapped beloved Annette and ultimately confronts Dracula in his castle.<ref name="GameSpy preview"/> Richter makes use of a whip as his main weapon and one of six sub-weapons: an axe, a dagger, holy water, a bible, a pocket watch, and a cross.<ref name="IGN Guide P.9">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_9.html|title=Weapons/Spells – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214142852/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_9.html|archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> While exploring the castle, Richter can rescue four maidens, including his distant relative<ref name="RoB Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.castlevaniacrypt.com/rob/manual/text|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Instruction Manual|website=Castlevania Crypt.com|access-date=November 17, 2016|quote=Maria Lenard / Daughter of distant kinship with the House of Belmont.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123200453/http://www.castlevaniacrypt.com/rob/manual/text|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Maria Renard who then becomes a playable character.<ref name="IGN Guide P.5">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_5.html|title=Maidens – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531165202/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_5.html|archive-date=May 31, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="1UP preview"/> She attacks using her doves and one of six sub-weapons: a [[White Tiger (mythology)|white tiger kitten]], [[Shenlong|dragon whelp]], [[Fenghuang|baby phoenix]], [[Black Tortoise|turtle]], egg or musical notes.<ref name="IGN Guide P.9"/> The first four of these sub-weapons are based upon the [[Four Symbols|four symbols]] of Chinese mythology.<ref name="Four Guardians">{{cite web|url=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml|access-date=July 24, 2015|title=The Four Chinese Guardians|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811030828/http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml|archive-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She is additionally more agile, can do a double jump, and can do twice the amount of damage that Richter does in each normal attack because the doves she shoots out return to her and therefore can do a second hit of damage on the way back, but she takes much more damage each time she is hit. Maria is also capable of doing a [[Special attack (video games)|special attack]] called a “Guardian Knuckle”, resulting in a ghostly projection that causes heavy damage to enemies.


''Rondo of Blood'' incorporates elements from the earlier ''Castlevania'' games which typically featured linear gameplay and a member of the Belmont clan as the protagonist, and the later entries which emphasized untimed exploration of the environment.<ref name="IGN Wii">{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1080003p1.html|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Review|date=March 26, 2010|author=Thomas, Lucas M.|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817110335/http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1080003p1.html|archive-date=2012-08-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' makes use of untimed stages with a clear beginning, but more than one ending to some levels; this then affects the subsequent environment, monsters, and [[Boss (gaming)|boss monster]] that the player character encounters at the end of the level.<ref name="IGN Wii"/> Items such as money, hearts, and food can be found scattered throughout the areas.<ref name="DXC items">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_10.html|title=Items – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213123720/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_10.html|archive-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' also features the Item Crash ability reused in subsequent ''Castlevania'' titles, which allows a sub-weapon to be used in a super attack.<ref name="1UP preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904&p=7|title=Castlevania PSP Preview for PSP from 1UP|author=Parish, Jeremy|date=February 1, 2007|website=[[1UP.com]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213601/http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Its direct sequel, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', reuses many of the monsters.<ref name="IGN Wii"/>
''Rondo of Blood'' incorporates elements from the earlier ''Castlevania'' games which typically featured linear gameplay and a member of the Belmont clan as the protagonist, and the later entries which emphasized untimed exploration of the environment.<ref name="IGN Wii">{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1080003p1.html|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Review|date=March 26, 2010|author=Thomas, Lucas M.|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817110335/http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1080003p1.html|archive-date=2012-08-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' makes use of untimed stages with a clear beginning, but more than one ending to some levels; this then affects the subsequent environment, monsters, and [[Boss (gaming)|boss monster]] that the player character encounters at the end of the level.<ref name="IGN Wii"/> Items such as money, hearts, and food can be found scattered throughout the areas.<ref name="DXC items">{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_10.html|title=Items – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213123720/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_10.html|archive-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' also features the Item Crash ability reused in subsequent ''Castlevania'' titles, which allows a sub-weapon to be used in a super attack.<ref name="1UP preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904&p=7|title=Castlevania PSP Preview for PSP from 1UP|author=Parish, Jeremy|date=February 1, 2007|website=[[1UP.com]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213601/http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Its direct sequel, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', reuses many of the monsters.<ref name="IGN Wii"/>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Taking place in 1792, ''Rondo of Blood'' is set in the [[fictional universe]] of the ''Castlevania'' series. The story centers around the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont Clan and the immortal vampire Dracula, who has once again been resurrected. The [[protagonist]] is 19-year-old [[List of Castlevania characters#Richter Belmont|Richter Belmont]] ([[Jin Horikawa]] / [[David Vincent (actor)|David Vincent]]), heir to the whip "[[Castlevania#Common elements|Vampire Killer]]" and Simon Belmont's direct descendant.<ref name="manual"/> He comes to the castle after his beloved Annette (Atsuko Honda / [[Jessica Straus]]) is kidnapped by Dracula's servant, Shaft, as bait for a trap.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Dracula''': That young lady has a certain "connection" with my old foes...the Belmonts. Bring her alive. I have a most amusing idea. / '''Shaft''': By your command.}}</ref> Richter makes his way through Dracula's castle, defeating his minions, including the spirit of [[Death (personification)|Death]], a headless knight, and a [[minotaur]], all of whom attempt to stop Richter. Along the way, Richter can free various women kidnapped by Dracula's servants to feed him, including his distant relative<ref name="RoB Guide"/> [[List of Castlevania characters#Maria Renard|Maria Renard]] ([[Yōko Teppōzuka]] / [[Michelle Ruff]]), an orphaned 12-year-old who insists on joining him;<ref name="manual">{{cite book|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles –Instruction booklet|author=Konami|year=2007|page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Maria''': Are you that man Annette was talking about? / '''Richter''': You know about Annette? Where is she? / '''Maria''': We were together when they brought us here, but now... / '''Richter''': I see... / '''Maria''': Don't worry, I'll help you! [...] '''Richter''': Ha! No, no. Just...be good, go home, back to your mom and dad. They're worried about you. / '''Maria''': ...No, they know I'm safe with you. / '''Richter''': ?! / '''Maria''': They can see it from Heaven. They were killed.}}</ref> Terra ([[Hiromi Murata]] / [[Karen Strassman]]), a nun who mistakes him for a manifestation of God;<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Tera''': Oh God in heaven! You've answered my prayers! / '''Richter''': It's dangerous here. Hurry up and run! / '''Tera''': Such majesty. You can only be... the manifestation of God Himself! Oh, great Lord! Your servant, Sister Tera, thanks you with all her soul!}}</ref> Iris (Akie Yasuda / Karen Strassman), the daughter of the village doctor;<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Iris''': Just relax. My father's a doctor...}}</ref> and finally Annette.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Annette''': Richter... Richter, it's you! / '''Richter''': You're all right. [...] She'll be in danger either way until I settle things with Dracula. And so will you, Annette... Just get as far away from here as you can. / '''Annette''': All right.}}</ref> After vanquishing Shaft (or Annette, who has been turned into a vampire, if he fails to rescue her in time, though this is only in the PSP version, not the original release), Richter confronts Dracula ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]] / [[Patrick Seitz]])<!-- Do not change this to the Lord of Darkness. Not all readers know that that's Dracula's nickname. --> and defeats him before exposing him to sunlight, causing him to vanish.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Dracula''': Impossible... You've beaten me? / '''Richter''': I'm a Belmont. That's my job. / '''Dracula''': H-Humanity will call me back again. It always does. Its desire is insatiable... / '''Richter''': You're right. We never learn. But we'll have to someday. And in the meantime, if you do come back, someone like me will be waiting.}}</ref> Dracula's castle then collapses into the sea as Richter escapes on horseback.
Taking place in 1792, ''Rondo of Blood'' is set in the [[fictional universe]] of the ''Castlevania'' series. The story centers around the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont Clan and the immortal vampire Dracula, who has once again been resurrected. The [[protagonist]] is 19-year-old [[List of Castlevania characters#Richter Belmont|Richter Belmont]] ([[Jin Horikawa]] / [[David Vincent (actor)|David Vincent]]), heir to the whip "[[Castlevania#Common elements|Vampire Killer]]" and Simon Belmont's direct descendant.<ref name="manual"/> He comes to the castle after his beloved Annette (Atsuko Honda / [[Jessica Straus]]) is kidnapped by Dracula's servant, Shaft, as bait for a trap.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Dracula''': That young lady has a certain "connection" with my old foes...the Belmonts. Bring her alive. I have a most amusing idea. / '''Shaft''': By your command.}}</ref> Richter makes his way through Dracula's castle, defeating his minions, including the spirit of [[Personifications of death|Death]], a headless knight, and a [[minotaur]], all of whom attempt to stop Richter. Along the way, Richter can free various women kidnapped by Dracula's servants to feed him, including his distant relative<ref name="RoB Guide"/> [[List of Castlevania characters#Maria Renard|Maria Renard]] ([[Yōko Teppōzuka]] / [[Michelle Ruff]]), an orphaned 12-year-old who insists on joining him;<ref name="manual">{{cite book|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles –Instruction booklet|author=Konami|year=2007|page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Maria''': Are you that man Annette was talking about? / '''Richter''': You know about Annette? Where is she? / '''Maria''': We were together when they brought us here, but now... / '''Richter''': I see... / '''Maria''': Don't worry, I'll help you! [...] '''Richter''': Ha! No, no. Just...be good, go home, back to your mom and dad. They're worried about you. / '''Maria''': ...No, they know I'm safe with you. / '''Richter''': ?! / '''Maria''': They can see it from Heaven. They were killed.}}</ref> Terra ([[Hiromi Murata]] / [[Karen Strassman]]), a nun who mistakes him for a manifestation of God;<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Tera''': Oh God in heaven! You've answered my prayers! / '''Richter''': It's dangerous here. Hurry up and run! / '''Tera''': Such majesty. You can only be... the manifestation of God Himself! Oh, great Lord! Your servant, Sister Tera, thanks you with all her soul!}}</ref> Iris (Akie Yasuda / Karen Strassman), the daughter of the village doctor;<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Iris''': Just relax. My father's a doctor...}}</ref> and finally Annette.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Annette''': Richter... Richter, it's you! / '''Richter''': You're all right. [...] She'll be in danger either way until I settle things with Dracula. And so will you, Annette... Just get as far away from here as you can. / '''Annette''': All right.}}</ref> After vanquishing Shaft (or Annette, who has been turned into a vampire, if he fails to rescue her in time, though this is only in the PSP version, not the original release), Richter confronts Dracula ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]] / [[Patrick Seitz]])<!-- Do not change this to the Lord of Darkness. Not all readers know that that's Dracula's nickname. --> and defeats him before exposing him to sunlight, causing him to vanish.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Japan|publisher=Konami|date=October 23, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Dracula''': Impossible... You've beaten me? / '''Richter''': I'm a Belmont. That's my job. / '''Dracula''': H-Humanity will call me back again. It always does. Its desire is insatiable... / '''Richter''': You're right. We never learn. But we'll have to someday. And in the meantime, if you do come back, someone like me will be waiting.}}</ref> Dracula's castle then collapses into the sea as Richter escapes on horseback.


==Development==
==Development==
''Rondo of Blood'' is the tenth installment of the ''[[Castlevania]]'' video game series (hence the Japanese title).<ref name="Wii Rondo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/news.html?sid=6253624|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood drips onto VC, Rage of the Gladiator strikes WiiWare|author=Thorsen, Tor|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref> Produced by [[Konami]], ''Rondo of Blood'' originally saw only a Japanese release on the [[PC Engine]] on October 29, 1993.<ref name="retrospective IGN"/><ref name="Rondo">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/turbocd/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions| title = Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo&nbsp;— Release Summary| website = [[GameSpot]]| access-date = September 5, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525060147/http://www.gamespot.com/turbocd/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions| archive-date = May 25, 2011| url-status = live| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Later, a port was released on the [[Wii]] for the Japanese [[Virtual Console]] on April 22, 2008; as an import, it became available in North America on March 15, 2010 and in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) on March 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions|title=Casltevania: Rondo of Blood for the Wii|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref>
''Rondo of Blood'' is the tenth installment of the ''[[Castlevania]]'' video game series (hence the Japanese title).<ref name="Wii Rondo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/news.html?sid=6253624|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood drips onto VC, Rage of the Gladiator strikes WiiWare|author=Thorsen, Tor|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref> Produced by [[Konami]], ''Rondo of Blood'' originally saw only a Japanese release on the [[PC Engine]] on October 29, 1993.<ref name="retrospective IGN"/><ref name="Rondo">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/turbocd/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions| title = Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo&nbsp;— Release Summary| website = [[GameSpot]]| access-date = September 5, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525060147/http://www.gamespot.com/turbocd/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions| archive-date = May 25, 2011| url-status = live| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Later, a port was released on the [[Wii]] for the Japanese [[Virtual Console]] on April 22, 2008; as an import, it became available in North America on March 15, 2010 and in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) on March 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/akumajodracula10chinorondo/similar.html?mode=versions|title=Casltevania: Rondo of Blood for the Wii|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref>


===Audio===
==Audio==
''Rondo of Blood'' makes use of [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|Red Book Audio]] along with the onboard soundchip, allowing for better musical quality.<ref name="NL review"/><ref name="Gamespot History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/history_castlevania/p7_02.html|title=The History of Castlevania – Page 7|author1=Whalen, Mike|author2=Giancarlo Varanini|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617102518/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/history_castlevania/p7_02.html|archive-date=June 17, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito composed the soundtrack of ''Rondo of Blood''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/665 |title=Raiga: Strato Fighter |year=1991 |publisher=[[Pony Canyon, Inc.]], Scitron Digital Contents Inc. |access-date=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119040156/http://vgmdb.net/album/665 |archive-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite video game |title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood |developer=[[Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.]] |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. |date=1993|scene=staff credits}}</ref> The songs from ''Rondo of Blood'', "Overture", "Beginning" and "Opus 13", appeared on [[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin#Merchandise|a pre-order bonus CD]] for the 2006 [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/11/exclusive_castl/|title=Exclusive: Castlevania Music CD Track Listing!|author=Kohler, Chris|date=November 10, 2006|website=[[Wired.com]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125064243/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/11/exclusive_castl|archive-date=November 25, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
''Rondo of Blood'' makes use of [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|Red Book Audio]] along with the onboard soundchip, allowing for better musical quality.<ref name="NL review"/><ref name="Gamespot History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/history_castlevania/p7_02.html|title=The History of Castlevania – Page 7|author1=Whalen, Mike|author2=Giancarlo Varanini|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617102518/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/history_castlevania/p7_02.html|archive-date=June 17, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito composed the soundtrack of ''Rondo of Blood''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/665 |title=Raiga: Strato Fighter |year=1991 |publisher=[[Pony Canyon, Inc.]], Scitron Digital Contents Inc. |access-date=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119040156/http://vgmdb.net/album/665 |archive-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite video game |title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood |developer=[[Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.]] |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. |date=1993|scene=staff credits}}</ref> The songs from ''Rondo of Blood'', "Overture", "Beginning" and "Opus 13", appeared on [[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin#Merchandise|a pre-order bonus CD]] for the 2006 [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/11/exclusive_castl/|title=Exclusive: Castlevania Music CD Track Listing!|author=Kohler, Chris|date=November 10, 2006|website=[[Wired.com]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125064243/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/11/exclusive_castl|archive-date=November 25, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Konami Style published the two-disk soundtrack of the [[Video game remake|remake]] of the game, ''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles'', on November 8, 2007.<ref name="DXC soundtrack">{{cite web|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/draculaxchronicle/index.html|title=Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle OST|author=Gann, Patrick|publisher=RPGFan|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427142156/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/draculaxchronicle/index.html|archive-date=April 27, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The songs "[[Castlevania#Audio|Vampire Killer]]", "Beginning", "Cemetery", and "Divine Bloodlines" were rearranged; it also included a bonus track of an English-language version of "Nocturne" from ''Symphony of the Night''.<ref name="DXC soundtrack"/> Within ''The Dracula X Chronicles'' is an option which enables players to choose songs from ''Rondo of Blood'' and ''Symphony of the Night'' to play in the background.<ref name="GameSpy preview">{{cite web|url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/castlevania-dracula-x-chronicles/760918p1.html|title=Previews: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|author=Joyny, Patrick|date=February 2, 2007|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072315/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/castlevania-dracula-x-chronicles/760918p1.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> These songs are found in the form of records hidden within the game.<ref name="DXC items"/>
Konami Style published the two-disc soundtrack of the [[Video game remake|remake]] of the game, ''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles'', on November 8, 2007.<ref name="DXC soundtrack">{{cite web|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/draculaxchronicle/index.html|title=Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle OST|author=Gann, Patrick|publisher=RPGFan|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427142156/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/draculaxchronicle/index.html|archive-date=April 27, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The songs "[[Castlevania#Audio|Vampire Killer]]", "Beginning", "Cemetery", and "Divine Bloodlines" were rearranged; it also included a bonus track of an English-language version of "Nocturne" from ''Symphony of the Night''.<ref name="DXC soundtrack"/> Within ''The Dracula X Chronicles'' is an option which enables players to choose songs from ''Rondo of Blood'' and ''Symphony of the Night'' to play in the background.<ref name="GameSpy preview">{{cite web|url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/castlevania-dracula-x-chronicles/760918p1.html|title=Previews: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|author=Joyny, Patrick|date=February 2, 2007|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072315/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/castlevania-dracula-x-chronicles/760918p1.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> These songs are found in the form of records hidden within the game.<ref name="DXC items"/>


==Remakes and re-releases==
==Remakes and re-releases==
===''Castlevania: Dracula X''===
===''Castlevania: Dracula X''===
{{Main|Castlevania: Dracula X}}
{{Main|Castlevania: Dracula X}}
'''''Castlevania: Dracula X'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Akumajō Dracula XX'''''|悪魔城ドラキュラXX|Akumajō Dorakyura Daburu Ekkusu|lit. ''Devil's Castle Dracula XX''}} and in Europe as '''''Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss'''''<ref name="DraculaX"/>}} was developed for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="retrospective IGN"/> While the plot is similar to ''Rondo of Blood'' and it uses many of that game's graphics, it features all-new levels and altered gameplay elements instead of being a straight port due to the limitations of the cartridge format and PC Engine exclusivity obligations.<ref name="retrospective IGN">{{cite web|url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/756/756729p4.html|title=Castlevania: The Retrospective – Page 4|author=Bozon, Mark|date=January 18, 2008|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611221318/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/756/756729p4.html|archive-date=June 11, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Gamespot History"/><ref name="RoB DracX">{{cite web|url=http://palgn.com.au/3703/franchise-mode-11-castlevania-part-2/|title=Franchise Mode #11 – Castlevania, Part 2|author=Low, David|date=January 14, 2006|website=PALGN|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008173757/http://palgn.com.au/3703/franchise-mode-11-castlevania-part-2/|archive-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan, in September 1995 in the US, February 22, 1996 in Europe,<ref name="DraculaX">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/castlevania-dracula-x/related/release/platform/snes/| title = Castlevania Dracula X&nbsp;— Release Summary| website = [[GameSpot]]| access-date = 11 August 2013}}</ref> and on June 22, 1996 in Australia.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The game was also released as a [[Wii U]] Virtual Console download in Japan on April 23, 2014, in North America on October 2, 2014 and the PAL regions on November 13, 2014. It was released again for [[New Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console download in North America on December 29, 2016, and in Europe and Australia on January 26, 2017.
'''''Castlevania: Dracula X'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Akumajō Dracula XX'''''|悪魔城ドラキュラXX|Akumajō Dorakyura Daburu Ekkusu|lit. ''Demon Castle Dracula XX''}} and in Europe as '''''Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss'''''<ref name="DraculaX"/>}} was developed for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="retrospective IGN"/> While the plot is similar to ''Rondo of Blood'' and it uses many of that game's graphics, it features all-new levels and altered gameplay elements instead of being a straight port due to the limitations of the cartridge format and PC Engine exclusivity obligations.<ref name="retrospective IGN">{{cite web|url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/756/756729p4.html|title=Castlevania: The Retrospective – Page 4|author=Bozon, Mark|date=January 18, 2008|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611221318/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/756/756729p4.html|archive-date=June 11, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Gamespot History"/><ref name="RoB DracX">{{cite web|url=http://palgn.com.au/3703/franchise-mode-11-castlevania-part-2/|title=Franchise Mode #11 – Castlevania, Part 2|author=Low, David|date=January 14, 2006|website=PALGN|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008173757/http://palgn.com.au/3703/franchise-mode-11-castlevania-part-2/|archive-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan, in September 1995 in the US, February 22, 1996 in Europe,<ref name="DraculaX">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/castlevania-dracula-x/related/release/platform/snes/| title = Castlevania Dracula X&nbsp;— Release Summary| website = [[GameSpot]]| access-date = 11 August 2013}}</ref> and on June 22, 1996 in Australia.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The game was also released as a [[Wii U]] Virtual Console download in Japan on April 23, 2014, in North America on October 2, 2014 and the PAL regions on November 13, 2014. It was released again for [[New Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console download in North America on December 29, 2016, and in Europe and Australia on January 26, 2017.


The game was also re-released as a part of the '''''Castlevania Advance Collection''''' on September 23, 2021 for the [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Windows]]. It was bundled alongside [[Game Boy Advance]] games ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'', and ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''.
The game was also re-released as a part of the ''Castlevania Advance Collection'' on September 23, 2021 for the [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Windows]]. It was bundled alongside [[Game Boy Advance]] games ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'', and ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''.


===''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles''===
===''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles''===
{{Main|Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles}}
{{Main|Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles}}
'''''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles'''''{{efn|known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Akumajō Dracula: X-Chronicles'''''|悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル|Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu Kuronikuru|lit. ''Devil's Castle Dracula: X-Chronicles''}}<ref>{{cite video game |title=Castlevania: Harmony of Despair |developer=[[Konami]] |publisher=Konami|date=2010-08-04|quote='''Japanese:''' 歴代の「悪魔城ドラキュラ」シリーズから選ばれた登場キャラクターを操作して、仲間たちと悪魔城に乗り込み、宿敵ドラキュラ伯爵に立ち向かおう。 '''English translation:''' Take control of past protagonists from the Castlevania series to brave the Devil's Castle alongside friends and defeat the ancient enemy Count Dracula.}}</ref>|<!-- See [[WP:JFN]] -->}} is a [[2.5D]] remake of ''Rondo of Blood'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref name="1UP preview"/> It includes the original PC Engine game (with both Japanese and English voices) and a port of its sequel, ''Symphony of the Night'', available as an unlockable secret embedded within the base game.<ref name="Game Zone"/> ''Symphony of the Night'' now includes the option to play as Maria (by using a secret name code after beating the game as Alucard), as well as redone scripts, sound effects, new voice acting and the option to play with the original Japanese voices, which is unchanged in this port.<ref name="EG review">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles-review|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles PSP Review|date=January 3, 2008|author=Kumar, Matthew|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|quote=received an incredibly inferior port to the Super Nintendo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620200454/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles-review|archive-date=June 20, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Gameplay in ''The Dracula X Chronicles'' remains largely unchanged from ''Rondo of Blood''.<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/142928/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles/|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles review from GamePro|author=Burt, Andy|date=October 23, 2007|magazine=[[GamePro]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413122144/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/142928/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles/|archive-date=2010-04-13}}</ref> However, a Boss Rush mode was added, and completing it three times unlocks the [[mini-game]] ''Peke''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_6.html|title=Secrets – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915153607/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_6.html|archive-date=September 15, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
'''''Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles'''''{{efn|known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Akumajō Dracula: X-Chronicles'''''|悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル|Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu Kuronikuru|lit. ''Demon Castle Dracula: X-Chronicles''}}<ref>{{cite video game |title=Castlevania: Harmony of Despair |developer=[[Konami]] |publisher=Konami|date=2010-08-04|quote='''Japanese:''' 歴代の「悪魔城ドラキュラ」シリーズから選ばれた登場キャラクターを操作して、仲間たちと悪魔城に乗り込み、宿敵ドラキュラ伯爵に立ち向かおう。 '''English translation:''' Take control of past protagonists from the Castlevania series to brave the Demon Castle alongside friends and defeat the ancient enemy Count Dracula.}}</ref>|<!-- See [[WP:JFN]] -->}} is a [[2.5D]] remake of ''Rondo of Blood'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref name="1UP preview"/> It includes the original PC Engine game (with both Japanese and English voices) and a port of its sequel, ''Symphony of the Night'', available as an unlockable secret embedded within the base game.<ref name="Game Zone"/> ''Symphony of the Night'' now includes the option to play as Maria (by using a secret name code after beating the game as Alucard), as well as redone scripts, sound effects, new voice acting and the option to play with the original Japanese voices, which is unchanged in this port.<ref name="EG review">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles-review|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles PSP Review|date=January 3, 2008|author=Kumar, Matthew|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|quote=received an incredibly inferior port to the Super Nintendo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620200454/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles-review|archive-date=June 20, 2010|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Gameplay in ''The Dracula X Chronicles'' remains largely unchanged from ''Rondo of Blood''.<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/142928/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles/|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles review from GamePro|author=Burt, Andy|date=October 23, 2007|magazine=[[GamePro]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413122144/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/142928/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles/|archive-date=2010-04-13}}</ref> However, a Boss Rush mode was added, and completing it three times unlocks the [[mini-game]] ''Peke''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_6.html|title=Secrets – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915153607/http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_6.html|archive-date=September 15, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


It was released in North America on October 23, 2007, in Japan on November 8, 2007, in Europe on February 15, 2008 and in Australia & New Zealand on April 9, 2008.<ref name="PSP dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/castlevaniathedraculaxchronicles/similar.html?mode=versions|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for PSP|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125193912/http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/castlevaniathedraculaxchronicles/similar.html?mode=versions|archive-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2008, the North American edition was re-released as part of the "[[Greatest Hits (budget range)|Greatest Hits]]" label while the Japanese edition was re-released on July 15, 2010 under the "Best Selection" label.<ref name="PSP dates"/> The game was added to the PlayStation Network in Europe in June 2014, as a PSP-only release (the game is already compatible with the PS Vita).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jawad Ashraf|url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/06/25/new-playstation-store-another-world-valiant-hearts-discounts-galore/|title=New on PlayStation Store: Another World, Valiant Hearts and discounts galore|website=PlayStation.Blog|date=June 25, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820012242/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/06/25/new-playstation-store-another-world-valiant-hearts-discounts-galore/|archive-date=2014-08-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
It was released in North America on October 23, 2007, in Japan on November 8, 2007, in Europe on February 15, 2008 and in Australia & New Zealand on April 9, 2008.<ref name="PSP dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/castlevaniathedraculaxchronicles/similar.html?mode=versions|title=Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for PSP|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125193912/http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/castlevaniathedraculaxchronicles/similar.html?mode=versions|archive-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2008, the North American edition was re-released as part of the "[[Greatest Hits (budget range)|Greatest Hits]]" label while the Japanese edition was re-released on July 15, 2010 under the "Best Selection" label.<ref name="PSP dates"/> The game was added to the PlayStation Network in Europe in June 2014, as a PSP-only release (the game is already compatible with the PS Vita).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jawad Ashraf|url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/06/25/new-playstation-store-another-world-valiant-hearts-discounts-galore/|title=New on PlayStation Store: Another World, Valiant Hearts and discounts galore|website=PlayStation.Blog|date=June 25, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820012242/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/06/25/new-playstation-store-another-world-valiant-hearts-discounts-galore/|archive-date=2014-08-20|url-status=live}}</ref>


===''Castlevania Requiem''===
===''Castlevania Requiem''===
''Rondo of Blood'' is included within the ''Castlevania Requiem'' compilation for [[PlayStation 4]] along with its sequel, ''Symphony of the Night''. Both titles are based on the retranslated versions featured in ''The Dracula X Chronicles'', though only the 2D sprite-based version of ''Rondo of Blood'' is included. The bonus mini-game ''Peke'' can be played by inputting the [[Konami Code]] in the Main Menu.
''Rondo of Blood'' is included within the ''Castlevania Requiem'' compilation for [[PlayStation 4]] along with its sequel, ''Symphony of the Night''. Both titles are based on the retranslated versions featured in ''The Dracula X Chronicles'', though only the PC Engine version of ''Rondo of Blood'' is included. The bonus mini-game ''Peke'' can be played by inputting the [[Konami Code]] in the Main Menu.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==In other media==
==In other media==
{{main|Castlevania: Nocturne}}
Following the release of the final season of the original [[Castlevania (TV series)|''Castlevania'']] animated series on May 13, 2021, that was based on ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]'', [[Netflix]] announced a follow-up series that is to be set in France during the [[French Revolution]] in 1792 with [[Richter Belmont]] and [[Maria Renard]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animegeek.com/castlevania-season-5-release-date-sequel-rondo-of-blood-symphony-of-the-night-warren-ellis-interview/|title=Castlevania 'Season 5' sequel confirmed by Netflix, Warren Ellis' involvement discussed in new interview|date=June 13, 2021|first=Patrick|last=Frye|website=[[Monsters and Critics]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-reveals-new-castlevania-anime-show-details/1100-6492734/|title=Netflix Reveals New Castlevania Anime Show Details|first=Chris|last=Hayner|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2022|website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-11/castlevania-animated-show-gets-new-spinoff-series-featuring-richter-belmont-maria-renard/.173852|title=Castlevania Animated Show Gets New Spinoff Series Featuring Richter Belmont, Maria Renard|last=Mateo|first=Alex|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> At 2022's Netflix's Geeked Week virtual event, it was announced that the series is titled ''Castlevania: Nocturne'' alongside a teaser trailer featuring Richter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/castlevania-nocturne-announced-netflix-anime|title=Castlevania: Nocturne Announced - a Spin-Off of the Beloved Anime|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|work=IGN|date=June 10, 2022|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
Following the release of the final season of the original [[Castlevania (TV series)|''Castlevania'']] animated series on May 13, 2021, that was based on ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]'', [[Netflix]] announced a follow-up series that is to be set in France during the [[French Revolution]] in 1792 with [[Richter Belmont]] and [[Maria Renard]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animegeek.com/castlevania-season-5-release-date-sequel-rondo-of-blood-symphony-of-the-night-warren-ellis-interview/|title=Castlevania 'Season 5' sequel confirmed by Netflix, Warren Ellis' involvement discussed in new interview|date=June 13, 2021|first=Patrick|last=Frye|website=Monsters and Critics|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-reveals-new-castlevania-anime-show-details/1100-6492734/|title=Netflix Reveals New Castlevania Anime Show Details|first=Chris|last=Hayner|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2022|website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-11/castlevania-animated-show-gets-new-spinoff-series-featuring-richter-belmont-maria-renard/.173852|title=Castlevania Animated Show Gets New Spinoff Series Featuring Richter Belmont, Maria Renard|last=Mateo|first=Alex|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> At 2022's Netflix's Geeked Week virtual event, the series was revealed to be titled ''Castlevania: Nocturne'' alongside a teaser trailer featuring Richter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/castlevania-nocturne-announced-netflix-anime|title=Castlevania: Nocturne Announced - a Spin-Off of the Beloved Anime|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|work=IGN|date=June 10, 2022|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> It was released on September 28, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/castlevania-nocturne-release-date/|title='Castlevania: Nocturne' Series Finally Sets Release Date|last=Shrishty|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 26, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726200736/https://collider.com/castlevania-nocturne-release-date/|archive-date=July 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Toru Hagihara
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Yamada
Artist(s)Toshiharu Furukawa
Reika Bando
Koji Yamada
Composer(s)Akira Souji
Keizo Nakamura
Tomoko Sano
Mikio Saito
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Release
  • JP: October 29, 1993
Genre(s)Action, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, originally released in Japan as Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo,[a] is a 1993 action-platform game developed by Konami for the PC Engine's Super CD-ROM² System directed by Toru Hagihara. Part of the Castlevania series, protagonist Richter Belmont goes to save his lover Annette, who was abducted by Dracula. It was first released exclusively in Japan on October 29, 1993. A direct sequel, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, was released worldwide in 1997.

The game was remade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Castlevania: Dracula X in 1995, and the PlayStation Portable as Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles in 2007. In 2008, the original game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan and for the North American and PAL regions in 2010. In 2018, the game was included along with Symphony of the Night within the Castlevania Requiem collection for the PlayStation 4. The title is also playable on the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. In 2021, Limited Run Games announced an English release for the TurboDuo,[1] but as of 2024 it has not been released.[2]

Gameplay

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The player-character Richter Belmont can use the Item Crash ability to attack enemies.[3]

The objective is to guide the primary player character Richter Belmont through nine stages,[4] with four alternate routes,[5] as he searches for his kidnapped beloved Annette and ultimately confronts Dracula in his castle.[6] Richter makes use of a whip as his main weapon and one of six sub-weapons: an axe, a dagger, holy water, a bible, a pocket watch, and a cross.[7] While exploring the castle, Richter can rescue four maidens, including his distant relative[8] Maria Renard who then becomes a playable character.[9][10] She attacks using her doves and one of six sub-weapons: a white tiger kitten, dragon whelp, baby phoenix, turtle, egg or musical notes.[7] The first four of these sub-weapons are based upon the four symbols of Chinese mythology.[11] She is additionally more agile, can do a double jump, and can do twice the amount of damage that Richter does in each normal attack because the doves she shoots out return to her and therefore can do a second hit of damage on the way back, but she takes much more damage each time she is hit. Maria is also capable of doing a special attack called a “Guardian Knuckle”, resulting in a ghostly projection that causes heavy damage to enemies.

Rondo of Blood incorporates elements from the earlier Castlevania games which typically featured linear gameplay and a member of the Belmont clan as the protagonist, and the later entries which emphasized untimed exploration of the environment.[12] Rondo of Blood makes use of untimed stages with a clear beginning, but more than one ending to some levels; this then affects the subsequent environment, monsters, and boss monster that the player character encounters at the end of the level.[12] Items such as money, hearts, and food can be found scattered throughout the areas.[13] Rondo of Blood also features the Item Crash ability reused in subsequent Castlevania titles, which allows a sub-weapon to be used in a super attack.[10] Its direct sequel, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, reuses many of the monsters.[12]

Plot

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Taking place in 1792, Rondo of Blood is set in the fictional universe of the Castlevania series. The story centers around the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont Clan and the immortal vampire Dracula, who has once again been resurrected. The protagonist is 19-year-old Richter Belmont (Jin Horikawa / David Vincent), heir to the whip "Vampire Killer" and Simon Belmont's direct descendant.[14] He comes to the castle after his beloved Annette (Atsuko Honda / Jessica Straus) is kidnapped by Dracula's servant, Shaft, as bait for a trap.[15] Richter makes his way through Dracula's castle, defeating his minions, including the spirit of Death, a headless knight, and a minotaur, all of whom attempt to stop Richter. Along the way, Richter can free various women kidnapped by Dracula's servants to feed him, including his distant relative[8] Maria Renard (Yōko Teppōzuka / Michelle Ruff), an orphaned 12-year-old who insists on joining him;[14][16] Terra (Hiromi Murata / Karen Strassman), a nun who mistakes him for a manifestation of God;[17] Iris (Akie Yasuda / Karen Strassman), the daughter of the village doctor;[18] and finally Annette.[19] After vanquishing Shaft (or Annette, who has been turned into a vampire, if he fails to rescue her in time, though this is only in the PSP version, not the original release), Richter confronts Dracula (Hiroya Ishimaru / Patrick Seitz) and defeats him before exposing him to sunlight, causing him to vanish.[20] Dracula's castle then collapses into the sea as Richter escapes on horseback.

Development

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Rondo of Blood is the tenth installment of the Castlevania video game series (hence the Japanese title).[4] Produced by Konami, Rondo of Blood originally saw only a Japanese release on the PC Engine on October 29, 1993.[5][21] Later, a port was released on the Wii for the Japanese Virtual Console on April 22, 2008; as an import, it became available in North America on March 15, 2010 and in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) on March 19, 2010.[22]

Audio

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Rondo of Blood makes use of Red Book Audio along with the onboard soundchip, allowing for better musical quality.[23][24] Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito composed the soundtrack of Rondo of Blood.[25][26] The songs from Rondo of Blood, "Overture", "Beginning" and "Opus 13", appeared on a pre-order bonus CD for the 2006 Nintendo DS game Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.[27]

Konami Style published the two-disc soundtrack of the remake of the game, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, on November 8, 2007.[28] The songs "Vampire Killer", "Beginning", "Cemetery", and "Divine Bloodlines" were rearranged; it also included a bonus track of an English-language version of "Nocturne" from Symphony of the Night.[28] Within The Dracula X Chronicles is an option which enables players to choose songs from Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night to play in the background.[6] These songs are found in the form of records hidden within the game.[13]

Remakes and re-releases

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Castlevania: Dracula X

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Main article: Castlevania: Dracula X

Castlevania: Dracula X[b] was developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.[5] While the plot is similar to Rondo of Blood and it uses many of that game's graphics, it features all-new levels and altered gameplay elements instead of being a straight port due to the limitations of the cartridge format and PC Engine exclusivity obligations.[5][24][30] It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan, in September 1995 in the US, February 22, 1996 in Europe,[29] and on June 22, 1996 in Australia.[citation needed] The game was also released as a Wii U Virtual Console download in Japan on April 23, 2014, in North America on October 2, 2014 and the PAL regions on November 13, 2014. It was released again for New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console download in North America on December 29, 2016, and in Europe and Australia on January 26, 2017.

The game was also re-released as a part of the Castlevania Advance Collection on September 23, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. It was bundled alongside Game Boy Advance games Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

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Main article: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles[c] is a 2.5D remake of Rondo of Blood for the PlayStation Portable.[10] It includes the original PC Engine game (with both Japanese and English voices) and a port of its sequel, Symphony of the Night, available as an unlockable secret embedded within the base game.[3] Symphony of the Night now includes the option to play as Maria (by using a secret name code after beating the game as Alucard), as well as redone scripts, sound effects, new voice acting and the option to play with the original Japanese voices, which is unchanged in this port.[32] Gameplay in The Dracula X Chronicles remains largely unchanged from Rondo of Blood.[33] However, a Boss Rush mode was added, and completing it three times unlocks the mini-game Peke.[34]

It was released in North America on October 23, 2007, in Japan on November 8, 2007, in Europe on February 15, 2008 and in Australia & New Zealand on April 9, 2008.[35] In 2008, the North American edition was re-released as part of the "Greatest Hits" label while the Japanese edition was re-released on July 15, 2010 under the "Best Selection" label.[35] The game was added to the PlayStation Network in Europe in June 2014, as a PSP-only release (the game is already compatible with the PS Vita).[36]

Castlevania Requiem

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Rondo of Blood is included within the Castlevania Requiem compilation for PlayStation 4 along with its sequel, Symphony of the Night. Both titles are based on the retranslated versions featured in The Dracula X Chronicles, though only the PC Engine version of Rondo of Blood is included. The bonus mini-game Peke can be played by inputting the Konami Code in the Main Menu.

Reception

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Reception of the PC Engine's Rondo of Blood was positive. Electronic Gaming Monthly stated that it "can easily be the best CD title yet", and argued that the only negative aspect is that it would not be released in the USA.[39] They later awarded the game Best Japanese Action Game of 1994.[40] GamePro commented, "Declaring Dracula X to be the greatest Castlevania of all time would be a slap at Castlevania IV for the SNES, but earmarking X as one of the ten best side-scrollers of all time is a no-brainer."[41] IGN awarded the Wii port its "Editors' Choice" and described it as enjoyable and "worth the wait".[12] Corbie Dillard of Nintendo Life praised the level design, soundtrack, graphics, and level difficulty.[23]

In other media

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Main article: Castlevania: Nocturne

Following the release of the final season of the original Castlevania animated series on May 13, 2021, that was based on Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Netflix announced a follow-up series that is to be set in France during the French Revolution in 1792 with Richter Belmont and Maria Renard in the lead roles.[42][43][44] At 2022's Netflix's Geeked Week virtual event, the series was revealed to be titled Castlevania: Nocturne alongside a teaser trailer featuring Richter.[45] It was released on September 28, 2023.[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻(ロンド), Hepburn: Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu: Chi no Rondo, lit. "Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood"
  2. ^ Known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula XX (悪魔城ドラキュラXX, Akumajō Dorakyura Daburu Ekkusu, lit. Demon Castle Dracula XX) and in Europe as Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss[29]
  3. ^ known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula: X-Chronicles (悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル, Akumajō Dorakyura Ekkusu Kuronikuru, lit. Demon Castle Dracula: X-Chronicles)[31]

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