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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (JP) is a Japanese platform-adventure game developed by Konami for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² System. The game was directed by Toru Hagihara.
The game was released in Japan on October 29, 1993. It was the 10th installment in the Castlevania series by Konami, and the X in the title was specifically chosen to be ambiguous with the Roman numeral.
The game was ported to the SNES as Castlevania: Dracula X. The original version of Rondo of Blood was also released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan in 2008 and worldwide in 2010.
Gameplay
Development
Plot
The protagonist is 19-year-old Richter Belmont, heir to the whip Vampire Killer and Simon Belmont's direct descendant. He comes to the castle after his beloved Annette is kidnapped by Dracula's servant Shaft.
Two times throughout the game, Dracula's trusty lieutenant, Death, attempts to stop Richter before he reaches Dracula. Along the way, Richter may attempt to rescue some other prisoners hidden away in the castle.
Reception
External links
- Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo at Hudson Soft Virtual Console page (Japan)
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood at Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console page (North America)
- Title at Moby Games
| Castlevania series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home consolle games | NES | Castlevania • Simon's Quest • Dracula's Curse |
| SNES | Super Castlevania • Dracula X | |
| N64 | Castlevania 64 • Legacy of Darkness | |
| Wii | Castlevania Judgment • Rondo of Blood • The Adventure ReBirth | |
| Handheld console games | Game Boy | Castlevania: The Adventure • Belmont's Revenge • Legends |
| GBA | Circle of Moon • Harmony of Dissonance • Aria of Sorrow | |
| DS | Dawn of Sorrow • Portrait of Ruin • Order of Ecclesia | |
| Spin-off games | Kid Dracula | Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun • Kid Dracula |
| Lords of Shadow | Mirror of Fate | |
