Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, originally released in Japan as Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, is a 1993 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.
| 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 |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform(s) | PC Engine Super CD-ROM² |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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.