Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles review video. Symphony of the Night port included with the Rondo of Blood 3D remake on PSP
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is an entirely new take at the best Castlevania game to never be released outside of Japan, namely “Castlevania: Rondo of Blood”. The Dracula X Chronicles brings this action/adventure franchise to the PSP system for the first time, completely remade with 3D graphics, enhanced gameplay and new music. Timeless side scrolling action through more than 10 gothic stages and additional hidden areas. Return to previously completed levels to find additional secrets.
Completing the Dracula X storyline, this game also includes an unlockable version of Symphony of the Night and players will also be able to unlock the original Rondo of Blood from the NEC PC Engine. Gamers take up the Vampire Killer whip as Richter Belmont as they seek to destroy the maniacal Dracula once and for all in this pivotal piece of the ongoing Castlevania saga. These unlockable versions of the original Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night games deliver incredible gameplay and value while updating two of the most beloved video games of all time for a new generation of gamers.
A worthy remake that sports one of the best unlockable bonuses in gaming history. Find out more in this Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles video review.
To quote the video review: “While not particularly impressive, Rondo of Blood’s graphical make-over does well to rekindle the same familiar Castlevania aesthetic to match its traditional style of play. Here, the environments themselves receive the biggest benefit from the jump to 3D with stages that seem pop out into the foreground adding some visual flair.
When it comes to music, few games can rock the harpsichord like Castlevania. Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night contain some of the catchiest tunes of the series, which can subsequently be heard at your leisure in Dracula X Chronicles’ sound test mode. As crisp as the musical tracks are though, the delivery of the localized voice-acting is still as ham-fisted as ever.
Rondo of Blood may not bat too many eyelashes on its own, but as a compilation the Dracula X Chronicles is a smart package of everything good about the series down to the last crumb of skeleton dust. With one of the best Castlevania games you’ve played and one you likely haven’t, the Dracula X Chronicles stands as a prime choice for any respectable side-scroller enthusiast’s morgue of solid action titles.”
Story — 7.8
Design — 8.6
Gameplay — 8.5
Presentation — 7.9
Overall — 8.4
