About the PlayStation Portable
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 and released for the PC Engine 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.
PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
- Time to beat
- about 3.7 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, originally released in Japan as Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, is a 1993 platform game developed by Konami and released for the PC Engine 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, but it has not yet been released. The game later served as the basis for the animated series Castlevania: Nocturne (2023 to 2025) on Netflix, a sequel to Castlevania (2017 to 2021).
Official trailer
Gameplay video. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Series
- Castlevania
- Platforms
- PlayStation Portable
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 12
- CERO
- B
- ESRB
- T
- ACB
- M
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Portable | North America | 2007-10-23 |
| PlayStation Portable | Japan | 2007-11-08 |
| PlayStation Portable | Europe / PAL | 2008-02-18 |
| PlayStation Portable | Australia | 2008-04-09 |
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Konami
- Developer
- Konami
- Released
- 2007-10-23
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 3.7 hours
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