<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
installment	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storyline	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM2	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
it	O
uses	O
many	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
all-new	O
levels	O
and	O
altered	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
cartridge	O
format	O
and	O
exclusivity	O
agreements	O
with	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
maker	O
NEC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	O
Console	O
download	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
again	O
for	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Virtual	O
Console	O
download	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
Advance	O
Collection	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
games	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
near	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
features	O
branching	O
paths	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
fewer	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
whereas	O
Rondo	O
has	O
game	O
saves	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Maria	O
Reinhardt	O
after	O
she	O
is	O
rescued	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
X	I-Application
uses	O
passwords	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
aware	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Richter	O
takes	O
his	O
ancestor	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
sacred	I-Operating_System
whip	I-Operating_System
,	O
passed	O
down	O
through	O
the	O
years	O
from	O
father	O
to	O
son	O
,	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
for	O
Dracula	O
's	O
castle	O
to	O
rescue	O
Annet	O
and	O
Maria	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
seal	O
away	O
the	O
evil	O
Count	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dark	O
priest	O
and	O
major	O
antagonist	O
of	O
both	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Symphony	O
of	O
the	O
Night	O
,	O
Shaft	O
,	O
is	O
completely	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
is	O
never	O
made	O
reference	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
inferior	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
Dracula	B-Application
X	I-Application
a	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
6.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
games	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
stage	O
design	O
fails	O
to	O
encourage	O
re-exploring	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
bosses	O
are	O
not	O
challenging	O
enough	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
primitive	O
:	O
"	O
no	O
knockout	O
Mode	O
7	O
stages	O
,	O
no	O
rotating	O
rooms	O
(	O
like	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
IV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
engine	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
's	O
right	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
...	O
"	O
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
panned	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
by-then	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
even	O
to	O
die-hard	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
traditional	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
games	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
holds	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
brighter	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
suffered	O
from	O
weak	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
82nd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
