<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
directed	O
by	O
Toru	O
Hagihara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
protagonist	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
goes	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
lover	O
Annette	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
abducted	O
by	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
within	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Requiem	O
collection	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
announced	O
an	O
English	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
primary	O
player	O
character	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
through	O
nine	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
alternate	O
routes	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
beloved	O
Annette	O
and	O
ultimately	O
confronts	O
Dracula	B-Application
in	O
his	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
which	O
typically	O
featured	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
entries	O
which	O
emphasized	O
untimed	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
untimed	O
stages	O
with	O
a	O
clear	O
beginning	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
ending	O
to	O
some	O
levels	O
;	O
this	O
then	O
affects	O
the	O
subsequent	O
environment	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
monster	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
encounters	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
also	O
features	O
the	O
Item	O
Crash	O
ability	O
reused	O
in	O
subsequent	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
sub-weapon	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
super	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
reuses	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
1792	O
,	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
eternal	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunters	O
of	O
the	O
Belmont	O
Clan	O
and	O
the	O
immortal	O
vampire	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
once	O
again	O
been	O
resurrected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
comes	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
after	O
his	O
beloved	O
Annette	O
(	O
Atsuko	O
Honda	O
/	O
Jessica	O
Straus	O
)	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
servant	O
,	O
Shaft	O
,	O
as	O
bait	O
for	O
a	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richter	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
,	O
defeating	O
his	O
minions	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
a	O
headless	O
knight	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
Richter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Richter	O
can	O
free	O
various	O
women	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
servants	O
to	O
feed	O
him	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
distant	O
relative	O
Maria	O
Renard	O
(	O
Yōko	O
Teppōzuka	O
/	O
Michelle	O
Ruff	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
orphaned	O
12-year-old	O
who	O
insists	O
on	O
joining	O
him	O
;	O
Terra	O
(	O
Hiromi	O
Murata	O
/	O
Karen	O
Strassman	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
nun	O
who	O
mistakes	O
him	O
for	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
God	O
;	O
Iris	O
(	O
Akie	O
Yasuda	O
/	O
Karen	O
Strassman	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
doctor	O
;	O
and	O
finally	O
Annette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
vanquishing	O
Shaft	O
(	O
or	O
Annette	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	O
,	O
if	O
he	O
fails	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
is	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
Richter	O
confronts	O
Dracula	B-Application
(	O
Hiroya	O
Ishimaru	O
/	O
Patrick	O
Seitz	O
)	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
before	O
exposing	O
him	O
to	O
sunlight	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
vanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
then	O
collapses	O
into	O
the	O
sea	O
as	O
Richter	O
escapes	O
on	O
horseback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
originally	O
saw	O
only	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
(	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
Red	O
Book	O
Audio	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
onboard	O
soundchip	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
better	O
musical	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Souji	O
,	O
Keizo	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
Tomoko	O
Sano	O
,	O
and	O
Mikio	O
Saito	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
from	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Overture	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Beginning	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Opus	O
13	O
"	O
,	O
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
CD	O
for	O
the	O
2006	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
Style	O
published	O
the	O
two-disk	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
"	O
Vampire	O
Killer	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Beginning	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Cemetery	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Divine	O
Bloodlines	O
"	O
were	O
rearranged	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
bonus	O
track	O
of	O
an	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Nocturne	O
"	O
from	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
The	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
option	O
which	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
songs	O
from	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
to	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	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
instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	O
format	O
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
exclusivity	O
obligations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
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
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	B-Application
Console	I-Application
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-Application
Advance	O
Collection	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	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>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
alongside	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Circle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dissonance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
remake	O
of	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
(	O
with	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
voices	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
secret	O
embedded	O
within	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
now	O
includes	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Maria	O
(	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
secret	O
name	O
code	O
after	O
beating	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Alucard	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
redone	O
scripts	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
new	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unchanged	O
in	O
this	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
remains	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
edition	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
label	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
edition	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Selection	O
"	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
PSP-only	O
release	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
already	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PS	O
Vita	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Requiem	O
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
retranslated	O
versions	O
featured	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
though	O
only	O
the	O
2D	O
sprite-based	O
version	O
of	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Declaring	O
Dracula	B-Application
X	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
greatest	O
Castlevania	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
slap	O
at	O
Castlevania	B-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
but	O
earmarking	O
X	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
side-scrollers	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
is	O
a	O
no-brainer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
its	O
"	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
"	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
animated	O
series	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
announced	O
a	O
follow-up	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
France	O
during	O
the	O
French	O
Revolution	O
in	O
1792	O
with	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
and	O
Maria	O
Renard	O
in	O
the	O
lead	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
2022	O
's	O
Netflix	O
's	O
Geeked	O
Week	O
virtual	O
event	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
titled	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	O
Nocturne	O
alongside	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
Richter	O
.	O
</s>
