<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
with	O
2.5D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
represents	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
localized	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	O
X	O
Chronicles	O
adds	O
minor	O
additions	O
and	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
Stage	O
8	O
is	O
renamed	O
"	O
Bloodlines	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
as	O
the	O
introduction	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
"	O
is	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
seen	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dissonance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Boss	O
Rush	O
mode	O
is	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
over	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
Ad-Hoc	O
wireless	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
featured	O
anime	O
style	O
artwork	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
contains	O
new	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
character	O
designer	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
included	O
as	O
unlockable	O
content	O
and	O
remains	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
intro	O
from	O
Chi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
,	O
spoken	O
in	O
German	O
,	O
is	O
intact	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
German	O
dub	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mini-game	O
would	O
load	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
if	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
required	O
a	O
Super	O
System	O
2.0	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
is	O
another	O
unlockable	O
game	O
with	O
original-style	O
graphics	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
soundtrack	O
is	O
rearranged	O
and	O
remastered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	O
5	O
 '	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Red	O
Dawn	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Stage	O
7	O
features	O
"	O
MoonFight	O
"	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boss	O
theme	O
"	O
Poison	O
Mind	O
"	O
no	O
longer	O
plays	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
on	O
Stage	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
option	O
called	O
Sound	O
Assign	O
;	O
this	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
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
The	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
X	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praising	O
the	O
branching	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
he	O
nevertheless	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
old-school	O
"	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
turn	O
away	O
players	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
refined	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
8BitBrian	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bundle	O
release	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
jarring	O
experience	O
"	O
when	O
comparing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
newer	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
"	O
struggling	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
he	O
played	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Kumar	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
rated	O
the	O
title	O
7/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
release	O
made	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
particularly	O
enjoy	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
added	O
inclusions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
and	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
made	O
it	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
jumping	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
"	O
much	O
harder	O
in	O
3D	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
having	O
to	O
hold	O
diagonals	O
to	O
walk	O
up	O
stairs	O
"	O
unbearable	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
