2007:
   PSP (Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles)
   Developed By: Konami
   Release Date: See its game page for details
It's r e-released as part of Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PlayStation Portable; though remade using a 2.5D presentation, the original version is featured as an extra.

2008:
   Wii (Virtual Console)
   Developed By: Konami
   Release Date: Japan - April 22nd
Dracula X: Chi no Rondo becomes available for digital download on the Japanese version of Wii's Virtual Console via its Shop Channel. It became unavailable when the service shut down on January 30, 2019.

2010:
   Wii (Virtual Console)
   Developed By: Konami
   Release Date: North America - March 15th | PAL Territories - March 19th
After a two-year waiting period, Rondo of Blood finally arrives on the Virtual Console in all other territories; an "Import" title, it has received no localization. It became unavailable when the service shut down on January 30, 2019.

2018:
   PlayStation 4 (Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood)
   Developed By: Konami
   Release Date: Japan - October 25th | North America - October 26th | PAL Territories - October 26th
An enhanced version of Rondo is paired together with Symphony of the Night, its direct sequel, in a compilation pack titled Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood. The pack is a digital-only release; it can be purchased on the PlayStation Store.

2020:
   TurboGrafx-16 mini
   Developed By: Konami | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: All Territories - March 19th
Chi no Rondo appears as one of fifty games on this miniaturized version of Hudson and NEC's classic TurboGrafx-16 console. As it originally appeared on the PC Engine--the TurboGrafx-16's Japanese equivalent--it's specially designated as a "PC Engine" title.

2020:
   PlayStation 5 (Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood)
   Developed By: Konami | Published By: Konami
   Release Date: November 12th
By virtue of the PlayStation 5 being backward compatible with the PlayStation 4, this collection, which contains Rondo of Blood, becomes playable on the machine on its release day.

2021:
   PC Engine CD-ROM²
   Developed By: Konami | Published By: Limited Run Games
   Release Date: TBA
Approximately 28 years after its initial release, Chi no Rondo sees a physical re-release for the console for which it was originally designed: the PC Engine CD-ROM². It marks the game's first English-language release.

2022:
   PlayStation (Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood)
   Developed By: Konami | Published By: Limited Run Games
   Release Date: North America - August 17th
Thanks to Limited Run Games, Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood sees a physical release.

As translated by Solar Boy:

"In the good old days, the people desired only prosperity and peace, and certainly everyone thought that the days of unrest would surely never come… But on the other side of peace and prosperity, there invariably exists evil. Rejecting the peoples' prosperity, they corrupt the peace. T

hose who sought to restore the powers of evil and remake this corrupt world gathered. Smiles crept across their faces as their expectations for the coming genesis swelled.

After one hundred years, a being of evil once again returned. This man could change his form into that of a bat, a wolf, or mist, particularly favoring to act at night. Sucking the blood of young women, he retained eternal life. Master of the Demon Castle, god of the wicked, Count Dracula has returned."

To read the translated German version of the story, please refer to Solar Boy's translation file.

Much to the dismay of the series' diehard fanbase, Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (translation: Dracula X: Circle of Blood) never made it to NEC's American 16-bit console, the Turbo Grafx CD, due to the system's slow death in what was an already stacked marketplace. While the game is widely regarded as one of the series' strongest pillars, it appeared until the announcement of The Dracula X Chronicles that Rondo would ever see re-release due to confusing legal issues combined with a modern climate where classic gaming is often frowned upon by even console suppliers, which is really a shame considering the game's influence.

Its stage-by-stage style of play is derived chiefly from Dracula's Curse (and even Vampire Killer in terms of design) though more compressed: That is, with all things being equal, there are two possible paths you can travel to reach the final stage for the battle with Count Dracula. There's a "regular" path and an "alternate" path starting after stage one, in either case a four-stage chain that leads to stage six, where it becomes strictly linear. You're not confined to a given path because you can break the chain and switch the current path at any time by finding (or not finding) alternate exits and passageways that lead to regular or alternate bosses. Also of note is that you can rescue Maria very early on, which will unlock the young Renard as a playable character who can then partake in this mission in her own way. Though, Richter and Maria cannot be used in tandem--at least not in the first run-through.

The two characters will have to utilize their distinct abilities if they hope to survive. Richter is the more typical Belmont, commanding the famous whip and sub-weapons, while Maria supplies a rather unique experience with her fancy moves and animal attacks. Each of the two has his or her own ending sequence after the defeat of Dracula, and when the mission's complete, you can go back and use both to achieve a 100% completion rate by unlocking all of the stages and by saving all of the missing women. Click on "review" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Sony PSP
- Disappointing to some is that the PSP version of Rondo, as unlocked through the playing of The Dracula X Chronicles, is not a fully faithful port. You'll first notice this when the title screen pops up and you're greeted by new voice acting (German, still, but now featuring English subtitles), a localized logo (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood), and two start-screen options--the new addition a "Quit" option that returns you to Dracula X Chronicles' title screen.
- The menus, too, have been redone in English, and the cut-scenes' voice acting has been re-recorded to match those found in the remade Rondo and the tweaked Symphony of the Night, which have also been re-acted by the very same voice talent. Richter and Maria's voice samples have been changed to English to reflect this; too, some enemy cries and sound effects have been swapped for newer samples. - The in-game start menu has been changed and now includes the option "Quick Save," which allows you to save your progress at any time and resume right from the very same position upon continuing.
- One glaring change is faulty sound emulation, which results in stage themes ending and restarting rather than looping plus cut-scenes that don't synch with either the music or voice acting.

Nintendo Wii (Virtual Console)
- The Virtual Console's emulation of the original title is perfect, but its intro has for some reason seen a change. That is, the original voice actor has been replaced with another--the fellow who provided the German voice-over for the PSP remake. While it's just a simple swapping of tracks, it does prevent the final package from being wholly faithful. For now, we can only guess that there was some type of agreement with the original voice actor that prohibits the use of his work outside of Japan.

Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood
- Rondo sees a few enhancements: It's been upscaled to 4K/1080p, and it now features multiple high-resolution backgrounds, different rendering options (smoothing, etc.), and full PlayStation trophy support.

Soundtrack

Links
Music Files: MP3 and MIDI
Soundtrack Release: Dracula Battle Perfect Selection Vol. 1, Dracula Battle Perfect Selection Vol. 2, Akumajou Dracula MIDI Collection and Castlevania Best Music Collections Box
Game Credits: Available

Lesser Enemies

Bosses

Dracula Forms

Supporting Cast