Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PlayStation Portable, 2007)

What can I say? I owned a PSP when they first came out and ended up trading it in because of the lack of initial games offered. However, upon my last visit to Gamestop, I saw a preorder box for "Castlevania Dracula X." I didn't put much thought into it and figured it to be a semi knock off (of the original) like the one offered on SNES. I went home and did some investigation on Youtube and discovered that this version was the Holy Grail of Castlevanias. The PSP version offers you a graphically updated 2.5/3D version of the pc engine version of Dracula X Rondo of Blood, and there are also unlockable versions of the original pc engine version of Dracula X Rondo of Blood, as well as Symphony of the Night. Needless to say I went and immediately repurchased a PSP and reserved my copy of the game. I just finished playing through level 3. The graphically updated version is just awesome. The game play is smooth and so are the mini cut scenes. I do believe that the music quality is a bit different then on the PC Engine, but hey it still rocks. The boss intros have been kind of jazzed up, which adds to the playing experience. There ure plenty of secrets and hidden characters that you can get too. If you were or are a die-hard Castlevania fan, than this game is for YOU!! So go get it and have yourself a lot of vampire whipping fun just in time for Halloween!

I really wanted to love this game, what gamers dream isn't trying out a game that was never released in the good 'ol USA for many years till now. Well I lived that dream/nightmare in this game, unforunately I found out I have greatly grown up and this is not for me now. The "Old School" graphics and highly diffcult for no reason at all levels are not fun any more. The health meter is truely un forgiving making this not a game for the beginner, and did I tell you yet this game is repettion at it's max level. I am truely sorry I have to say you will probaly thank me if you staty away from this thanks to my mere words.

it's an excellent game. And the fact that it includes symphony of the night is the number one selling point for me. The only thing that I didn't like was that SOTN was not playable from the beginning. You need to unlock it. Oh well, it was easy to unlock. Don't pass this game up.

Yet another gorgeous game for the psp. Stays true to the castlevania series. Very beautiful and very challenging. Nice music. If you love the old Castlevania this is for you.

I bought this game about three weeks ago. It is a very good game for a hardcore Castlevania player, but definitely not recommended for the casual gamer. This game comes with three different Castlevania games on it: Dracula X Chronicles, which is a remake of the Japanese Ronodo of Blood, the original version of Ronodo of Blood, as well as a port of Symphony of the Night.

DXC itself is very challenging, and is the only game unlocked from the beginning. If you wish to play the other two games, you have to find them as hidden collectibles to unlock them. A quick internet search will tell you how to find them.

All in all, this is a very entertaining game, if for no other reason than being able to play Symphony of the Night on the go. I must reiterate the point that if you are not into difficult side moving action games, the majority of this game(DXC and RoB) may not be for you.

Alright.
First off, let me say that this game does NOT come with Symphony of the Night of the orginal Rhondo of Blood. You MUST UNLOCK them on a certain stage.
ok, now that is out of the way.
Castlevania: the Dracula X Chronicles is a fun game if u liked the originals. The actual game itself is an entire remake of Rhondo of Blood that released for the Famicom in Japan only.
So, its finally come to american shores :D
and its remade with 3d-ish graphics and more detail than 8 or 16 pixels.
The gameplay is just like the original too.
If u are more used to the newer games, u may not like this as its basic controls, like the original Castlevanias.
And, let me say.
It may be short, but it is HARD.
Well, at least it was for me and im a hardcore gamer o.O
I personally think that Symphony of the Night (known to be the best castlevania EVER) is worth the retail of 30 bucks itself, as soon as u unlock it in stage 2, which isnt hard (go to any game cheat site and it will tell u)
but i think the actual game, is worth beating which i still havent done yet xD
but only once or twice. however, Symphony of the Night is FUN!
Like, the only complaint i have for SotN is that there arent as many save points as i was hoping for. And i have died a few times which meant i had to retrack all of the spots that i havent covered which is rather frusterating, but at the same time, it makes it more challenging.
but the remade RoB is just too hard xD
but im sure with enough trying, anybody could beat it :3
So, im gonna pretty much lay it out here:
If you like Castlevania or challenging games, its a buy.
if u are just a casual gamer or only like the newer castlevanias, maybe u should get it around 20 here on ebay :D
and let me finish with a few tips:
if u get frusterated, PUT IT DOWN. dont take ur anger out on an expensive piece of equipment.
Also, no matter how old you are or young, treat your PSP and UMDs with great care, becuase they are both easily damaged if not taken care of.
:D <----- smiley face. shop victoriously!!! ;)

the game is very interesting and as good as the other games.the only thing that i did not like is it required a memory card to store on my system.i recommend this game to anyone who enjoys playing castlevania games

The real Dracula X compilation is here!!
This collection starts off with a "nice reworked version" of the turbo graphics Rondo of Blood (the prequel of Symphony of the night by the story line)
This version of the game is great it runs smooth, looks nice & plays close to perfect. This is the game many refer to as the best castlevania.
(I know you probably like symphony & i also know most of you haven't played rondo) 8)
Rondo is packed with more than just "classic" castlevania style game play.
There are more than a couple of secrets hiding up its sleeve & not just "hit the wall to find a special weapon either", but complete stages, alternate bosses, a secret ending, and a secret playable character "maria".
And for those of you who loved symphony there is a "slightly" remade version of symphony is included with a re-written script & not so much of the "sounds like it was recorded in a can" sound quality voice acting & once again Maria is a playable character. This version doesnt run quite as good as the PS version but its a worthy trek for symphony lovers(its a bit better than the import saturn version or so ive heard) I haven't played symphony on this collection yet.
Ok theres two GOOD reasons to get this collection.. now for 1 more the price the retail price is around 30. gotta love that!!
There is a "classic" version of rondo included as well, its a weak emulated japanese turbo duo /Pc Engine version. This im only mentioning because its on the disc, this is a choppy & poor sounding mess of what is a great game.

Well there you have it 3 good reasons to get this collection & a psp if you dont already have one.

Note Rondo is a hard game so be sure to go easy on that psp! lol

SYMPHONY OF THE NIIIIIGGGHHHT.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The game got a whole new face, but kept the same classic Castlevania feel that we all grew to love during the glory days of the SNES. I would be more satisfied if Richter moved a bit quicker on the map, or if he could attack in more than one direction. However, if they made it too easy, I'd have something to say about that too. Needless to say, when a stage is completed, the player feels a sense of accomplishment. After all, who said Dracula's castle was ever easy?

It is a really fun game. Its a bit too retro for my taste, but the nostalgia factor of having played the original, and now seen it remade, its awesome.

This is one pack with Castlevania SOTN game, the best Castlevania title for me.
The grafichs is good on all games (3), and the sound is amazing.
The controls are like the old titles of franquie.
Get the game for you!!

This game disc includes the Holy grail of Castlevania games for any long time castlevania fan or collector "Castlevania Rondo of Blood" which was only released for the turbo graphics 16 PC engine which pretty much nobody owned. What is great is that it contains both an excellent completely 3D makeover complete with a new voiceover (both english and Japanese) and excellent remixes of the game's already excellent music. Also hidden within this remake are secret items that unlock the ability to play the original Castlevania: Rondo of Blood in it's original form with no changes, as well as what I consider the deffinitive version of everyone's favorite Castlevania game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night with the new ability to play as Maria Renard which previously was only within certain story sequences in the original PS1 release.

Item came in perfect shape and fast great seller A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This was a great action packed game, it has several games after you beat each board , Very interesting game , great deatails on learning how to use the controls

If you like Castlevania you will love this game, it has really good graphics and sound, awesome game

good game intresting and i love to play game like this this is one of my favoutite game i have ever playied.

I love castlevania and this game is a must have for any true fan of the series. As a bonus it includes the original Rondo of blood and a newer updated version of Symphony of the night..

i dont know whether the game is hard or if im just a bad gamer but i cant make it past the 2nd stage lol.you will die a lot playing this game and i recomment it to hardcore gamers only

Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles what make this game great is you can unlock Castlevania SOTN the best Castlevania game EVER!

If you're an "Old-School" gamer, this is it! I can't keep the battery on my PSP charging long enough before I'm wanting to jump right back into game play. This game has the fun and feel of the old NES Castlevania games. Every few years we old schoolers deserve a game like this one.

world best game review of year

one of the awesome game of the year fun to play if your inrested in this game i got say well u just can't get enough of this & take my word for it this game is awesome to play if your gamer & u don't what to play this is it i recommend on this game it so worth playing 10 out 10 perfect
plus beleave gamers i got the worlds greatest to the worst & take from me i just love even the world dumdest game could be awesome on my book to graphic well don't see the problem with but all i can is a job well done sound hmmmm i hear just it perfecly the music i think i love videogame music i just can't get enough of it & the gameplay well as u see its like i all ready knew how to play when i got it at the store ready if u don't beleave what i say then take look at the game 4 yourself if u don't like it then don't play it plus the video game company work hard everyday to make it just the way we want game to be made u did me proud game comanys u win my vote

Graphic 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Sound 10/10
Music 10/10

In other just an awesome game of the year 0_0 ;D :/

This game is slow and aggravating do to the fact that you have 4 moves. Attack, secondary or magic, jump and duck. Changing weapons can be helpful but choose carefully. Ive played way better games like mortal combat and chains of Olympus.

Fast shipping awesome game well worth the price. Easy seller communication and prompt shipping. Great Great Great buy.