Why I buy this one ?
- Retro side scrolling action through more than 10 gothic stages and additional hidden areas
- New song collection system adds additional depth to classic gameplay
- Return to previously completed levels to explore and uncover new secrets
- Includes the original classic Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night games, optimized for PSP system

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"NOT For the Casual Gamer", First thing first, if this were a review for "Symphony of the Night," and "Symphony of the Night" only, there would be 5 shiny gold stars at the top. However, this is a review for "The Dracula X Chronicles," the largest part of which is the remake of "Rondo of Blood"--thus: 1 star for including "SotN" as BONUS CONTENT (you'll have to beat "Rondo" to play "Symphony"), and 2 stars for "Rondo of Blood."
Now I know that such a rating will border on blasphemy to the Castlevania faithful, but so be it. This isn't a review for them. This is for any but the most hardcore gamers who are Castlevania fans, for those who might be as turned off as I was by this game's most serious deficiency: playability.
I define "playability" as the X factor [meaning it may be many things in many different games] that causes the player to never want to put the game down; it's the thing that keeps you up into the early hours of the morning playing "just one more level." And, most importantly, it's the thing that puts a smile on your face. Playability leaves you anxious for more, and satisfied once you've finished that 100% completion; it's the thing that makes you just the tiniest bit unhappy when you're done because you don't know how long it will be before you have such a rich, rewarding gaming experience again.
It is this type of playability that "Rondo" lacks. It's a beautiful game to look at, and it certainly delivers a solid 3D/2D side-scrolling Castlevania experience. BUT that experience is hampered by the masochistic difficulty of the game. I'm all for challenging gameplay, and I wholeheartedly believe that a game should reward the gamer's developing skills by increasing in difficulty as levels get higher, but "Rondo of Blood" is punishingly, frustratingly difficult from the beginning--and extremely unforgiving of small mistakes: time and again you will find yourself taking damage due to the most miniscule misplacement of your character, and even small enemies deal out damage that drains large amounts from your health meter. Again, I love a good challenge, but I also like to be rewarded for gaining the skills to overcome that challenge. I want that feeling of satisfaction that comes when you know you've finally figured out the key to passing a certain level or beating a certain enemy--that you've risen to the challenge. Unfortunately, that feeling is rare with "Rondo." Rather, the feeling I most often had at the end of a level was relief that I'd finally broken through, and the suspicion that it was luck more than anything else that finally got me there. And I was usually ready to turn the game off, which in my opinion is the one emotion that a game should never, ever evoke in a player: you should always shut down your system with regret, not relief! And, more than anything, the gamer should NEVER want to throw his controller (or entire system in this case) out of frustration. I'm looking for positive emotions from my gaming experiences, and that type of deep frustration is as negative as it gets--but it's one that I felt all too often playing "Rondo of Blood."
I am a very casual gamer (2 or 3 titles per year), and there are just too many good games out there for me to spend time on anything that delivers so much frustration and so little satisfaction.
I love Castlevania, and "Symphony of the Night" is my favorite game of all time, but I just can't recommend "The Dracula X Chronicles" to anyone but the most hardcore Castlevania fans.


"One of the best games on the PSP!", I'm a huge fan of the Castlevania games, but like many fans, I never got a chance to play the Japan-only "Rondo of Blood," a nearly legendary title that is considered by many critics to be the best of the old-school Castlevania games. Oddly, the game's sequel, "Symphony of the Night," was released in the US, but it took the series in a brand new direction that fused Castlevania with Metroid-style exploration and RPG elements. And even that one is hard to find today, often fetching prices of $50 or more online.

Fortunately, Konami decided it was time to give US gamers the whole "Dracula X" experience by releasing Rondo and Symphony in the same package. To prevent the game from being a sloppy port of some old titles, Konami's Castlevania team redid Rondo in full 3D, preserving the side-scrolling gameplay, but adding a lot of depth and dimension to the backgrounds and infusing several exciting cutscenes. They also made the fight with Dracula at the end much, much harder, giving the player a sense of accomplishment in winning.

The classic Rondo and a perfect port of Symphony are easily unlocked as well, making this pack incredibly worthwhile. And while the stiff controls take some getting used to, they're well worth mastering -- this collection is one of the best the PSP has to offer.

"Stateside at last", Even though I had the original console the original version of this game appeared one, I never could find it. When I first saw "Dracula X" for the SNES I thought THAT was it, it wasn't. Finally we have the real thing, and re-mastered. The "2.5 Dimension" thing isn't bad at all, the choice between English and Jap audio should make everybody happy, the difficulty has probably been upped a bit, especially the final battle with Dracula, but it isn't impossible. Even the average guy with not a lot of time to play or get to an "expert" level like myself can beat the game. The inclusion of a re-dubbed Castlevania Symphony of the Night is good, it also features some of the bonus scenes, weapons, items, and area's that were in the Sega Saturn Japanese version of "Symphony of the Night" There's lots of hidden bonuses in the game to keep the perfectionist happy; while the rest of us who just want a fun challenging Castlevania game have just that.

"Near Perfect.....", This compilation smokes! You can't go wrong if you have even the slightest interest in Castlevania!

SOTN alone makes this worth it. For the price you'd be crazy not to buy this!!

A must have!

"I acutally buy it for symthony of nights", A combination of Castlevania games. In fact I bought it because I want to play Arucard on PSP; after months I didnt even clear the remake one, lol.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Aside from III best yet!", Awesome graphics and kick butt monsters in this new Castlevaina collection. Amazing visuals, great combat and totally castlevaina style. Although Castlevaina III will always be the champ for me (I still play it) This is a close second.

"Pretty much a Castlevania's fan dream come true, in the palm of your hand!", Castlevania is one of the most beloved games of all time in video game history. Way back in 1986 it made a big splash with it's introduction on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since then the series has progressed, and here in 2008 the series is as popular as it was back in 1986. People who have never played the series, now might be a good time with this gem of a catch, and I personally consider it to be the best PSP game around at this point.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is a collection of 3 games. The first unlocked game you're available to play off the bat is Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. This game overlooked by many was never released in the U.S, and finally in the palm of your hand. It's an amazing game from all directions, including amazing graphics, tremendous sound, and awesome gameplay. If you never played it before, this game is strictly focuing on the action aspects of the series. Lots of jumping, slashing and running from enemies. No worries about using magic or RPG elements to slow the game down. This is do, or die for this vampire slashing game. This particular version of Rondo of Blood can be considered a remix of the original(also included). What's so great about it, Castlevania fans will recognize the remixed music brought back from many of the original Castlevania games including the orignal level theme from the original Castlevania on the NES!! A true fans dream of hearing this music all new and synthesized with the power of the PSP. Even better, when you unlock the levels, you can setup each level with each theme song you want to use for that particular level, now how cool is that??? All that with new updated graphics, sound, etc. Rondo's graphics are amazing, the 3D cutscenes look great and although the game is considered to be 2D like the classic Castlevania games, you can probalby say it's 2.5 with the 3D look it has while all the action is taking place.

Word of warning, Rondo of Blood is an unbalanced game in difficulty with parts amazingly easy to get through and bouts of amazing difficulty levels that will frustrated casual gamers from the start. Replenishing energy is so sparse and the game makes you start levels over adds to the frustration. Even levels in the beginning will be test of ones patience because you're going to die, a lot. But the reward of getting through this game will be worth the price of admission because along your journey in Rondo, you can unlock probably the greatest game of all time, Symphony of the Night.

When you finally manage to unlock Castlevania Symphony of the Night (which by the way, is no easy task) this game alone would have been worth the price you pay for the game, that's how good it is. Before I get into the game itself, I have to slap Konami across the face not allowing people to play this game right out of the box. And considering it's right on the cover as one of the game choices, I was a bit angry myself when I turned the game on and couldn't jump right into Symphony. If you need to know exactly how to unlock it, there is a nice video of a guy on the youtube that shows you the path, that's probably your best bet unless you want to waste time looking for it yourself, because I will tell you, I would have never found it without knowing first.

Symphony of the Night orignally released in 1996 on the Playstation. It was kind of a rebirth for the series. Going back to it's roots with awesome action and incredible presentation. Considered by many to also be the best orchestrated score for any video game, ever, is quite a statement. And considering the gameplay is almost as good, you can't really pass this game up. What's so great about the game too is its' enormous size, it's a pretty long game, especially considering it's age, and once again, it's still considered by many to be the best adventure games ever. I actually didn't think the game would be awesome like it was on the PS1, boy was I wrong. The music, the graphics, the gameplay, it's all better on the PSP. Heck, they even redid the characters voices with all new dialogue. You need to crank this baby up with some nice headphones, wow! The game has an enormous amount of depth, the weapons, the magic, the things you can do seems unlimited and the amount of levels is astounding. Defintely take this game for those long road trips.

If you're looking for a PSP game that is worth money, you really can't go wrong with Castlevania Chronicles, it's three great games in one. I personally bought the game for being able to play Symphony of the Night in the palm of my hand, but amazingly, Rondo is very very fun too as long as you can deal with it's difficulty spats. Great sound, great graphics, fast load times, and 3 games in one. Sound good to you? Me too.

"I would give it higher than 5 if I could", Chances are, if you're a fan of the series and you own a PSP, then you probably already own this, so I'm probably just "preaching to the choir" here, but I just had to add my thoughts. This is, without a doubt, the greatest game to grace the PSP. As far as value, replayability, and quality, it's going to be a tough one to beat. Aside from some extreme-difficulty on the part of "Rondo", there is only one other thing to fuss about (more on that in a sec). The updated version of "Rondo" is simply amazing (albeit, harder-than-hell) and it's stunning just to look at. Playing through it, while challenging, is also a very rewarding experience and I would have been happy with this version alone, but wait: the box actually touts this is as being a 3-in-1 experience, afterall, the word "chronicles" is in the title. This is what leads me to my gripe:

It's probably no big secret by now, but the other two games are not immediately playable. That's right. You want to play "Symphony of Night", then you're gonna have to earn it by doing some unlocking. HOWEVER, hit up your favorite cheat site and you should be able to play it in roughly 20 minutes. That being said, my gripe really isn't a gripe but it still would've been kinda nice to have it readily available once you popped in the UMD.

Once you have it unlocked, then that old feeling from a decade ago will come back in a flood. I instantly remembered why this is my favorite game of all time and I'm more than happy to report that it translates perfectly to the PSP. So there ya go. If you're a fan of the series and you don't already own this one, please do yourself a favor. I would go so far as to say that it's reason enough to get a PSP.

"The best castlevania in your... hands", To tell you the thruth, i buyed this game for SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT, and is good to know that the game is still intact + new battles and reworked voices (thanks for that) and the best part is that you can select japanesse languajes and Maria is playable now with Richter and Alucard, and yes, RONDO OF BLOOD is excellent too(the original and remade versions), go now and buy it

"An addicting experience that's also a lot of fun...", Don't kid yourself, this game is tough! Everything that attacks you is faster than you, and you only have your whip and a subweapon at your disposal. Expect that you're going to have redo stages often, but I promise after a few tries the stages get easier. There are a ton of unlockables and secret areas in both games, Rondo and Symphony, so make sure you consult a walkthrough to find all of the goodies and see all possible endings. Graphically this game looks really nice, the 3D character as a side-scroller works really well. This game really shines in the sound department as well. The music is appropriately ominous, and the voice-acting isn't bad either. This game is well worth the money for a PSP owner who's willing to put up with quite a few game over screens. If you play your PSP casually, then I would avoid getting this game...maybe LocoRoco instead.