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Castlevania Chronicles
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Designer(s)
Engine
Latest version	{{{version}}}
Release date(s)	July 23, 1993 (JP) October 8, 2001 (NA) November 9, 2001 (EU)
Genre	Action adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen
Platform(s)	X68000, Sony PlayStation
Media	2 Floppy disks (X68000), CD-ROM (PS)
System requirements
Input

Akumajō Dracula is the name of the 1993 Castlevania game released in Japan on the Sharp X68000 home computer system. It was a remake of the original Akumajō Dracula game. Due to the X68000 not being released outside of Japan, this game was never released outside of Japan as well.

Castlevania Chronicles is the North American and European PlayStation rerelease of X68000 game. Released in 2001, this rerelease featured rendered cutscenes and improved graphics. It was released in Japan as Akumajō Nendaiki: Akumajō Dracula.

Contents 1 Storyline 2 Gameplay 3 Packaging Art 4 External links

Storyline

Since the game is a rerelease, the storyline is the same as the original Akumajō Dracula game. Simon Belmont has to set out to defeat the evil Count Dracula, who has been terrorizing the area.

Gameplay

Since the X68000 version is a remake of the original Akumajō Dracula game, there are some very familar parts to those who played the original. However, there has been a lot updated, including stages that have been redesigned. It has added items taken from games released after the original to give the game an updated sense of flavor. However, this version also has a high diffculty level and has frustrated many players.

The PlayStation rerelease added even more. This includes brand new rendered cutscenes, with new character designs by Ayami Kojima (of Symphony of the Night fame), a new sprite design for the main character, enhanced music, and to many players sigh of relief, a more balanced difficulty level. There even is an option to choose the level of difficulty, or play in Original mode, which is the same as the X68000 version.

In addition to this, the American and European versions each feature an image gallery, which includes artwork by Kojima for both this game and Castlevania:Symphony of the Night. Originally, the SOTN artwork appeared in the Sega Saturn version of the same game.

Packaging Art

Japanese X68000 box art.

North American PS box art.

Japanese PS box art.

European and Australian PS box art.

External links

• The CastleVania Dungeon
• MrP's CastleVania Realm
• Unofficial arrangements (ReMixes) of Castlevania Chronicles's soundtrack at OverClocked ReMix

Akumajō Dracula/Castlevania Series
Castlevania timeline | Castlevania characters
Video game console titles
Vampire Killer | Castlevania | Castlevania II | Castlevania III | Super Castlevania IV | Rondo of Blood | Bloodlines | Dracula X | Symphony of the Night | Castlevania 64 | Legacy of Darkness | Castlevania Chronicles | Lament of Innocence | Curse of Darkness
Handheld game console titles
The Castlevania Adventure | Belmont's Revenge | Castlevania Legends Circle of the Moon | Harmony of Dissonance | Aria of Sorrow | Dawn of Sorrow | Dracula Castlevania
Miscellaneous titles
Haunted Castle | Kid Dracula | Castlevania: Resurrection

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