Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo (or Castlevania: the Rondo of Blood) is probably my favorite Castlevania / Dracula X games ever made, even surpassing the beautiful Syphony of the Night. This game just has everything; bea... Read Full Review

Anyway who enjoys the gameplay of the NES Castlevania titles will want to sink their teeth into Rondo of Blood.

Released only in Japan in 1993 which were the days the CD based game consoles started to take off and the 16 bit era of consoles the Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega Drive where in massive competition. The Nintendo consoles ... Read Full Review

One of the best Castlevania games

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood was a game that originally came out on the Turbografx 16 (PC-Engine in Japan), and was not released outside of Japan until the release of Dracula X Chronicles (on the PSP), and now it's on the... Read Full Review

This game alone should throw out any reservations you had about buying a Nintendo Wii... It is simply phenomenal!

Before I say anything else I need to say this: Throw out everything bad you've heard about the Wii! Go to the nearest retail store or pawn shop! Buy a Nintendo Wii! Connect to the internet! Go to Wii Shop Channel, and do... Read Full Review

Consider this a perfection of the NES formula

Raise your hand if you heard this concept before. You are a Belmont who is traveling across the land in order to bring Dracula to his grave once more, who is terrorizing the local population. You are equipped with many i... Read Full Review

Awesome Castlevania adventure.

I love this game for several reasons. This wasn't the first Castlevania game I played, but the first I finished. This Virtual Console port is an excellent opportunity to check it out and discover one of the absolute best... Read Full Review

This is the Best Castlevania game out there folks!

Great story, slick graphics, awesome cut scenes and steep difficulty make this game the best Castlevania out there. From the second you start the game you know you are playing a real gem. I love the Castlevania series, t... Read Full Review

more than 10 years and this game is still the best

i hear of this game when the snes port Dracula X was released, but never had the PCENGINE nor the game so my change of play the original rondo of blood were very dim, later this game was on the Castlevania Dracula X Chro... Read Full Review

In the good old days, people knew only peace and prosperity.

Rondo of Blood was released only on Japan back in 1993, at the height of 16-bit gaming. A remake was made for the SNES, which was a very challenging game of it's own, but it was lacking a lot of stuff the original had. ... Read Full Review

One of the finest Castlevania games out there.

In 1993, Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo was released for the PC Engine CD. Most gamers in the western world didn't know much about this game since it was only released in Japan. Years later a remake was released on the... Read Full Review

One of the greatest Castlevania gems that we never played retains all its original, unadulterated glory.

It's about time. Rondo of Blood, described as one of the greatest Castlevania games that we never played, is now finally available in its true, unadulterated form on the Virtual Console, and it remains faithful to its o... Read Full Review