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.

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.

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