Manual Story Description

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Objective/Overview

While the members of the Dracula X team were preoccupied with other projects, it was up to the Konami division KCEN (Konami Computer Entertainment of Nagoya) to live up to the company's promise to port Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku over to the Sega Saturn. While at its root the same experience, KCEN provided to the free-roaming adventure-RPG some exclusive material in terms of enemies, weapons and playability.

As it was: You play the role of Alucard and must fight your way through the evil-infested Castlevania and its inverted cousin to save the spell-induced Richter Belmont and discover the source of the castles' appearances. You'll travel through thirty castle sections (including four exclusive), therein, and encounter minor enemies and bosses alike, a variety of traps, some puzzles, and finally the game's ultimate evil. You'll enhance the RPG-powered Alucard by gaining levels; by collecting a large amount of weapons, armor and item types (with exclusive entries here, too); by learning and using spells; and by collecting relics that afford increased accessibility, the subservient familiars, and other unique abilities.

Also exclusive to the Saturn version is the ability to play as both Richter Belmont and Maria Renard from the outset. Richter is what you'd expect if you've unlocked him in the Playstation version; the only difference here is that he dons an alternate outfit. Maria is overall similar to Richter in terms of mechanics, but, moreover, she's akin to a blend of Alucard and Maxim Kischine from Harmony of Dissonance. Both characters have immediate accessibility due to their loose mechanics, but neither has a relevant story to his or her quest other than the quick one-screen endings received for defeating Shaft in the inverted castle. Additionally, both characters have exclusive themes that play in the Castle Entrance and during boss fights.

Japanese/European Differences

This is the Japanese version, a game with no North American counterpart due to what was becoming the Saturn's slow demise in the west. So it's only fair to list the differences between this and the American version of Symphony of the Night: (1) You can play as Richter Belmont from game's start and immediately access the game's name-entry codes. (2) You can play as Maria Renard, who didn't appear in Symphony as a playable character. (3) Richter and Maria have their own intros and endings. (4) Alucard's intro makes reference to "Ralph C. Belmondo" rather than his western-named counterpart, Trevor Belmont. The rest of the intro is worded slightly different than the Playstation intro. (5) There are two new areas not seen in Symphony--the Cursed Prison and the Underground Garden. Each has its own overarching theme. (There are actually four new sections if you count the upside-down versions.) (6) The Abandoned Mine is now called "Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb." The Underground Cavern is "Ground Water Vein." And Olrox's Quarters is "Olrox's Room." (7) There are sixteen exclusive lesser enemies. (8) There are two extra bosses, one of which is located in a new section; the other is Maria. (9) Some enemies' death animations differ slightly, like the marionettes that are now pulled back to Hell. (10) Richter and Maria have exclusive themes that play as they run through the Castle Entrance. (11) The characters are more animated during conversations, like the Master Librarian who hides his face at the thought of helping an outsider. (12) There are more equippable weapons to be found. (13) The placement of relics is different. (14) Like the Japanese Playstation version, it has those two extra familiars: The "Sprite Familiar" and the "Tengu Goblin." (15) Some of the longer rooms have been broken up into two for purposes of loading times. And (16) some rooms are missing from the game altogether, like those in the Reverse Cavern that lead to the Force of Echo.

Soundtrack and Credits

Soundtrack
Opening and Ending Themes: 1 - Prayer | 2 - Metamorphosis 1 | 3 - Prologue | 4 - Moonlight Nocturne | 5 - Metamorphosis | 6 - I Am the Wind
Area Themes: 1 - Dracula's Castle | 2 - Dance of Gold | 3 - Marble Gallery | 4 - Tower of Myst | 5 - Wood Carving Partita | 6 - Door of Holy Spirits | 7 - Requiem for the Gods | 8 - Crystal Teardrops | 9 - Abandoned Pit | 10 - Rainbow Cemetery | 11 - Silence | 12 - Lost Painting | 13 - Dance of Pales | 14 - Curse Zone | 15 - Wandering Ghosts | 16 - The Tragic Prince | 17 - The Door to the Abyss | 18 - Heavenly Doorway | 19 - Final Toccata | 20 - Chacone C.moll | 21 - Vampire Killer (Remix 1) | 22 - Bloody Tears | 23 - Vampire (Killer Remix 2) | 24 - Beginning
Battle Themes: 1 - Dance of Illusions | 2 - Festival of Servants | 3 - Death Ballad | 4 - Enchanted Banquet | 5 - Blood Relations | 6 - Guardian | 7 - Black Banquet
Miscellaneous Themes: 1 - Metamorphosis 2 | 2 - Master Librarian | 3 - Land of Benediction
Hidden Tracks: 1 - Beginning (Remix)

Links
Music Files: MP3
Soundtrack Release: Regular Soundtrack, Remixed Soundtrack, Dracula X Remixes, MIDI Power Pro 6, Dracula MIDI Collection and Castlevania Best Music Collections Box
Game Credits: Available

Other Characters

Lesser Enemies: Ape Skeleton, Archer, Armor Lord, Axe Knight, Azaghal, Balloon Pod, Bat, Bitterfly, Black Crow, Black Panther, Blade, Blade Master, Blade Soldier, Blood Skeleton, Bloody Zombie, Blue Raven, Blue Venus Weed, Bomb Knight, Bone Archer, Bone Ark, Bone Halberd, Bone Musket, Bone Pillar, Bone Scimitar, Cave Troll, Cloaked Knight, Copper Armor, Corner Guard, Corpseweed, Ctulhu, Dark Octopus, Dhuron, Diplocephalus, Discus Lord, Dodo Bird, Dragon Rider, Ectoplasm, Fire Demon, Fire Warg, Fish Head, Flail Guard, Flea Armor, Flea Man, Flea Rider, Flying Zombie, Mad Frog, Frozen Half, Frozen Shade, Gardener, Gargoyle, Ghost, Ghost Dancer, Gorgon, Grave Keeper, Gremlin, Guardian, Gurkha, Hammer Knight, Harpy, Hellfire Beast, Hunting Girl, Hititorisou, Ifreet, Imp, Jack O' Bones, Jinnunja, Killer Fish, Large Slime, Lion, Lossoth, Magic Tome, Malachi, Marionette, Medusa Head, Yellow Medusa Head, Fishman, Mudman, Nova Skeleton, Orobourous, Ouija Table, Owl, Owl Knight, Paranthropus, Phantom Skull, Plate Lord, Red Gargoyle, Rock Knight, Salem Witch, Salome, Scarecrow, Schmoo, Scylla Wyrm, Skelerang, Skeleton, Skeleton Beast, Skeleton Breeder, Skeleton Guardian, Skull Lord, Slime, Slinger, Sniper of Goth, Spear Guard, Specter, Spectral Sword, Spellbook, Spittle Bone, Stone Rose, Stone Skull, Sword Lord, Thornweed, Tin Man, Toad, Tombstone, Valhalla Knight, Vandal Sword, Venus Weed, Warg, Warg Rider, Water Leaper, Wereskeleton, White Dragon, Wight, Will-o'-Wisp, Winged Guard, Wraith, Yorick and Zombie
Bosses: Slogra, Gaibon, Doppelganger10, Lesser Demon, Karasuman, Scylla, Hippogryph, Maria Renard, Richter Belmont, Skeleton Leader, Olrox, Olrox 2, Lypuston, Minotaurusu, Cerberos, Granfalloon, Beezelbub, Shaft, The Creature, Darkwing Bat, Doppelganger40, Medusa, Akmodan II, Fake Trevor, Fake Grant, Fake Sypha, The Grim Reaper, Grim Reaper 2 and Galamoth
Dracula Forms: For "Final Stage": Dracula and Dracula's Ghost; For Alucard: Dracula
Supporting Cast: Maria Renard, Death, the Ferryman, the Master Librarian and Shaft

Character Lists

Lesser Enemies | Bosses | Dracula Forms | Supporting Cast