Maria is also capable of doing a special attack called a “Guardian Knuckle”, resulting in a ghostly projection that causes heavy damage to enemies.

She is additionally more agile, can do a double jump, and can do twice the amount of damage that Richter does in each normal attack because the doves she shoots out return to her and therefore can do a second hit of damage on the way back, but she takes much more damage each time she is hit. The first four of these sub-weapons are based upon the four symbols of Chinese mythology. She attacks using her doves and one of six sub-weapons: a white tiger kitten, dragon whelp, baby phoenix, turtle, egg or musical notes. While exploring the castle, Richter can rescue four maidens, including his distant relative Maria Renard who then becomes a playable character. Richter makes use of a whip as his main weapon and one of six sub-weapons: an axe, a dagger, holy water, a bible, a pocket watch, and a cross. The objective is to guide the primary player character Richter Belmont through nine stages, with four alternate routes, as he searches for his kidnapped beloved Annette and ultimately confronts Dracula in his castle.

The player-character Richter Belmont can use the Item Crash ability to attack enemies. In 2021, Limited Run Games announced an English release for the TurboDuo. The title is also playable on the TurboGrafx-16 Mini.

In 2018, the game was included along with Symphony of the Night within the Castlevania Requiem collection for the PlayStation 4.

In 2008, the original game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan and for the North American and PAL regions in 2010. The game was remade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Castlevania: Dracula X in 1995, and the PlayStation Portable as Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles in 2007. A direct sequel, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, was released worldwide in 1997. It was first released exclusively in Japan on October 29, 1993. Part of the Castlevania series, protagonist Richter Belmont goes to save his lover Annette, who was abducted by Dracula. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, originally released in Japan as Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, is a platform-adventure video game developed by Konami for the PC Engine's Super CD-ROM² System directed by Toru Hagihara.

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