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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (悪魔城ドラキュラＸ　～月下の夜想曲～) is an entry in the ''Castlevania'' series released for the [[Sega Saturn]] exclusively in Japan in 1998. Western gamers know this game as '''''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''''' - the name the PlayStation 1 version of the game and all successive re-releases. It is a direct sequel to ''Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo'' for the TurboGrafx-CD and the second and final ''Castlevania'' game to be released on a [[Sega]] system, following ''[[Castlevania: Bloodlines]]''.
 
{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (悪魔城ドラキュラＸ　～月下の夜想曲～) is an entry in the ''Castlevania'' series released for the [[Sega Saturn]] exclusively in Japan in 1998. Western gamers know this game as '''''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''''' - the name the PlayStation 1 version of the game and all successive re-releases. It is a direct sequel to ''Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo'' for the TurboGrafx-CD and the second and final ''Castlevania'' game to be released on a [[Sega]] system, following ''[[Castlevania: Bloodlines]]''.
  
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Though it shares the same name, the Saturn version of this game contains various exclusive features including a new playable character (Maria Renard), new items, new enemies, and two new levels (Cursed Prison and Underground Garden). A third equippable hand is available to Alucard for equipping usable items such as healing items. A relic known as "God Speed boots" become available to Alucard halfway through the game and allow the player to move faster. Classic ''Castlevania'' music is remixed and a couple new tracks have also been recorded.
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==Gameplay==
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===Playable Characters===
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==Versions==
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Saturn version of this game contains various exclusive features including a new playable character (Maria Renard), new items, new enemies, and two new levels (Cursed Prison and Underground Garden). A third equippable hand is available to Alucard for equipping usable items such as healing items. A relic known as "God Speed boots" become available to Alucard halfway through the game and allow the player to move faster. Classic ''Castlevania'' music is remixed and a couple new tracks have also been recorded.
  
 
Unfortunately, the game was badly ported to the system. The PlayStation does not have a 2D graphics mode, instead relying on programmers to turn the 3D mode into a 2D one through the use of polygons and textures. The Saturn contains both 2D and 3D graphics modes, which can be used in conjunction with each other, however the developers of this game did not take advantage of it, forcing the Saturn to render it in the same method as the PlayStation.
 
Unfortunately, the game was badly ported to the system. The PlayStation does not have a 2D graphics mode, instead relying on programmers to turn the 3D mode into a 2D one through the use of polygons and textures. The Saturn contains both 2D and 3D graphics modes, which can be used in conjunction with each other, however the developers of this game did not take advantage of it, forcing the Saturn to render it in the same method as the PlayStation.
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The results of the bad port include, among other things, stretched graphics (The PS1 runs the game with a 256x224 screen resolution, while the Saturn goes for 352x240) and other distortions. There are longer loading times, and transparency effects in the Saturn version are also altered as the Saturn cannot handle alpha transparency while dealing with 3D polygons. It is believed that many of these issues could be fixed had the game been altered to play to the Saturn's strengths.
 
The results of the bad port include, among other things, stretched graphics (The PS1 runs the game with a 256x224 screen resolution, while the Saturn goes for 352x240) and other distortions. There are longer loading times, and transparency effects in the Saturn version are also altered as the Saturn cannot handle alpha transparency while dealing with 3D polygons. It is believed that many of these issues could be fixed had the game been altered to play to the Saturn's strengths.
  
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*Alucard - Son of Dracula - Capable of equipping many weapons, items, familiars, and relics. Can transform into mist, wolf, or bat forms. He can level up to increase his base stats. While using him every button on the Saturn controller is used. Button functions include 2 attack buttons, a back dash, 3 transform buttons, jump, pause. Special button combinations can be used to perform a variety of spells.
 
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*Richter Belmont - Vampire Hunter - Attacks with a whip which can be fully extended or be flailed in multiple directions. Can slide, slide kick, Uppercut Super Jump, Shoulder Dash, Back Flip, and Use special weapons found in candles. Button functions include 1 attack button, Item Crash, jump, and pause.
 
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*Maria Renard - Richter Belmont's Sister-in-law - Very powerful character that has a set amount of moves and cannot equip items. Has multiple special moves including a triple jump, jump kick, flame thrower, and invincibility spell. Button functions include 1 fireball button, 1 kick button, jump, and pause.
 
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'''Cast:''' Ryoutaroh Okiayu, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Chisa Yokoyama, Norio Wakamoto, Rica Fukami, Masaharu Satoh, Hekiru Shiina, Jyouji Yanami<br>
 
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'''Program:''' Nobushige Takaki, Yasuhiro Masuoka, Akihiro Shimiz, Hideto Imai<br>
 
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'''Musicians:''' Cynthia Harrell (Lead Vocal/Back Chorus), Jeff Lorber (Keyboards), Rika Muranaka (Keyboards), Nate Phillips (Bass), John Robinson (Drums), Michael Tompson (Guitar), Gerald Albright (Sax), Louis Conte (Percussion)<br>
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'''Original Staff:''' Toru Hagihara, Kouji Iga, Gagensai.F, Kousuke Iwakura, Reika Bando, Toshiharu Furukawa, Kimihiro Morishita, Hiroto Yamaguchi, Nobuya Nakazato, Shinichiro Shimamura, Noriyoshi Sato, Kenichiro Imaizumi, Michiru Yamane, O.Kasai, Imohore Imai, Takayuki Fujii, Nishimura Oh.Ya.Zi., Kahori Yamane, Shogo Kumasaka, Yumiko Nozawa, Aoni Production, Arts Vision, 81Produce, Sigma Seven, Dojinsha, Central Studio, Studio24<br>
 
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Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1Track)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku (悪魔城ドラキュラＸ　～月下の夜想曲～) is an entry in the Castlevania series released for the Sega Saturn exclusively in Japan in 1998. Western gamers know this game as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - the name the PlayStation 1 version of the game and all successive re-releases. It is a direct sequel to Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo for the TurboGrafx-CD and the second and final Castlevania game to be released on a Sega system, following Castlevania: Bloodlines.

Gameplay

Playable Characters

Alucard - Son of Dracula -
Capable of equipping many weapons, items, familiars, and relics. Can transform into mist, wolf, or bat forms. He can level up to increase his base stats. While using him every button on the Saturn controller is used. Button functions include 2 attack buttons, a back dash, 3 transform buttons, jump, pause. Special button combinations can be used to perform a variety of spells.
Richter Belmont - Vampire Hunter -
Attacks with a whip which can be fully extended or be flailed in multiple directions. Can slide, slide kick, Uppercut Super Jump, Shoulder Dash, Back Flip, and Use special weapons found in candles. Button functions include 1 attack button, Item Crash, jump, and pause.
Maria Renard - Richter Belmont's Sister-in-law -
Very powerful character that has a set amount of moves and cannot equip items. Has multiple special moves including a triple jump, jump kick, flame thrower, and invincibility spell. Button functions include 1 fireball button, 1 kick button, jump, and pause.

Versions

Saturn version of this game contains various exclusive features including a new playable character (Maria Renard), new items, new enemies, and two new levels (Cursed Prison and Underground Garden). A third equippable hand is available to Alucard for equipping usable items such as healing items. A relic known as "God Speed boots" become available to Alucard halfway through the game and allow the player to move faster. Classic Castlevania music is remixed and a couple new tracks have also been recorded.

Unfortunately, the game was badly ported to the system. The PlayStation does not have a 2D graphics mode, instead relying on programmers to turn the 3D mode into a 2D one through the use of polygons and textures. The Saturn contains both 2D and 3D graphics modes, which can be used in conjunction with each other, however the developers of this game did not take advantage of it, forcing the Saturn to render it in the same method as the PlayStation.

The results of the bad port include, among other things, stretched graphics (The PS1 runs the game with a 256x224 screen resolution, while the Saturn goes for 352x240) and other distortions. There are longer loading times, and transparency effects in the Saturn version are also altered as the Saturn cannot handle alpha transparency while dealing with 3D polygons. It is believed that many of these issues could be fixed had the game been altered to play to the Saturn's strengths.

Production credits

Cast: Ryoutaroh Okiayu, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Chisa Yokoyama, Norio Wakamoto, Rica Fukami, Masaharu Satoh, Hekiru Shiina, Jyouji Yanami

Staff:

Program: Nobushige Takaki, Yasuhiro Masuoka, Akihiro Shimiz, Hideto Imai
Support Program: Hiroaki Atsumi, Yoichi Hayama, Kazuo Taniguchi, Norihide Sugimoto
Design: Yoshichika Suzuki, Naoya Tanabe, Yasuko Muraoka, Hiroshi Miyata, Yuki Miyagi
Sound Staff: H.Suzuki (Sound Direction), Y.Iwata (Program), T.Ohsono (Music), J.Karashima (Music/Sound Effect), K.Okada (Music)
Product Design: Tsukasa Hiyoshi
Special Thanks: Masaki Tanaka, Atsushi Mishima, Nazha Kondo, Satoko Hayashi, Takahiro Nakayama, Toyohiro Yamada, Noriko Uchida, Sachiko Hara
Character Design & Illustration: Ayami Kojima

Ending Theme: "I Am The Wind"

Staff:
Produced By: Rika Muranaka
Music Written By: Rika Muranaka, Tony Haynes, Jeff Lorber
Arranged By: Rika Muranaka, Jeff Lorber
Recorded By: Jeff Lorber, Robert Chinelli, Eric Greedy At Jhl Studio, Larry Mah At Mad Hatter Recording Studio
Mixed By: Al Schmitt At Capitol, Recording Studio
Musicians: Cynthia Harrell (Lead Vocal/Back Chorus), Jeff Lorber (Keyboards), Rika Muranaka (Keyboards), Nate Phillips (Bass), John Robinson (Drums), Michael Tompson (Guitar), Gerald Albright (Sax), Louis Conte (Percussion)


Original Staff: Toru Hagihara, Kouji Iga, Gagensai.F, Kousuke Iwakura, Reika Bando, Toshiharu Furukawa, Kimihiro Morishita, Hiroto Yamaguchi, Nobuya Nakazato, Shinichiro Shimamura, Noriyoshi Sato, Kenichiro Imaizumi, Michiru Yamane, O.Kasai, Imohore Imai, Takayuki Fujii, Nishimura Oh.Ya.Zi., Kahori Yamane, Shogo Kumasaka, Yumiko Nozawa, Aoni Production, Arts Vision, 81Produce, Sigma Seven, Dojinsha, Central Studio, Studio24

Producer: Hiroyuki Fukui
Director: Hiroshi Miyata

© 1997 1998 Konami All Rights Reserved.
Developed By KCEN.

Track List

1. [data track]  
2. CD Warning message (00:14) 
Japan 警告メッセージ
Vocals: Ryoutaroh Okiayu
► Running time: 0:14

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 №25, p81
92 №79, p86/87
70 №63, p95[1]
80 №498, p35
94 №34, p64/65[2]
73 №1998-20, p198[3]
86
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
95
[5]
Consoles News (FR) NTSC-J
85
[6]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[7]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[1]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[8]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
83
[9]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
80
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
88
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
79
[12]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[14]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
81
[15]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
83
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
94
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[4]
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
16 reviews

Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku

Saturn, JP
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Manual
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Inlay



John Morris sprite Castlevania games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) | Super Castlevania IV‎ (unreleased)
Sega 32X
 Castlevania: The Bloodletting (unreleased)
Sega Saturn
 Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (1998) | Castlevania: The Bloodletting (unreleased)
Sega Dreamcast
 Castlevania Resurrection (unreleased)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Edge UK 063.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 063.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:SSM_UK_34.pdf, page 64
  3. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19980703_1998-20.pdf, page 200
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 52
  6. ↑ Consoles News, "Septembre 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 81
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Août 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 86
  8. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-07-03" (JP; 1998-06-19), page 1
  9. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1998" (US; 1998-08-18), page 86
  10. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 80
  11. ↑ MAN!AC, "09/98" (DE; 1998-08-05), page 52
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/98" (DE; 1998-08-05), page 96
  13. ↑ neXt Level, "September 1998" (DE; 1998-08-21), page 71
  14. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 12" (JP; 1998-06-12), page 142
  15. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 16" (JP; 1998-08-07), page 70
  16. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1998" (DE; 1998-08-05), page 16
  17. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1998" (UK; 1998-07-15), page 64
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-20 (1998-07-03)" (JP; 1998-06-19), page 200
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