Even if a maiden is missed, however, the player can return to any unlocked level later and take another shot at discovering any secrets they may have missed via the main menu's stage select. The victims Richter is able to rescue will affect which of the multiple endings you will see. Numerous hidden secrets may be found during the adventure, opening up pathways to new stages or leading to one of the four victims to rescue one of which becomes a playable character after being freed. Each subweapon has a specific style of use and special "Item Crash" attack, which allows for an expensive but devastating super attack. Along the way you may collect hearts from candles to power one of 6 different subweapons the dagger, holy water, axe, cross, grimoire, and stopwatch. The game is divided up into multiple stages, some hidden, where the goal is to reach the end of each and (usually) face a boss monster.
Wielding an ancestral whip imbued with holy powers to crush darkness, Richter heads out into the night alone to rescue the victims and deal out some justice, Belmont style. The dark priest Shaft has kidnapped Annette Renard, Richter's main love interest, and taken her to Castlevania along with a handful of other female victims. Set in the year 1792, you play as Richter Belmont, a vampire hunter.
Released in 1993, this game features the ability to save a player's progress, advances the plot via full-screen cutscenes, and utilizes CD audio tracks instead of the PC Engine's HUCard, producing a higher quality of musical audio. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (AkumajÅ Dracula X: Chi no Rondo) is a 2-D side-scrolling platformer with a gothic horror theme.