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==Gameplay== The objective is to guide the primary player-character and protagonist Richter Belmont through nine stages,<ref name="Wii Rondo"/> with four alternate routes,<ref name="retrospective IGN"/> as he searches for his kidnapped beloved and ultimately confronts Dracula in his castle.<ref name="GameSpy preview"/> Richter makes use of a whip as his main weapon and one of six sub-weapons—an axe, a dagger, holy water, a [[grimoire]], a pocket watch, and a cross.<ref name="IGN Guide">{{Cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_9.html|title=Weapons/Spells – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> While exploring the castle, Richter can rescue four maidens, including the young Maria Renard who then becomes a playable character.<ref name="IGN Guide">{{Cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_5.html|title=Maidens – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref><ref name="1UP preview"/> She attacks with either a cat, dragon, [[Cardinal (bird)|cardinal]], turtle, egg or music as her sub-weapons.<ref name="IGN Guide"/> ''Rondo of Blood'' incorporates elements from the earlier ''Castlevania'' games which typically featured linear gameplay and a member of the Belmont clan as the protagonist, and the later entries which allowed the player to explore the environment by not using timed gameplay.<ref name="IGN Wii">{{Cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1080003p1.html|title=Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Review|date=March 26, 2010|author=Thomas, Lucas M.|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' makes use of untimed stages with a clear beginning, but more than one ending in some levels; this then affects the environment, monsters, and [[Boss (gaming)|boss monster]] that the player-character encounters.<ref name="IGN Wii"/> Items such as money, hearts, and food can be found scattered throughout the areas.<ref name="DXC items">{{Cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/882267/page_10.html|title=Items – Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Guide|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> ''Rondo of Blood'' also features the Item Crash ability reused in subsequent ''Castlevania'' titles, which allows a sub-weapon to be used in a super attack.<ref name="1UP preview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904&p=7|title=Castlevania PSP Preview for PSP from 1UP|author=Parish, Jeremy|date=February 1, 2007|publisher=[[1UP]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> Its direct sequel, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', reuses many of the monsters.<ref name="IGN Wii"/>
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