Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Prologue

Journey back to 1792 and the Transylvanian countryside of Romania...

Objective

 * This is a remake of the final stage of Rondo of Blood, where player, as Richter Belmont, fought with Dracula. The gameplay is vastly different as follows:


 * Richter has gained a lot of new moves. See the control page for more information.
 * The stage layout has been changed that, Richter will not fall off the bottom.
 * The entrance of the secret room has been changed that, it now requires hitting a hidden switch to release the ladder to the room. Inside the room are a few jars containing items of Alucard game, which cannot be carried over.
 * Dracula has both HP bars shown from the start of battle.
 * If Richter runs out of HP during Dracula battle, Maria Renard (young) will appear and aid him with power of her animal friends, making him invincible for the rest of battle. However, doing so will result in Alucard starting the actual game in worst status.

Battle result and Alucard game

 * Here is a list of stage performance of prologue affecting the actual gameplay. The status modifiers do not work in Xbox 360 version, or any version when luck mode is active.
 * In normal play, Alucard will start with the following stat and no consumable, before gaining the following bonus: 70 HP, 20 MP, 50 Heart, 6 STR, 6 CON, 6 INT, 6 LCK.