Let's recap. Konami has just released Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The game features a new rendition of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood as well as the original TurboCD game plus the PS1 sequel, Symphony of the Night. This much we knew, right? Well, it seems as if Konami may have sneaked a hidden fourth game into the set. Don't get too excited though; it's merely a consolation prize relic from a bygone era. According to GameFAQs (that bastion of truthful information), completing the game's Boss Rush mode under special conditions unlocks, well, this. I haven't checked this out for myself yet (I'm nowhere near meeting the
supposed in-game requirements), but it seems worth mentioning in the
hopes of getting a little confirmation.
Many PC Engine Super CD games had little screens that popped up whenever you tried to play it in an older system (i.e. a Version 3.0 game with a 2.0 card) Well, Dracula X actually had a whole new level, named Stage X. It features very stupid looking South-Park characters and it let you play for a little while, jumping and whipping stuff. When you reach the end, a screen pops up that tells you that you need the System 3.0 card. Cute.
Provided that this little short segment is actually in Dracula X Chronicles, it's a hell of a nice gesture from Konami to throw it in for the sake of completeness. Hmm, I wonder what else could be buried away on that little UMD...
