


A third equippable hand is available to Alucard for equipping usable items such as healing items. The Saturn version of this game contains various exclusive features including a new playable character (Maria Renard), new items, new enemies (sixteen lesser, a boss, plus Maria Renard if playing as Alucard), two new areas (Cursed Prison and Underground Garden) and a secret outfit for Richter Belmont. Invincibility for 40sec, also causing damage if touched Rather than wield a weapon she fires a magical shot ( - can be charged up), kicks ( ) and invokes the " Four Symbols" (Chinese mythological creatures).ĭragon controllable with the D-pad, plus invulnerability for its duration Maria is 17 years old and the younger sister of Richter's deceased girlfriend. Idling for a few minutes at the title screen makes Shiina Hekiru (the voice actress who interprets Maria Renard and the fairy familiars) inform the current time of the Saturn's clock.

Holding when choosing Richter Belmont gives him different clothing. Richter and Maria don't feature an options menu brought up by hitting START like Alucard, and thus cannot equip or use items other than the special weapons (enemies don't even drop anything but hearts and gold for them). The other characters start straight to the main storyline.Īll characters can pause the game ( START ), access a castle map ( START then ), jump ( ), use at least one button to attack ( ), back dash ( ) - Richter doesn't have a second attack button, nor can back dash - and use the special weapons found in candles ( + ). In this battle you control Richter Belmont rather than Alucard and if you are about to die, Maria Renard appears to save you.

Upon choosing Alucard, the game starts at the final battle of the previous game of the series, with improved graphics and a cutscene. Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku in an action RPG, on which you choose one of three characters: Alucard, the main character, Richter Belmont, previously unlockable in the PlayStation game, and Maria Renard, an exclusive playable character.
