Japan's Month of Why Do They Get All the Good Things reaches an end, with the Japanese Virtual Console getting the most celebrated release of the month, in a four game update.

That game? Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, better known as Dracula X: Rondo of Blood/Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM. The game is highly praised by many, and finally saw its first release in the United States as a part of Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP.


One of the three other games to release with Rondo of Blood is fifth installment of the Herakles no Eikou/Glory of Herakles series, Herakles no Eikou IV, for the Super Famicom. It is a RPG, with an ancient Greek setting. A new Herakles no Eikou game is currently under development for the Nintendo DS.
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The third game in the update is Phelios, for the Sega Mega Drive. It is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up, that is lightly based off Greek mythology, starring Apollo, in a quest to save Artemis.


Last but not least is the original Metal Slug for the Neo-Geo. The first game in the Metal Slug series, this game sets the trend for its sequels to come, providing fun run-and-gun gameplay. This is also available in the Metal Slug Anthology compilation for the Wii, PS2 and PSP.


Recap:

NEOGEO: Metal Slug, 1-2 Players, 900 Points

Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.

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No joke titles, no casual Cho Aniki references, no making fun of the slow release schedule, or any of the usual stuff we do in these -- today is too important, too auspicious an occasion for us to ruin by being jackasses. As of today, Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, the PC Engine Super CD-Rom Castlevania game, which is the narrative predecessor to Symphony of the Night and also the last traditional Castlevania game, is now available on the Virtual Console in Japan.

Get here soon, please.

Herakles no Eikou IV (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

Phelios (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine Super CD-Rom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

Metal Slug (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)

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