Maria Mode is a gameplay mode featured in several Castlevania games, in which the player can play as Maria Renard.
Game specific information
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
In Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Maria becomes playable as soon as the player (Richter) releases her from her cell. Many players consider that playing as Maria makes the game much easier than playing as Richter. She has her own set of sub-weapons, each with their own item crashes. She is slightly smaller than Richter, which allows her to dodge certain attacks much more easily than the vampire hunter. Her main weapon is summoning doves to attack her enemies. She can throw two of them at a time. She can also slide and roll in order to move faster and dodge attacks. Her special ability, called Guardian Knuckle (performed by pressing ↓ ↑ ↘ + II when facing right), deals quite a large amount of damage if used correctly. Finally, she can double jump, which is extremely useful for reaching certain platforms and dodge enemies and their attacks. However, she has far less health than Richter. Also, when she is defeated, she falls down, hits the ground (if there is ground below her) and lies there before fading out of existence. Maria has her own ending, a cutesy and slightly shorter version of Richter's ending. She has her own Game Over screen as well, made of colored letters and flowers.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)
- Main article: Maria Renard/Symphony of the Night/Saturn
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- See: Richter Mode
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
In The Dracula X Chronicles, Maria still plays the same as in the original Rondo of Blood version, without any gameplay changes added. However, some cutscenes were specifically rewritten to take into account her presence, instead of reusing the original game's dialogues to her, with a notable example being her confrontation with Dracula.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles: Symphony of the Night (PSP)
- Main article: Maria Renard/Symphony of the Night/DXC
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