| | |  | All Games | Home » » » Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow | | | | | | | Description: | | In order to save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica of Dracula's castle that is teaming with monstrous creatures. Created by award-winning producer Koji Igarashi and the creative team behind the critically acclaimed Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow | | | Features: | |
• Interact with Castlevania by defeating evil spirits with the Magic Seal system, which utilizes Nintendo DS' touch screen
• Exchange or trade acquired souls with other players via the DS wireless connection
• Continues the storyline that first emerged in the critically acclaimed Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow for Nintendo GameBoy Advance
• Introduces a variety of memorable new characters that help drive an exciting and dramatic storyline
• Includes stunning graphics and special effects, as well as an all-new incredibly moving musical score
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Release Date:
| October 05, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 82 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Nintendo DS | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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46 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Greatest 2D Castlevania. EVER.Oct 29, 2005
By Carmilla
I was greatly impressed by the last GBA Castlevania which was Aria of Sorrow. I even went on to call it the greatest Castlevania of all time. Well, now theres a new king and its the latest for the Nintendo DS.
If youve played the previous game, Aria of Sorrow, then you will be right at home. Everything in Dawn of Sorrow follows Aria very closely. From the maps, enemies, souls, weapons, and graphics. But this time everythings better. The amount of polish in this game is ridiculous. Everything looks, plays, sounds, and acts perfectly. This is one refined game.
The amount of depth to this game is crazy too. From the hundreds of souls you can gather, which is insanely addictive, to the numerous awesome weapons you can forge, this game will keep you item gatherers busy.
And if youre just a casual player then this game has what you want too. A nice story, fun gameplay, and some challenge thrown in for good measure.
Also, sealing the monsters away for good with the stylus is surprisingly fun. It adds a great deal of tension to already tough boss battles. Its such a simple and fun idea that its brilliant.
Right now Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow is the greatest game available for the Nintendo DS. If you have a DS you HAVE to own this game. This is the type of game that you would buy a system or portable for. Its that good.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
castlevaniaNov 30, 2005
By Peneloppe
"Penny"
I never played any of the previous castlevania games so this is my first time. I have to say even without using the stylus much in this DS title, you really appreciate the top screen especially with the persistent map. The castle is huge and that map really helps you to get around to places. It is surprisingly addictive for an adventure game. I find the bosses are not terribly difficult to beat and the game doesn't cause me frustrations due to unbeatble bosses so that is good. The background music as well as graphics is first grade for 2 D. I for one don't like 3 D games as much as 2 D's. But within the realms of 2 D gamss, this has to be one of the best ones out there. Since it is a DS game, the graphics is greatly improved from the GBA games. Everything is beautifully illustrated with details on all monsters and background. ANyway, this game got super high rating on some major gaming websites and magazines and I think it totally earned the rating after playing it for about 2 weeks now. If you love action adventure side scrolling games with great music and graphics then you would love this game. Highly recommanded for everyone, gamers or non-gamers.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Long live 2D games!Aug 24, 2007
By Jonah Bishop
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow was my first experience in the Castlevania series (even though it dates all the way back to the original NES days). Without a doubt, this is one of the best games available on the Nintendo DS. This classic platformer hearkens back to the gaming days of yore, where ultra-realistic graphics played second fiddle to fun gameplay. And boy is this a fun game!
There are two interesting points about this game, as compared to other similar platform games:
1. When you die, it's "game over." This caught me a little off guard when I started playing (I expected to have another "man" available). Thankfully, you can save your progress at any time via a number of save points throughout the castle; you just have to remember to actually do it (especially after the tough boss battles).
2. There's really only one level. Well, call it one and a half. The castle itself is the primary level, and "The Abyss" is the final (what I'll call) half of a level. Don't get me wrong, however; the castle is gigantic! It will easily take most players 15 to 20 hours to get through this game (possibly even longer; I know it took me a long time to beat).
There are so many abilities (over 100) and items (nearly as many) to pick up throughout the course of the game, that it quickly becomes a completist's dream. Getting 100% soul (ability) collection is really tough, and something I have yet to do. Which makes this game all the sweeter; there's always some goal to reach.
If you live under a rock like I do, and you've never checked out any of the Castlevania games, I highly recommend picking this one up. The sequel to this (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin) is also fun, but this one takes top billing. Highly recommended for platformer fans!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
No Sorrows here......Castlevania at its finest!!!!Mar 26, 2006
By J. Silvester
In my opinion this is the 2nd best castlevania sequel to date. While Symphony of the Night holds the title; Sorrow is still top-notch entertainment. The graphics are on par (if not better in someparts)than Symphony, but the overall length of the main-game falls a bit short. You could take hours trying to collect all of the souls of the 100+ monsters in the game, but only a handfull of them real help you proceed further in the game. Sorrow has about half the boss count as Symphony or Dissonance for example. And once you uncover the full 100% of the castle map; you will be surprised to see that it's not all that big. Other than that one flaw, Castlevania:Dawn of Sorrow is the reason to own a Nintendo DS. This game has Gigantic bosses, great music, challenging gameplay, and the 2nd best experience in the Castlevania universe. If anyone has a DS you would disservice yourself in not picking this one up ASAP because the price of this one is gonna go up in the years to come.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Just Plain AWESOMEFeb 20, 2006
By David Heiss
This is the best 2D scroller out there. The controls are intuitive, responsive and the game play never gets boring. The sound/music is very well composed and plays well over the DS's speakers Highly recommended.
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