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One of the Best DS games out there
If you like 2-D side-scrolling classic adventure games, you've gotta check this game out. I'm personally a big fan of 2-D animated sprite games... especially now that they're getting more and more rare as they are converting everything to 3D. Don't get me wrong, I love 3D games too ...in fact I majored in 3D animation... but 2-D games are what I grew up with, and this one is definately a winner. If you like any of the old or newer castlevania games, you will love this game. It has everything you've come to expect and loved about the genre. You'll also love it if you're into games like 2-D metroid, mario, zelda, megaman, and the like. The graphics are amazing in this game and you can tell they spent plenty of time illustrating the subtle graphics and music for this game. The backgrounds are gorgeous with rich detail too. The game has a good balance of complexity and easy game play. It's just complex enough to keep you interested and not overly complicated as to stress you out and spoil the fun. This game may be too complex for kids 10 and under though. There's lots of dialogue and lots of menu's and submenu's that may be too complex for kids under 10... unless your kid loves RPG games like final fantasy, then this would be a breeze. <
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>Beautiful graphics, rich detail, fun game play, lots of weapons and powers to absorb, intuitive game design and menus, huge world to explore and interesting big boss creatures... did I mention the graphics are awesome? <
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>The top screen is used only to display map of world... seems like they could've integrated it more with the game. Other than that, I can't think of anything else. <
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>Conclusion: If you like 2-D or 3-D side-scrolling adventure genre, this is a must buy! This may well be the best adventure game for the DS ever. This game is especially hard to put down after you start playing it. <
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You can't go wrong with "Dawn of Sorrow."
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is the latest iteration of Konami's decades-old franchise and the first to appear on the Nintendo DS. Don't let the title fool you; this really isn't the dawn of anything, except maybe a bunch more Castlevania games on the DS. And the subtitle here is simply a workable way to include the letters D and S in the title of the game, as seems to be the requirement for the platform at this point. Dawn of Sorrow actually takes place a year after the events in Aria of Sorrow, which came out in 2003 on the Game Boy Advance. If you've played that game--or if you've played just about any recent Castlevania game actually--you'll be right at home with Dawn of Sorrow, because it's basically the same game repackaged to fit the DS. That isn't a bad thing though, because the Castlevania games have long carried the torch for good, old-fashioned 2D side-scrolling gameplay, and Dawn of Sorrow keeps that flame burning as bright as ever. <
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>The star of Dawn of Sorrow is Soma Cruz, the young adventurer who narrowly avoided becoming the next Dracula in Aria of Sorrow. Soma has the ability to collect the souls of monsters he kills, thus inheriting their powers. A year after Soma escaped Dracula's castle, a mysterious woman named Celia shows up and attacks him. Celia is a priestess of a new cult that is attempting to resurrect Dracula. Since Soma already proved once before that he's capable of foiling the resurrection of the dark lord, the cult decides to eliminate him before he can mess up their plans as well. Soma survives the attack quite easily and Celia is forced to retreat. Apparently Soma doesn't take kindly to people who try to kill him, so he sets out to find Celia and prevent her from reviving Dracula. <
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>The entire game takes place at the cult's base, which is a replica of Dracula's castle. In true Castlevania form you'll start off relatively weak, with only a knife and some mediocre armor. As you progress through areas of the castle, you'll fight monsters and search the mazelike hallways where you'll gain experience, as well as find new and better equipment. As you gain experience, you'll level up and your stats will increase in attack, defense, strength, constitution, intelligence, and luck. <
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>Throughout the game you'll also collect the souls of monsters you kill. These souls can be equipped to give Soma new abilities. There are three types of souls you can equip, as well as ability-type souls that grant you special powers without having to equip them. Ability souls are collected when you defeat bosses, and these abilities are usually required to progress through the game. By using these ability souls Soma can learn how to double-jump, move underwater, and break crystal blocks--all of which are required to access certain areas of the castle. <
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>Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow sticks close to the tried-and-true formula, so it will be an instant hit with anyone with an affinity for the sort of explorative gameplay the series is known for. While it doesn't do much to distinguish itself as the first Castlevania on the DS, the updated look, excellent music, and added controls help to refine the series even further. The bottom line is: Whether you're familiar with the series or not, you can't go wrong with Dawn of Sorrow. <
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Classic Castelvania
The gameplay and overall feel of this game screams Castlevania. The sidescrolling platform action is spot on, the graphics truly push the limits of the DS, and the variety of equipment/soul combinations will lend itself perfectly to creating a gameplay experience perfect for your style of play. <
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>As people have said in past reviews, the use of the touch screen feels tacked on. To defeat bosses you have to draw symbols on the screen, which can be frustrating if a) you have poor penmenship, or b) are left-handed (such as yours truly) and have to scramble to take the stylus out, switch it to your other hand, and draw the symbol. It's a neat little addition but, again, it didn't really need to be there. <
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>Also, the boss battles are sometimes a little too easy, even in the later levels. Don't get me wrong, there are some that are just downright nasty, but some of the bosses fire off their special weapon and all you can do is look at the screen and go "... that's it?" <
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>Overall, this is another great game for the Nintendo DS. With the exception of the clunky touch screen addon, the game is overall fantastic.