Description: Castlevania: Dawn of sorrow is a Action video game published by Konami released on October 4, 2005 for the Nintendo DS. As the 3rd work on GBA console, also the one gained the best word of mouth from players (actually my favorite is still the Castlevania: Circle of the Moon). Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow’s difficulty is moderate, it will be very easy for clearance as long as you master some operative skills.
- Publisher:Konami
- US, EU
- Genre:Action
- 2003
The vampire lord Dracula was defeated by a vampire hunting race called Belmont 35 years ago. He is hanged and sealed his power on an eclipse so that he cannot be reborn again. However, a prophecy was made soon after, that his rebirth would be born in the ghost castle, and inherit all the power and anger of Dracula within 35 years. At that time, a boy named Soma Cruz, with his friend Mina Hakuba went to the Hakuba temple ruins. Afterward, they were taken into a mysterious castle. Met Genya Arikado, together, they fight against the monsters appearing everywhere. Thanks to this event, Soma discovered his ability to absorb the souls, and that also helped him survive the dangers. Later, witch Yoko Belnades appeared. She reveals that Dracula’s reincarnation is in this castle, and he will kill everyone when fully inheriting the power of darkness, after the end of the lunar eclipse.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is a standard Side-Scrolling game, in which players will take the role of Soma and interact with others, including information NPCs, support characters and other types of monsters. The entire setting of the game takes place at Dracula Castle. It is divided into many small areas and linked by doors. In turn, the player will explore all areas, destroy monsters and sometimes is bosses to get the ultimate goal of destroying the regeneration of Dracula before he becomes truly invincible.
Similar to other games in the Series, the Soma character can also improve their fighting ability and gain experience points to level up during combat. When the character has a higher level, the statistics on attack, defense, vitality, and magic will increase. However, that is not the only way to improve performance in battles, as weapons and souls can do more than that.
First of all weapons, it includes melee weapons such as swords, knives, spears, axes, and even a gun. However, it is impossible to say which weapons are the best to fight, since the effects they bring in the battles are completely different. Some have quick attack speed, but the range is quite narrow and not really strong. Others can attack targets at a longer range, have more damage, but are quite slow. It is these defect factors that make this a perfect game.
As explained, Soma has the ability to absorb souls, and this makes it possible for him to use his special abilities. There are 4 types of souls, corresponding to 4 abilities that players can use: Ability, Enchanted, Bullet, and Guardian. In it, Enchant can help characters move on the water surface while increasing the statistic points of the index. These spirits provide a great source of power, but also consume quite a lot the character’s magic points.
