Game Description

The legendary Castlevania RPG franchise leaps to the next-gen of portables with a new adventure that continues the story begun in Aria of Sorrow. An evil cult is out to sacrifice Soma. He decides to go on the offensive and get them first! Action unfolds on the bottom screen. Up top, find vital info and a castle map that's updated in real time. Use the touch screen to smash things in your way and defeat evil spirits with the new Magic Seal system. The Tactical Soul system returns, allowing you to collect the souls of vanquished enemies and wield their powers, plus trade 'em wirelessly with your friends.

Critic Reviews

GameSpot Review (8.9 out of 10 )

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 ...All Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Average Member Rating: 8.2 out of 10

Solid Action/Adventure Game (9 out of 10)

posted by A7XGamer (SPRING, TX) on May 3, 2006
Member since Mar 2006
7 out of 8 gamers (88%) found this review helpful

Graphics: 8 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is the best Action/Adventure for the DS by far and I'll give my reasons. To start of the graphics haven't improved much since Aria of Sorrow but they have added some new things. Like blood and weather effec ...All User Reviews

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Game Specs

Modes

Level Editor, Simultaneous, Story, Versus

Wireless

DS Multi-Card Play (1-2)