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Neck & Neck...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Castlevania DS is the singlemost innovative Castlevania title that Konami has yet to release. The use of the stylus for special abilities & magic demon seals is comprehensive and fun. It keeps you on the edge of your seat when you defeat a near impossible Boss fight and must end it by magically sealing the Demon Boss, "Where's that Damn Stylus..." Excellent game even without the stylus aspect. Unique abilities numerous variations of weapons as well as several gameplay modes keep the replay value VERY high. For Veterans & Newbies alike. Symphony of the Night and Dawn of Sorrow are NECK & NECK for the #1 Castlevania title to date.

more Castlevania

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Another Castlevania game means more excitement. Going around whipping everything in sight never gets boring because the gameplay of Castlevania has been an interesting one for many, many years.

I love the graphics. They are truly something magnificent. The special effects from all the enemies is really a nice, welcoming touch. Just the overall atmosphere of the game is dark and spooky, the way a Castlevania game should be.

This game follows the formula that was featured in Symphony of the Night, which means if you like the Metroid style of gaming, you will love this game as well.

One of the best games ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It has been a long time since I have wanted to play a game all the way 100% through. Probably since Symphony of the Night actually. I'm the type who beats a game, shelves it, and may or may not play it again later. I don't typically worry about getting every single thing in a game completed. This one, however, I spent hours getting every single soul in the game and loved every tedious minute of it.

I put this up there with titles like Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night as one of my favorite games of all time.

This is easily my favorite game for the DS. By far. Although I just bought Portrait of Ruin, so we'll see how that goes next.

Another fantastic SoTN-type game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you're a fan of the series, you have to get it. Period. If you aren't, you should consider it. The gameplay is addictive, the art is good, and the castle remains fun to explore time after time to complete your "soul collection" and find secrets.

The one drawback is that you may be confused about the storyline if you haven't played the predecessors to this game; indeed, the storyline is the one area I'm a little bit disappointed in. The sequential quality of the it can lead to a feeling of having "missed something" if you haven't been keeping up with the series.

All in all, a good game for fans and a good buy for someone looking for something a little different to play for a week.

One great reason to buy DS...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

So far, this is one of the best game on DS. The use of stylus to Castlevania is pretty neat, sometimes frustrating. Whether your a Castlevania fan or not, you should try this! -worthEveryPenny-

Spectacular Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is absolutely one of the best games in the Castlevania series. I bought it to be prepared for the second of the DS.

Castlevania Joy on your DS!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: T.R.C.

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow for the Nintendo DS made by Konami. It is a direct sequel taking place 1 year after the events of Castlevania Aria of Sorrow.

The cast:
Soma Cruz - The reincarnation of Dracula, aka "Hero".
Mina Hakuba - Soma's Love interest.
Yoko Belnades - Weapon synthesis specialist. Also, she is Julius Belmont's confidant.
Julius Belmont - Rival vampire hunter and friend.
Hammer - Sells items, weapons and accessories. Buy healing stuff and forget about the rest of his goods. You can find better stuff in the castle and then have Yoko synthesis your weapon of choice. Save your gold for the soul eater ring, weighs in at 300,000 gold.
Genya Arikado - Is the overseer of Soma. Aka Soma's babysitter.
Celia Fortner - Witch leader of a cult that is trying to bring back "The Dark Lord!"
Dario and Dimitrii - Celia's top choices to be "The Dark Lord!"

Equipment:
You can equip one weapon, a piece of armor and one accessory. You may also equip three souls at one time. A bullet soul, I used Mandragora, a grenade type weapon. A Guardian soul, I liked the Flying Armor, Float like a butterfly, then Bat Company, Fly like a bat! An enchant soul. The ghoul is great; it allows you to eat anything. Rusty tin cans and rotten flesh, tasty!

And so it begins...
Soma and Mina are out for a nice walk in town when Celia appears and threatens Soma. Soma's friend, Arikado, gives him a knife to defend himself from Celia's monster hoard. This sets the stage for a great game!

My only complaint is that it took me only 13 hours to get through the main story. When you beat the game you are given a chance to play the game with Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades, who team up to take on Castlevania. The added 10 hours for this side quest extends the playtime to 23 hours. Which is a decent amount of time for an action platformer.

Story 6/10 - Good but not great. Some good plot twists.

Gameplay 8/10 - Fun and addictive. Soul collecting is not easy. But, don't give up! You need those souls! The Seal System was unique and different. You need to use the touch screen to trace seals and destroy any bosses. I've never sworn so much at my poor DS than when I messed up a seal and had to continue fighting a boss with only 10hp left. I tried to us my stylus, but I was too slow. So, I just started to use my finger after awhile.

Music 9/10 - In true Castlevania style, it was great!

Overall 7/10 - A solid game with tough puzzles and many plot twists. Have fun!

Viva Dracula!

Konami delivers yet another quality title

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow is the first Castlevania game on the Nintendo DS. It is actually the sequel of one of the titles available on the Gameboy Advance. Castlevania games are considered action exploration games, where you explore Dracula's castle and try and prevent him from coming back. This game follows the same basic format, like the others, but I felt like they did a great job. I really enjoyed the boss battles - all of them were very different and there are some pretty cool gimmicks that take a while to figure out. The graphics are very good for a 2D game, some of the best for the DS. One thing I'm not a fan of is a gimmick they decided to use with the DS touchscreen. In order to destroy a boss you have to draw a symbol with the handheld's stylus. I felt this was useless and a waste of time. Overall I feel like this is a great Castlevania game for anyone to enjoy.

almost as good as castlevania: symphony of the night.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

same vein as SOTN (ps1), aria of sorrow (gba), and portrait of ruin (ds). roleplaying elements & levelling up, terrific gameplay & graphics, map exploration, etc. probably my favorite nintendo DS game yet.

Come on, do it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'll spare you the long review since most of the previous reviewers took care of that for me. Simply: this is a great game! If you're worried about wasting your money, then you worry in vain. Buy it. Do it. Come on, do it. Buy it. No more doubting. Just buy it. Go on, do it...

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