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Two GBA classics in one package

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: May 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Pretty much anytime Castlevania makes an appearance on a hand held, you know it's going to be sweet. This double pack features both Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow; two of the best games to ever be released for the GBA. In Harmony of Dissonance, you play a descendent of the Belmont clan, armed with your trusty whip, while Aria of Sorrow takes place in the future. In both games, you storm a foreboding castle and take on hordes of murderous monsters and beasts as you navigate through the labyrnth-like castle. The graphics, sound, and control in both games are superb 2-D blasts, and are two of the best Castlevania games ever designed. If you missed out on both games when they were first released, consider this your second chance to pick them up, and if you're still holding on to your GBA and are craving some fantastic side scroller action, look no further.

2 classics for $30 dont miss out again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Aira of sorrow and harmony of dissoance were originaly released a few years back on gameboy advance but due to limited printing of the carts the only way to play them was to pay a stupid amount of money for a second hand copy(unless you purchased them when they first came out).

Anyway here is the chance to redeam your sins and pick the games up the second time round.

Castlevania is a explration game much like Metroid, you explore draculas castle but not all areas can be accessed at once. During your explration you will upgrade your wepons,level up, collect souls/books and fight many well thought out bosses.

Harmony of dissoance uses a boos system where you collect books hidden around the castle and by combining books you upgrade your wepon allowing you to progress.

Aria of sorrow uses a soul system, by defeating bad guys some times there souls will release and each soul gives you a different ability or attack and there are loads to collect alowing you to progress through the castle.

Both games contain severial endings bad and good ones the bad ones are usally easy to get but the good ones will require you to collect certian souls and compleate extra areas of the castle.

I really cant recomend these games enough konami is a great developer and 2d castlevania is what they do best so grab a copy now before they become rare again im sure you dont want to be paying $90 on ebay next year.

Aira of sorrow is the prequal to dawn of sorrow on Nintendo DS so check that one out to, also circle of the moon the first GBA castlevania.

Best GBA games you've never played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited to see Konami release this double-pack. Finding these games at a reasonable price before this release was next to impossible. First off I'll start with HoD. Graphically near similar to PS1. Deepest game of the three for GBA. Castle exploration was a lot of fun with neat secrets. Fairly difficult but not that tough. Music is average GBA quality. Story is negligible but if you played any modern Castlevania then you know what to expect. Replay value is excellent. Castle is huge. Worth purchase by itself but then you get a whole other game. AoS takes the game into a more modern setting with a new feature of soul consumption making it's replay value next to none in excellency. Graphically superior to most GBA games and near PS1 quality. Sound is Okay. Music repeats often. But good for GBA. Smaller castle than HoD but not by much. More linear than other entries. You are never really in over your head so difficulty is minor for veterans. Just make sure you got the right soul for the job. Both games are lots of fun. Especially, if you like Metroid games than this should be your next purchase. On my 10 best for all systems. Can't beat the value of 2 games in 1. If you get sick of one play the other. I play these on my DS and have no problem with controls or battery life. A must for long trips or short bathroom visits. Highly recommended.

Wow, this is amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was about to buy this game on the Toys R Us web site until I found a coupon for $10 off at Best Buy with a purchase of $29.99 or more. So, needless, to say...I went to Best Buy and purchased the game for $20 plus tax. TWENTY BUCKS for two awesome games. Can't beat that. Awhile back I was looking on ebay for these games and they wanted like 60 bucks for ONE OF THEM. No matter what you pay, I am sure you will enjoy the game!!!!!!

Buy Now

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm going to make this short. I'm a big Castlevania fan, and having two Castlevania games for the price of one is a treat. Both games are fun and can be played on for hours. If you like Castlevania or looking for a fun game to play buy this now.

Two of the Best Game Boy Advanced Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Game Boy Advanced Castlevania games are some of the best in the series. With two games on a single cartrdige, this is a steal. They've perfected the 2d portable adventure game. Leveling, items, maps, magic, and action. What more could you want?

Great pack of games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great pack of games especially if you are a fan of Castlevania.
Harmony of Dissonance follows the story of Juste Belmont; part of the famed family of vampire hunters. Collect relics under the moonlight in Dracula's castle and discover your destiny!
Aria of Sorrow is the first part of the perils of Soma Cruz. It is the game that preceeds the DS title Dawn of Sorrow. Taking place in the future(2035) Soma Cruz and his friend are transported to a mysterious castle during the first eclipse of the 21st century.
Fun games I recomend them fully!!

Excellence In A Platformer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've never been a big fan of the Castlevania series because I always felt that they were too hard. I was suprised when I found Double Pack, and it was a good deal for two seperate games that are both very good alone. Let me just clarify something- you get two games on one GBA cartridge, and you're able to switch from either at the screen that pops up when you turn the GBA on. Anyway, I didn't like Harmony of Dissonance as much as I liked Aria Of Sorrow because I feel AoS had a lot more depth with the weapons. You have a HUGE number of weapons to discover, buy, and weild. They all have their own speed and damage, and all kinds attack styles. On AoS, also, you have the ability to capture souls off random monsters as a drop, and they give you special abilities that you can choose from, like radiating fire, throwing a grenade, or letting you glide on a big jump. These are some amazing platformers, and they're nice and compact- just perfect for a road trip. These are, by far, the best game I've played on the GBA next to Minish Cap and Harvest Moon: More Friends Of Mineral Town.

I'm HOOKED!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a gamer----I usually play my BookWorm game for a bit and then quit. BUT, this Castlevania game is addictive. I LOVE it!! The monsters are GREAT...I find myself really getting into the game. My only regret is that I don't have a lot of time to play---wish I did. This is definitely going on trips with me.

Great set of Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a must own for anyone who likes Castlevania games. Harmony of Dissonance is very similar to Castlevania Symphony of the Night in terms of gameplay, and any player will spend many hours playing through this game. Aria of sorrow is just as good if not better than Harmony of Dissonance. This is a great set of games to own and I hope that Konami never stops making these games.

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