This is a must have title for the DS. Its actually my favorite game on DS right now. ^_^
Gameplay: 10/10 Castlevania changes for the better in this installment of the series. The controls in this game are pretty straight forward. The new “seal art” utilizes the touch screen by causing the player too draw a Magic Seal with the touch Screen to finish the Boss off, but if drawn incorrectly the boss regains half of its health and you will have to weaken him all over again. The replay value is extremely high; after you beat the game you can continue the adventure by capturing all the souls.The Character designs are awesome too.
Graphics 8/10
The graphics here are fairly good for a 2D DS game. Some parts in the game look much better than other parts, like the magic seals and soul summoning. I personally think the 2D graphics are good enough. This game shows that sometimes gameplay is better than graphics. Just compare the ratings on the 3D castlevania's and the 2D ones. Sound 10/10
The music in this game is very impressive. The songs really set the mood of the level. The music was perfect. Plus, the character sounds were preety good. Nothing was wrong with the sounds.
Multiplayer 7/10
Theres nothing special about the multiplayer in Castlevania. All you do is set up a map and place the souls you captured on the map so that they attack you and your oponent while you are racing to the end of the map. Difficulty 8/10
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow is a medium difficulty game. Some levels and bosses of the game prove to be difficult though. At the very beginning of the level you have full health and 2 minutes into the level you’re dead. Another hard part is collecting all the rare souls. Don’t be scared off though, its only hard for gamers new to the series.
Closing Comments
This is one of the best DS games out there now. Its a definite buy and addition to your Nintendo DS Game Libary.
I definitely recommend it to anyone who owns a DS. Go out and check it out.