Nintendo DS

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Description

Set in the early 19th century, this installment of the venerable Castlevania series takes a slight departure from the typical series storyline. A secret monastic organization - Order of Ecclesia is charged with finding alternative ways of combating the hordes of undead summoned by the ever-returning evil lord Dracula, as the Belmont clan has apparently gone into hiding. Shanoa, a young female acolyte of the Order is chosen for her extraordinary magical abilities to wield Dominus - the ultimate spell against evil, but as the ritual absorption of Dominus commences, a rogue acolyte named Albus steals the three tomes containing the spell. Shanoa is then dispatched to track down Albus and return him and the spell back to the Order.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia changes up the formula established with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by partially reverting to the series' action game roots, introducing a series of small, mostly linear areas connected via an overworld map. Shanoa no longer has a native attack, nor can she equip a weapon - all her actions are executed via equipping glyphs (essentially souls in the previous Castlevania games). Three glyphs can be equipped - two action glyphs and a support one, allowing for great levels of player customization, as combinations of different glyphs allow Shanoa to execute devastating combos and special attacks. The game still retains its RPG leveling up system that rewards player with experience points for killing enemies, as well as the need to find HP and MP expansion capsules occasionally hidden just off the main path of the game areas.

Part of the Following Groups

• Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series
• Female protagonists
• Vampire-inspired games

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The Press Says

Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Dec 26, 2008		100
Official Nintendo Magazine	Feb 04, 2009	92 out of 100	92
Atomic Gamer	Oct 27, 2008	90 out of 100	90
The Review Busters	2008	9 out of 10	90
Gamer 2.0	Nov 10, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GameTrailers	Oct, 2008	8.8 out of 10	88
GameSpot	Oct 27, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
JeuxActu	Dec 18, 2008	16 out of 20	80
Gamestyle	Apr 26, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Game Revolution	Nov 14, 2008	B-	67

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