Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Game Boy Advance)

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Description

Normally a solar eclipse isn't a dangerous event, but for Soma Cruz, being sucked through a portal and into Dracula's castle during one will turn his day into a total nightmare. As Soma, you must venture through the castle and find a way out. As you do so, you will discover the true meaning behind the event, and why Dracula has risen yet again.

Although set in the future, all of the weapons and hazards are the same or similar to those seen in past Castlevania titles. Soma can find or buy weapons of all types such as swords, spears, and axes. Through his mysterious power of Dominance Soma can take the souls of his enemies and use their powers as his own, providing passive stat boosts, powerful magic, or even summoning them forth to fight on his behalf. Dracula's castle is a single continuous building, and as Soma's power of Dominance grows and he acquires more monster souls to power abilities he can bypass obstacles that were previously insurmountable. Players can link up with a friend's copy of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow to trade souls between them.

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Alternate Titles

• "キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～" -- Japanese spelling
• "CV: AoS" -- Informal abbreviation
• "Castlevania: Akatsuki no Minuet" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series
• Fictional character: Count Dracula
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Gameplay feature: New Game+
• Genre: Explorable platformer / Metroidvania
• Theme: Vampires

User Reviews

Just as good as Castlevania games gets	Bregalad (969)
The definitive Castlevania for the GBA	NeoJ (455)
Absolutely fantastic game. One of my all-time favorites.	Simoneer (37)
Wow.	WJAndrews (35)
A real desire to achieve 100%	Pagen HD (156)

Critic Reviews

GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	May 11, 2003	10 out of 10	100
IGN	May 05, 2003	9.3 out of 10	93
64 Power / big.N / N Games	May, 2003	91 out of 100	91
Kombo.com	Nov 16, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Just RPG	2003	90 out of 100	90
Gamereactor (Sweden)	May 26, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Game Vortex	2003	9 out of 10	90
GamePro (US)	Jul 13, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
Pocket Gamer UK	Oct 21, 2005	8 out of 10	80
HonestGamers (Staff reviews only)	May 13, 2003	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Game Boy Advance version of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2003 – #4 Game Boy Advance Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Castlevania Dungeon (Fansite dedicated to everything and anything Castlevania.)
• Konami: Aira of Sorrow (The official homepage.)
• Shrine at RPGClassics (Fansite with detailed information, including a walkthrough and maps)