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Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow (U)(GBATemp) ROM

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Genre: Action Adventure Role-Playing
Rating: ESRB: T, CERO: All Ages, PEGI: 12+
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OverviewCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow is the third Castlevania installment for the Game Boy Advance, bringing the tale of Castlevania to the 21st century and putting players in the shoes of Soma Cruz, a seemingly-normal guy who has the power to absorb souls of the castle's demons and equip them.

Saintinwarpaint rates this game: 4/5

If you liked Castlevania Symphony of the Night, this game will be right up your alley but with an update in mechanics.

You play as Soma who while going to meet his childhood friend, are teleported to dracula's castle.

Upon arriving at the castle you find your friend who is injured, it is up to you to solve the mystery of the castle in order to return you and your friend home.

The new mechanic introduced to the series is Soma's "Dark Power" which awoke upon arriving at the castle and allows him to absorb the souls of the monsters he slays.

Graphically the game does a great job of presenting the castle in all it's aesthetic splendor. There's a good variety of areas within the castle each with their own unique enemies and decor.

Enemy design is top notch and all have their own move sets, while facing one enemy alone is usually easy, the game will consistently throw groups of enemies at you varied enough to make each encounter different.

Boss fights are a highlight, a good boss battle will give you a chance to succeed while still being a challenge all bosses within the castle have interesting movesets but most importantly "tells" which allow you to avoid their attacks. After completing the game there was only one boss that felt like random luck, the rest were all a lesson in timing a prediction.

The game has a great variety of weapons, and similar to souls games stats are not always the deciding factor on which you should use. Sometimes you'll be facing a large number of flying enemies requiring you to change from your short sword to a katana which has an arc when swung, other times you may need to make every second count and thus switch to a fast swinging dagger. The point is there isn't always a "best" weapon and to survive you must change weapons according to the situation.

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For a GBA game this is a steller albeit medium length romp (8-10) hours through one of my favorite Castlevania characters debut.
It's not perfect, you can get lost, but retreading past areas with your newfound abilities reaps it's own rewards.

Pontinho rates this game: 5/5

Aria of Sorrow is one of my favorite games on the GBA because you can get a bunch of abilities through souls from monsters you defeat, the graphics are better than HOD, and it's real fun to play. AOS overall is fun game that you'll keep playing for years on end.

Nevetoss rates this game: 5/5

Much like the other Castlevania games, Aria of Sorrow dumps you in the middle of Dracula's giant, danger-ridden castle. Unlike the other titles, however, this game doesn't place you in the shoes of a Belmont, or anyone who seems to have any relation to Dracula at all. Instead, you are Soma Cruz, a guy who just happened to be sucked into Dracula's castle through a solar eclipse. Unique to Soma is his ability to dominate the souls of the monsters that he's killled, giving him their attacks, abilities, and attributes. This is, in my opinion, easily the best of the three GBA Castlevania titles, and strives to be innovative while sticking with the tried and true base of Castlevania.

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| TITLE......: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow                     |
| PREPATCHED?: no                                              |
| PUBLISHER..: Konami                                          |
| LANGUAGE...: English                                         |
| CONSOLE....: GAMEBOY ADVANCE / GAMEBOY ADVANCE SP            |
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| URL........: http://www.konami.com/ariaofsorrow/             |   
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