"Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow"

Reviewed by Rexkim - 7/9/05

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow In my opinion, this is the best Castlevania I've ever played.

          

Gameplay - 9/10
In the beginning, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is pretty hard to get used to because of his jumping. After playing Circle of the Moon for a while, his jumps were slow to me and took time to master. Soon after it becomes easy to play. But it does have one flaw that made me frustrated. After beating the game then restarting, I kept trying to do double jumps, and the super jumps (A+L)

Music - 10/10
The music in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is amazing! I loved listening to the music that i would just go to the area to listen to them. When I unlocked Sound Test, I was in heaven. The one and only problem I had with the music is that they get overshadowed by the sound effect(which are still good but not as good as the music)

Graphics - 9/10
The graphics are good for a Game Boy Advance and we don't see the bluish "aura" when they move anymore. When you use souls, the graphics are great. I think that Harmony of Dissonance background is better because it has lots of bright colours but the darker colour scheme makes it feel more like Dracula's castle.

Replay Value - 10/10
The replay value on this Castlevania game is incredible. After you beat the game, you can put in "Julius" as your name and play as Julius Belmont (also known as J). You get to use the traditional subweapons which are always fun to use. They also have something that if you beat the game, you can start again at lvl 1 with all your items and weapons. Think about it, on the beginning "cinematic" you kill the skeleton thingy with your Balmung, Death's Sycthe and whatever weapon you had equiped.

Overall - 9.5/10
This game is amazing like all the other Castlevanias out there but if you have a Game Boy Advance and you want to pick up a good game, pick up Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.

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