Castlevania Review
Overall - 9

Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow is a good GBA game to play, I really enjoyed playing it, except that there were a few seconds freezing, which got me killed in the first boss level.  I do not know if it was my computer or not so I just wanted to say that out.  This Castlevania game is very different from what people would play on the NES and Genesis consoles.  There are different characters and a different story, but the story is sort of related so give that one a chance.  I personally think that this game is a mix of Castlevania and Fire Emblem because it is not like the other games that were on the NES and Genesis.  This one is a whole new level of Castlevania.

Graphics - 10

The graphics are perfect.  Pretty good levels and cool characters.  The enemies were very similar like bats and skeletons.  There were no screw ups in this game and the battle style graphics look very impressive.

Sound - 10

The sound is awesome and great melodies for the castle.  Similar songs from the other Castlevania games and good sound effects from the characters and from the enemies.

Addictiveness - 8

This game is one of the games I would definitely play again.  It is just like Final Fantasy and Fire Emblem. :D  I am a big fan of Fire Emblem so that is why I like playing this.

Story - 8

The story is wonderful.  It is very adventurous and interesting.  I actually read what they talk about.  I usually never read what they talk about because it really bored me, but this story was very interesting.  I wonder what it is in the end.

Depth - 8

This Castlevania game is again just like Final Fantasy and Fire Emblem.  It has equipping items and stats changing.  you can also level up (I am pretty sure) and you can find items in the game that you can equip.  You do not go places to buy items and equip them, they are just scattered in the levels, which is pretty different, but difficult if you want to find an awesome weapon.

Difficulty - 6

The game is quite hard if it weren't for the freezing (again, I do not know if it was my computer or not).  Other than that, the game is fun.  Some enemies can be difficult, but they seem to not take away lots of health from you, which is cool cause I really like having a lot of health.  The only thing difficult is being able to understand the stats and the leveling up.  It takes time to do what you want to do like equipping and when the next level up will be, but that is just how it is in Final Fantasy and Fire Emblem, right? :P

Wrap Things Up...

Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow is a good game to play.  I recommend trying this game out for all you Castlevania fans.  It is a whole lot better and the fighting style is well-prepared. :)
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Depth 8   Story 8   Difficulty 6

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.

Overall 9.4    Graphics 8.8    Sound 9    Addictive 8.7    Story 8.2    Depth 9.1    Difficulty 6.2

Trenchcoats are always in style   MegaMarisa
Well! Here's for another review, and a platforming game I've actually beaten! That's rather rare.Thi...
  Graphics 9   Sound 8   Addictive 8   Story 7   Depth 10   Difficulty 9
      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 05-13-14     Updated: 05-13-14     Review Replies: 3

An Excellent Hack n Slash Platformer   Dalunas18
'Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow' is a very clean, well-made side-scroller. It adopts many of the conve...
  Graphics 9   Sound 8   Addictive 9   Story 7   Depth 7   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 4.3/5     Submitted: 05-29-11     Review Replies: 1

Nostalgia   dumptruck
Ah yes, another infamous Castlevania game.       Okay, lets get started.  First...
  Graphics 8   Sound 8   Addictive 1   Story 3   Depth 6   Difficulty 4
      Review Rating: 4.2/5     Submitted: 11-10-11     Review Replies: 1

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow review #2(old one got closed)   starwars293
 Hey you guys,this is starwars293. I made a review of this game last time,but it got closed,so ...
  Graphics 9   Sound 10   Addictive 9   Story 9   Depth 8   Difficulty 8
      Review Rating: 4.2/5     Submitted: 04-14-12     Review Replies: 1

The Perfect Castlevania.   MitsuriZX
Look,i've seen many games that were RPG Platformers,but this one is different from everything. This ...
  Graphics 9   Sound 10   Addictive 9   Story 9   Depth 9   Difficulty 5
      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 11-29-12     Updated: 01-20-13     Review Replies: 0

Aria of Sorrow: A fantastic take on an already great series.   endonian
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is a brilliant platformer reminiscent of Symphony of the Night in its la...
  Graphics 9   Sound 7   Addictive 10   Story 8   Depth 10   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 12-09-14     Updated: 01-24-16     Review Replies: 0

Aria of Sorrow: The best Metroid-like game!   justinfeena1
Since Castlevania Symphony of the Night the serie has become more like Super Metroid but with the ty...
  Graphics 9   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Story 9   Depth 10   Difficulty 7
      Review Rating: 3.8/5     Submitted: 06-22-11     Updated: 06-25-11     Review Replies: 1

Very nice sidescroller metroidvania game.   Ungamer12
It has a variety of extremely interesting features, such as the souls mechanic, It is a very long an...
  Graphics 7   Sound 8   Addictive 9   Story 6   Depth 9   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3.7/5     Submitted: 07-29-14     Review Replies: 1

Castlevania Aria Of Sorrow   bruce3rd
Hello my name is Bruce3rd and today i am going to review Castlevania Aria Of Sorrow possibly one of ...
  Graphics 9   Sound 8   Addictive 10   Story 9   Depth 10   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3.6/5     Submitted: 10-27-14     Review Replies: 0

Aria of Sorrow   Aceo47
The bosses become easy when you learn their attack patterns. So...there isn't much difficulty unless...
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Story 10   Depth 10   Difficulty 4
      Review Rating: 3.6/5     Submitted: 04-25-11     Review Replies: 0

Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow   Xenalta
First of I MUST state that I am a huge Castlevania Fan so I might sound a little Biast her...
  Graphics 9   Sound 9   Addictive 10   Story 10   Depth 9   Difficulty 4
      Review Rating: 3.3/5     Submitted: 11-09-12     Review Replies: 0

Castlevania Review   Marcmoney
Overall - 9 Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow is a good GBA game to play, I really enjoyed playing it,...
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Story 8   Depth 8   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3.3/5     Submitted: 07-10-11     Updated: 09-16-11     Review Replies: 0

Always wanted to play, Glad I did   StarryNightMary
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow has a lot to do but it isn't that difficult. It's highly addictive and le...
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Story 7   Depth 10   Difficulty 7
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 07-26-17     Review Replies: 0

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow   Chiputo
As a start I just want to say this game is amazing, I enjoyed nearly every minute and second of play...
  Graphics 8   Sound 10   Addictive 9   Story 9   Depth 10   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 2.8/5     Submitted: 08-10-13     Review Replies: 3

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow review   psychohawk
Castlevania is a long running franchise, and for a good reason. They have been experts at side scrol...
  Graphics 10   Sound 9   Addictive 10   Story 10   Depth 10   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 2.7/5     Submitted: 07-29-12     Review Replies: 4

No item use and no Soul use

When starting a new game, type in NOSOUL to use no souls in the game. And type in NOUSE to use no items.

ARedLetterDay 07-26-17 - 08:39 PM
 Why does that make the story weird?
StarryNightMary 07-26-17 - 07:30 PM
 The gameplay is great, the story is a bit weird since they are in Japan but I still recommend it.
zorlax 11-24-15 - 08:13 PM
 one of the best castlevania games in my opinion
cam1000123 07-12-15 - 06:00 AM
 Very darn fun so far for me.
tomjaz 06-23-15 - 09:18 AM
 good game
putku 03-21-15 - 06:21 PM
 what is soul trade? i finish game but black macig door still closed
endings 03-17-15 - 01:13 AM
 I love SoTN, but I just could not get into this game. The soul part seems interesting, but also kind of tedious.
Vanelan 01-19-15 - 09:18 PM
 Better than SoTN, IMO
sebastian rose 11-26-14 - 03:01 AM
 this is a really good game played it a while back. Still kind of hard
bruce3rd 10-27-14 - 07:01 PM
 great game you guys should check it out
Silver Guardian 10-01-14 - 08:06 AM
 It takes a true hero to say "y'know what? i'm going to take the sword with it still in the stone!"
chasrad 09-08-14 - 01:17 PM
 Never heard of this before, but I'm glad I tried it. Top game.
LenKagamineLover 10-11-13 - 02:00 PM
 Who else uses Excalibur to be amazingly overpowered?
Lockerdown3 10-04-13 - 02:27 PM
 100% souled this a while back, here for round 2 and get julius mode done while i'm at it
golgo 14 09-23-13 - 07:31 AM
 Right up there with Symphony of the Night if youre into their "Metroidvania" style of play..I yearn for Super Castlevania V , Please Konami do this!
lumi007 09-14-13 - 07:20 PM
 i started playing it for a while and this is a very good game.i recomend every 1 should try it.ill guarantee any 1 will like it and have alot of fun playing it.its a very good castlevania i love it
lumi007 09-12-13 - 11:01 AM
 pretty good game. it reminds me of symphony of the nigth.not bad for a gba game.gba supose 2 be a 32 bit portable system but its kind of a 16 bit 2 me in graphics and 8bit in sound.i would love it better if it came out for the snes:)bc its better 2 me.
Chiputo 08-11-13 - 09:24 AM
 I just got stuck in a wall and had to reload using a savestate 23 levels back(Great armour room) as well as lose all my rare items and souls :( I think im rage quiting for a looongggg while ;~;
RedIsDed329 06-12-13 - 03:08 PM
 Am I the only one that uses the Joyeuse to look pimped?
Mirazz 06-05-13 - 11:45 PM
 Anyone ever got Death's Scythe?
yankinapple 04-25-13 - 06:47 PM
 One of the best Castlevania's I've played. So this is basically my favorite because of the whole soul stealing part in it. Without the RPG element I wouldn't even play Castlevania.
helperchamp 12-04-12 - 08:51 PM
 does anyone know how i can use their save data?Comment
yankinapple 11-21-12 - 04:51 AM
 This, is one of the best Castlevania games I have ever played because of the RPG elements and how fun it is. Plus it isn't that hard when you get used to the controls.
angryrpgnerd 10-27-12 - 10:10 AM
 its okay but order of escila and dawn of sorrow way better but best metriodvania is symphony of the night by far
XxGabrielxX 10-26-12 - 07:54 AM
 Can't stop playing this game,it is so hatingly awesome!