Zombies, magic, a variety of weapons, many, MANY breakable lamps, and, best of all, Dracula. These are just some of the things that come to mind when one sees the title “Castlevania“. The difference with Order of Ecclesia is while keeping these staples of the series in mind there are aspects of it that take the title that extra mile beyond just another “Castlevania” title.

Created and published by Konami, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was released in North America on October 21, 2008. Order of Ecclesia is the newest Castlevania title for the Nintendo DS, promptly following Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow. While each Castlevania title on the DS shares extremely similar game play mechanics for movement, as well as enemy sprites and concepts, the games still manage to stand far apart from each other. (continue reading…)