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FranchiseCastlevaniaSeriesCastlevania

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

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First release
Aug 25, 2005
Publisher
Konami
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy, Horror
Platforms
Nintendo DS

Draw the correct magic seal quickly, or your enemies will never die! Fight and explore through one of the largest castles ever seen in the series! Race another player through custom-made castle rooms in versus mode! A year has passed since Soma Cruz discovered the evil of Dracula hidden inside his body. Now, a mysterious cult wants to release the power of the Lord of Darkness. As Soma, you must do everything in your power to stop them before it's too late.

Also known as Akumajou Dracula: Sougetsu no Juujika, Demon Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon

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Release dates
Nintendo DS
Aug 25, 2005
Nintendo DS
Sep 29, 2005
Nintendo DS
Oct 04, 2005
All 4 release dates
Nintendo DS
Oct 06, 2005
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
ghosts, monsters, bloody, gravity, vampire
… All 87, magic, grinding, collecting, metroidvania, summoning support, death, horse, female protagonist, side-scrolling, witches, multiple protagonists, bird, dracula, backtracking, multiple endings, undead, traps, blocks, dancing, snow, wolf, mud, easter egg, dog, nudity, teleportation, sequel, good vs evil, bats, puppet, rituals, boss fight, explosion, throwing weapons, clowns, playing cards, leveling up, world map, cat, shopping, bow and arrow, transforming boss, werewolves, touch controls, original soundtrack release, non-player character, descendants of other characters, panther, save point, potion, melee, in-game map editor, secret area, optional boss, difficulty level, multi-phase boss, subtitled silence, yeti, rpg elements, violent plants, moving platforms, punctuation mark above head, vampire hunter, sequence breaking, villain, starfish, tentacles, merchants, completion percentage, frankenstein's monster, regenerating health, sex change, new game plus, iron maiden, fast traveling, status effects, on-the-fly character switching, swarming enemies, soul steal, collective conciousness, male protagonist, fan translation - portuguese

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Critic Score
90
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  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 6 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 6 Oct 2026