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Castlevania, Lost in Blue out next year in Europe

Posted Oct 23rd 2008 3:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News

We're not sure whether this counts as a delay, as we don't recall either of these titles being given a release date in the first place, but Konami has now confirmed that Europe won't see Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia or Lost in Blue 3 until 2009. With any luck, we'll still be getting Time Hollow when promised.

We Euro folk can probably all agree to bide our time for Lost in Blue 3 -- especially after the reception it got -- but no Castlevania for at least another 70 days? Noooooo! Considering we have vampires for real here in Europe, we must question the wisdom of not letting us getting some Dracula-whupping practice in at the earliest possible date.

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Like Castlevania? We do -- to an embarrassing degree. Check out our impressions of Order of Ecclesia from E3, settle in for a trailer, or go Behind the Boxart with a Konami graphic designer. But enough talk -- have at you!

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DS releases for the week of October 20th

Posted Oct 20th 2008 1:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

There are a lot of games out this week. In fact, it makes other heavy weeks look absolutely empty, and yet, this blogger only has eyes for one game. In the shadow of Castlevania, there is so little room for anything else. Luckily, even with such a big list, there aren't a lot of contenders even trying for the spotlight.

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?: Make the Grade
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games
Backyard Football 2009
Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Dancing With the Stars: We Dance!
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell
Ener-G: Dance Squad
Ener-G: Gym Rockets
Ener-G: Horse Rider
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Lovely Lisa
Master of the Monster Lair
Mechanic Master
My Baby Girl
The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game
Pass the Pigs
Smart Girls: Party Game
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
SpongeBob Squarepants: Nicktoons Globs of Doom
Tornado
TouchMaster 2
Transformers: Animated
What's Cooking with Jamie Oliver

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TGS08: Castlevania: Order of Awesome Trailer

Posted Oct 13th 2008 5:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Video

With Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia due out in Japan and the U.S. later this month, the Tokyo Game Show represents the last major event at which Konami can show the game off; and shown it off they have, with this spectacular trailer.

The first minute and thirteen seconds consists of Order of Ecclesia character/location art, so if it's gameplay you're after, you'll want to skip to around one-third of the way through. Though why you'd want to skip Castlevania art is utterly beyond us.

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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DS Daily: Castlevania: Double Order of Games

Posted Oct 13th 2008 9:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: DS Daily

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia looks to be another in a long line of perfectly wonderful side-scrolling handheld Castlevanias -- possibly, even, a slightly fresh take on the series. Pretty much the best thing we can say about Castlevania: Judgment on the Wii is that it connects with Order of Ecclesia. In fact, even as ridiculous Castlevania fans, we're on the fence about Judgment, yet we're tempted to buy it just because it gives us bonuses in Ecclesia.

Does the promise of Ecclesia's awesomeness make Judgment any more of a purchase candidate for you? Or are you willing to do without the connection bonuses?

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Point/Counterpoint: Does Castlevania need new blood?

Posted Sep 19th 2008 2:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Point/Counterpoint

We're about a month away from getting our hands on the third Castlevania game on the DS, and yes, we are enthused. We loved the last DS game, as we did the one before it ... and the three Game Boy Advance games before that.

Producer Koji Igarashi has definitely found his recipe for Vanias, and he's changed very little since hitting upon the combination of side-scrolling action, free-roaming exploration, and light RPG elements that made Symphony of the Night such a startlingly new experience ... back in 1997.

Let's be clear: both of the bloggers participating in this debate love them some Castlevania. But the issue of the series' increasing potential for staleness is a real one, and worth discussing even just as a thought exercise. Has Metroidvania run its course? Read on and find out ... what two people think.

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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Killer Fish and the Order of Ecclesia

Posted Sep 17th 2008 5:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens

Konami really wants us to get accustomed to Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, for some reason. It's as though they think we won't embrace the title or something, since they keep waving around screenshots and soundtracks. We're surprised they're not shipping free demos and complimentary massage oil or something to potential buyers at this point. But listen, we're not complaining. We'll watch Shanoa beat down fish any day of the week. It's very important to keep those killer fish under control, you know.

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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IGA talks Castlevania, plays Castlevania

Posted Sep 16th 2008 7:22PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Video

IGN has several minutes of new gameplay footage of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, showing off new environments, new enemies, and new glyphs, which include a hammer, a giant scythe, and magical attacks like ice and fireballs. According to IGN, it's Koji Igarashi himself on the controls, playing his own game. Surprisingly, his playthrough looks like pretty much anyone else's -- Igarashi takes damage from normal enemies fairly regularly. Maybe he was just nervous with a bunch of IGN guys staring at him.

He also spoke in a video interview (available via the sidebar in that video player) in which he describes the premise behind Order of Ecclesia, including who the Order is and what Shanoa is doing invading the demon castle. While describing the differences between this and past Castlevanias, IGA also says that the animation of the enemies has improved. He must be referring to the ones that have new sprites!

IGA reveals the extra modes in Ecclesia: a hard mode accessible by completing the game, and a mode with a higher (255) level cap unlocked by beating that hard mode -- or by connecting Judgment on the Wii with Order of Ecclesia.

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An audible peek at the Order of Ecclesia

Posted Sep 14th 2008 4:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

Castlevania soundtracks are often so delicious, and from the taste Konami has offered up, Order of Ecclesia will take its rightful place as the successor to the franchise's long legacy of awesome. Check out the soundtrack page, and be sure to click the links (in white) that allow you to sample the tracks. They're all catchy, but number 10 on disc one is a good place to start. Conveniently, it's also likely to be the first link you'll click.

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Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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DS Daily: Celebrating villainy

Posted Sep 4th 2008 9:00AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: DS Daily

Villains: easily some of the most interesting characters in the gaming kingdom, more often or not thanks to their megalomaniacal tendencies, difficult relationships with fathers, and the plain, simple fact that being evil pretty much rules, man. But who's the best bad dude on the DS for you? The devious Don Paolo? The crooked Caulder? The hard-to-take-seriously Bowser?

And no picking Dracula. 'Cause we totally just did. Ha!

Support your Order of Ecclesia

Posted Sep 3rd 2008 12:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens

Dearest Shanoa,

We cannot tell you how pleased we were to see new pictures from the front. It has been too long since we were able to gaze upon your icy features and battle prowess, and we are happy to be afforded this new opportunity. We can only hope you are safe and warm, especially at night. We don't hear much of your battles against the eternal and unnameable evil here and we are hungry for any details on the Order of Ecclesia. Please send word when you can. Keep your eyes out for glyphs, and stay safe.

Love forever,

Your fans, who are, as ever, awaiting your release

P.S. We have enclosed a turkey and some pot roast, as we have heard that food is scarce in the field.

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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GC 2008: Konami news roundup

Posted Aug 20th 2008 9:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

Konami sent out three new DS game announcements for Europe at the ongoing Games Convention, so we thought we would provide it all at once in digest format. Along with the announcements, there's a bunch of art and screens to look at as well. You'll find galleries after the break.

Before we get started, however, check out that Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia art. It's easily among the best Castlevania art we've ever seen.

Time Hollow, the time-traveling adventure game from Shadow of Destiny creator (and Suikoden IV producer) Junko Kawano, is coming to Europe this November!
The magic-themed Animal Crossing-esque communication game Tongariboushi to 365-nichi no Mahou is being released in Europe as Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry.
Winx Club Secret Diary 2009 -- pretty much Diary Girl in a Winx Club theme -- coming out in Q4 of this year.
Media: new screens for Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, in addition to the new games!

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Castlevania: Preorder of Ecclesia

Posted Aug 13th 2008 11:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports

Konami's Japanese special edition of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, consisting of the game, a soundtrack CD, and a leather book cover with a notebook, is way awesome. It's currently only available for preorder from the Japanese Konamistyle store at a cost of 8,410 yen ($77), but the use of the English title and logo on the book cover is a very promising sign.

This is just the latest piece of leather to be associated with the series -- Simon Belmont's original costume was totally leather, as is the original form of Vampire Killer (and the version sold online) and, of course, Koji Igarashi's hat.

See also: Promotional Consideration: Behind the Boxart

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

[Via Famitsu]

Like Castlevania? We do -- to an embarrassing degree. Check out our impressions of Order of Ecclesia from E3, settle in for a trailer, or go Behind the Boxart with a Konami graphic designer.

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Castlevania boxart: Order of Colada

Posted Aug 6th 2008 9:10PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News

Further proof that Konami's decision to dump its anime-inspired art direction was the right choice for the Castlevania series! This boxart for Order of Ecclesia, revealed at the game's Amazon product page, puts the previous two entries' covers to shame, especially the Konami's Best packaging for Dawn of Sorrow.

Also, we're amazed (and a bit confused) to see that the game will feature a giant plastic cocktail sword as a wieldable weapon! Why fumble with a vampire slaying whip when you can brandish a rapier that doubles as a drink stirrer?

Jump past the post break for comparison shots of the previous two Castlevania DS games' boxarts!

See also: Promotional Consideration: Behind the boxart

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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Castlevania trailer: watch it again for the first time

Posted Jul 27th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Video

The last Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia trailer certainly made the game look good -- but, in the form we saw (taken by pointing a camera at a screen at Konami's E3 booth), the trailer itself could have looked better. This direct-feed version of the OoE trailer corrects that single issue, leaving nothing between you and awesome monster fighting.

The trailer features a bunch of new monsters, and a bunch of monsters reused from previous Castlevanias. But that's okay, because not only do we expect it, Konami got those sprites right the first time! You can also see Shanoa doing wacky glyph-based attacks like turning into a were-panther. But enough talk -- have at you!

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Castlevania, Chocobo, and Valkyrie coming in October ... to Japan

Posted Jul 25th 2008 10:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News

The Japanese release date for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia might not seem like useful information to you readers out west, but the desperate, Castlevania-starved gamers among you will at least now know the exact day their import copy will begin its trans-Pacific journey towards their hands -- October 23rd, 2008.

Furthermore, considering that the US release for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin was only three weeks after Japan's, we also now have a general idea of when Order of Ecclesia will see its stateside release -- mid-November.

Square Enix also has two titles scheduled to hit Japan during the tenth month, Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (October 2nd) and Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Labyrinth of Time DS+ (October 30th), the latter being a roguelike remake of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon.

Perhaps the publisher will keep the promise it made back in March to aim for simultaneous worldwide releases with its new titles? It's unlikely, but we can dream ...

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Gallery: Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Maze of Time DS+

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DS releases for the week of October 20th

TGS08: Castlevania: Order of Awesome Trailer

DS Daily: Castlevania: Double Order of Games

Point/Counterpoint: Does Castlevania need new blood?

Killer Fish and the Order of Ecclesia

IGA talks Castlevania, plays Castlevania

An audible peek at the Order of Ecclesia

DS Daily: Celebrating villainy

Support your Order of Ecclesia

GC 2008: Konami news roundup

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