Castlevania Double Pack

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Reviewed by Midnightson on July 11, 2007  |  report this review

The CastleVania: Double Pack features 2 games, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, both games which are discontinued by Konami, so why make them into 1 special game pack? Well, both games by themselves can go for high prices now that they are hard to find, so good'ol Konami has made this a special for us by adding in both games.

Story, Harmony - 8, Aria - 9

Both stories have to do with dracula and how the belmonts have vanquished dracula many times, but Aria takes a different route.

Harmony - The story takes place as you are Juste Belmont, a descendant of Simon Belmont the original Vampire killer, your friend that was sent out on a expedition, Maxim, has returned with wounds and he has lost his memory of what has happened since he was sent on the trip..you both go through a mystical fog as you appear in draculas castle and find that Lydie, your childhood friend is missing in here.

Aria - It is 2035, Dracula has been defeated in 1999 for good, but there is an eclipse and you who play as soma, appear in what is now draculas castle but in japan instead of europe thanks to a solar eclipse, now you realize you have draculas soul in you, you are the heir, but there is a candidate waiting to take it from you...

Gameplay - Harmony - 10, Aria - 10

Both games gameplay are like that of Symphony of the Night

It is a sidescroller so you move from room to room clearing out enemies as you go along.

Harmonys magic system is pretty easy to get used to but it isnt all that exciting but it does help you alot throughout the game. You collect different elemental books and combine it with your current secondary weapon, thats about it. But in Aria you collect souls from the monsters you defeat, using your monsters powers to progress throughout the game, sort of like pokemon but way different.

Control - Harmony - 8, Aria - 9
Both control schemes are great but in aria it just seems not as sluggish, either way it is easy to get used to, simple and not difficult.

Difficulty - Harmony - 6, Aria - 9

Harmonys difficulty isnt hard at all, you can complete the game within a day if u played alot, but it only barely get shard at the end, throughout the game youll notice yourself just running from side to side of the castle.

Aria on the otherhand isnt to difficult but it doesnt get boring either, you have to be careful because you will die fast if u dont be careful when you enter a new area of the castle.

Sound - Harmony - 5, Aria - 9
The only bad thing to harmony is its music...its a step down from what we would expect, but Aria has some great tunes for the Gameboy Advance and the sound is also better.

Graphics Harmony - 8, Aria - 10
Both games graphics are great for being on a handheld but Aria takes the cake again, the character sprites in aria are just more vivid and clear then Harmony

Replay Harmony - 6, Aria - 8
The only thing both games have is the boss rush mode and playing as different chara