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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

In the absence of the Holy Whip, those who live in fear of Dracula seek a replacement, which takes the form of the Order of Ecclesia, an organization that holds the secret to manipulating Glyphs. Shanoa, a…

88 21 October 2008

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is an adventure developed by Konami, released 21 October 2008 on Nintendo DS.

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What Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is an adventure game developed by Konami and released in 2008. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is a 2008 action role-playing game and the third Nintendo DS installment of the Castlevania franchise. It was directed by Akihiro Minakata, with producer Koji Igarashi returning. The plot involves Shanoa, who is part of an organization set to defeat Dracula after the Belmont clan has vanished.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is the 57th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania Judgment in 2008. Its critic score of 88 is 9 points above the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.

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How it was received

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 94 votes.

What it launched against

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia launched on 21 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and Gears of War 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, Gears of War 2.

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When did Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia come out?
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was released on 21 October 2008 for Nintendo DS.

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