Castlevania Advance Collection

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  • Summary: Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces. In addition to the three legendary Castlevania games that were first released on Game Boy™ Advance, this collectionCount Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces. In addition to the three legendary Castlevania games that were first released on Game Boy™ Advance, this collection also includes Castlevania: Dracula X and some never-before-seen sketches and artwork from the games!

    All four games are enhanced with newly added modern features such as Rewind, Save/Load and Replay, making this the best way possible to experience these classics or discover them for the first time! This collection also boasts a handy Encyclopedia, a Music Player with all soundtracks and you can even change the ROM Region to play all games in different versions.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Nov 8, 2021
    95
    Each of these games is an excellent individual effort and would be well worth revisiting alone. All together, for the equivalent of a few bucks apiece, the value is incredible! [Issue #56 – November/December 2021, p. 28]
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  2. Hey Poor Player
    Sep 27, 2021
    90
    If you’re at all a fan of Metroidvanias and haven’t played most of these games, there’s no reason to wait. Not every game here is perfect, but they’re all at least good. Circle of the Moon provides the best mix between the old and new style of Castlevania, while Aria of Sorrow is an absolute triumph that holds up beautifully even after all these years. Harmony of Dissonance has more flaws but is still mostly an excellent play, and even Dracula X is a very solid title. I would have loved to see more work done to provide a total package here, but few collections have ever provided a better set of titles.
  3. GamingTrend
    Oct 4, 2021
    90
    Castlevania Advance Collection sets the standard for how older games should be preserved and presented to a modern audience. There are many quality of life features to make the games more accessible while keeping everything that made them special in the first place.
  4. Metro GameCentral
    Sep 29, 2021
    80
    A very narrow selection of games, from a format that does not work well on modern TVs, but Aria Of Sorrow in particular stands out as one of the best Castlevania games ever made.
  5. Switch Player
    Oct 18, 2021
    80
    Castlevania Advance Collection is exactly the jolt of excitement Konami’s classic series of gothic action-platformers needs to succeed. All games featured look and play great, with newly installed quality-of-life features making them more accessible.
  6. NintendoWorldReport
    Sep 30, 2021
    80
    So while the bells and whistles aren’t necessarily anything to write home about, the GBA games at the core of this Castlevania Advance Collection are easily worth the price of admission. I remain flummoxed and annoyed that Konami is holding Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night hostage for the time being, but hopefully that will be resolved someday.
  7. Meristation
    Oct 21, 2021
    75
    A unique opportunity to re-enjoy Castlevania GBA editions with the addition of Castlevania X. Full of extras and quality of life options for added enjoyment, but very poor in terms of video games included.

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  1. Stretcheye
    Oct 16, 2021
    10
    To have this collection was nostalgia driven bliss after symphony of the night these three helped build my love for the entire genre which ITo have this collection was nostalgia driven bliss after symphony of the night these three helped build my love for the entire genre which I love the most I played all these as a teen now I'm enjoying them all over any 1 of these is worth the price of admission besides dracula x you have hours of exploration and greatarray of huge magic attacks… Expand
  2. MaximumD
    Oct 4, 2021
    10
    I love that these old games are getting released on the Switch. They are timeless really and have aged pretty well. I think they could haveI love that these old games are getting released on the Switch. They are timeless really and have aged pretty well. I think they could have just included the three DS era games here as well but they are most likely saving it as another compilation. Also hope to see an updated SOTN switch port as well in the future. Aria of sorrow alone is worth the price of admission, while CotM and Harmony are solid entries. Dracula X is kind of meh, but at least it's there. It's nice to go back and see the glory days of Metroidvania when we have so many of these types of games now that push the envelope like Hollow Knight, Ori, Etc. This collection should not be missed by fans of the series.… Expand
  4. Benjy5045
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    This is an amazing collection finally Konami does something right! Great games the only complaint I have is that rondo of blood and symphonyThis is an amazing collection finally Konami does something right! Great games the only complaint I have is that rondo of blood and symphony of the night are not included lol. Let’s hope this sells well enough so we can get a 3ds collection for switch those are excellent games as well! Buy this ASAP… Expand
  5. Sypha
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    Konami is slowly bringing back a beloved series that has influence on hundreds of games nowadays.
    This collection has one of the best games    Konami is slowly bringing back a beloved series that has influence on hundreds of games nowadays.
    This collection has one of the best games in the series beeing Aria of Sorrow.    … Expand
  6. Tytye
    Oct 1, 2021
    10
    A collection of the finest GBA Castlevania games and one mediocre SNES Castlevania game. This collection has hundreds of hours and it comesA collection of the finest GBA Castlevania games and one mediocre SNES Castlevania game. This collection has hundreds of hours and it comes at the bargain price of €20.… Expand
  7. Parkerx87
    Oct 13, 2021
    9
    Best collection on Switch ever!
    You will have so much fun with there 4 classic games.
  8. Apakungen
    Dec 28, 2021
    0
    Useless port. The unreactive controls make this games of chance rather than skill.

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