Mak-X
03-18-2002, 01:07 AM
I bought Castlevania: Circle of the Moon for GBA today at Target because it was on sale for $19.99. I was going to buy it the day GBA launched but it was $40 and I already had spend a lot buying GBA and Oracle of Seasons. This is my first actual Game Boy Advance game. I also spent $20 on a Worm light and GBA carrying case.
The game ispretty cool. The sound isn't as good as SNES with a bit of static or scratchy sound, but its really good like with the voice in the title screen.
The worst part about the game so far is how dark it is. Even a game light doesn't help. Luckily I found a spot in my room where I can sit underneath a lap. But even that isn't bright enough. The worm light helped a lot when I tried playing Oracle of Ages, but you see the light as a glare and the light doesn't fill the whole screen. I'd really love to get that backlight from www.portablemonopoly.com and I'd really enjoy playing GBA games.
C:CoTM feels a lot like Super Metroid with the way the levels are designed, connecting into one big area. There are rooms that contain powerups and save points like Super Metroid. I like how there's a experience system and you can equip armor.
I played for about an hour so far and died fighting Cerberus. Stupidily, I didn't realize I could save when I went into those empty rooms and had to start over. I died again at Cerberus but I saved this time!
The only other Castlevania games I've played are Dracula X (SNES) and Castlevania 64 and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (which I own). But the gameplay feels a lot like Dracula X, and feels very traditional. The 2-D graphics and old gameplay make me want to start trying to make games again.
The game ispretty cool. The sound isn't as good as SNES with a bit of static or scratchy sound, but its really good like with the voice in the title screen.
The worst part about the game so far is how dark it is. Even a game light doesn't help. Luckily I found a spot in my room where I can sit underneath a lap. But even that isn't bright enough. The worm light helped a lot when I tried playing Oracle of Ages, but you see the light as a glare and the light doesn't fill the whole screen. I'd really love to get that backlight from www.portablemonopoly.com and I'd really enjoy playing GBA games.
C:CoTM feels a lot like Super Metroid with the way the levels are designed, connecting into one big area. There are rooms that contain powerups and save points like Super Metroid. I like how there's a experience system and you can equip armor.
I played for about an hour so far and died fighting Cerberus. Stupidily, I didn't realize I could save when I went into those empty rooms and had to start over. I died again at Cerberus but I saved this time!
The only other Castlevania games I've played are Dracula X (SNES) and Castlevania 64 and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (which I own). But the gameplay feels a lot like Dracula X, and feels very traditional. The 2-D graphics and old gameplay make me want to start trying to make games again.