Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Side-scrolling action-RPG where you explore a sprawling castle as Soma Cruz, absorbing enemy souls to gain their abilities. A cult wants to resurrect Dracula using your latent dark power, so you fight through interconnected rooms collecting weapons, equipment, and dozens of soul types that grant attacks, passive buffs, or movement options. Combat requires drawing magic seals on the touch screen to finish off bosses—mess up the pattern and they revive. You level up through combat, equip gear for stat bonuses, and backtrack as new abilities unlock previously blocked paths. Includes a separate versus mode where two players race through custom rooms. Designed for the DS dual-screen setup with touch-based seal mechanics central to progression.