<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
incorporates	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
:	O
Dracula	O
has	O
been	O
defeated	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
powers	O
assumed	O
by	O
his	O
reincarnation	O
,	O
Soma	O
Cruz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
incorporates	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
earlier	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
:	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
platform	O
games	O
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Tactical	O
Soul	O
"	O
system	O
featured	O
in	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
a	O
dark	O
,	O
gothic	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
introduces	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Magic	O
Seal	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
pattern	O
to	O
defeat	O
powerful	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
distinctive	O
anime	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
compete	O
for	O
fastest	O
times	O
on	O
a	O
prerendered	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
high	O
scores	O
from	O
many	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
for	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Statistic	O
examples	O
include	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
a	O
character	O
can	O
receive	O
;	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
which	O
determine	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
a	O
character	O
can	O
use	O
magical	O
attacks	O
;	O
strength	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
physical	O
attacks	O
;	O
and	O
intelligence	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
like	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
various	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
method	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
additional	O
abilities	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
absorption	O
of	O
souls	O
via	O
the	O
Tactical	O
Soul	O
system	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
trade	O
souls	O
wirelessly	O
using	O
two	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
game	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	O
souls	O
are	O
often	O
projectiles	O
and	O
consume	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
upon	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardian	O
souls	O
continually	O
drain	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
so	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
passive	O
,	O
and	O
require	O
no	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
to	O
remain	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
always	O
active	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
not	O
equippednor	O
do	O
they	O
consume	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
using	O
two	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
consoles	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
these	O
scenarios	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
being	O
the	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
completing	O
the	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magic	O
Seal	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
that	O
uses	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
bad	O
ending	O
or	O
the	O
best	O
ending	O
,	O
Julius	O
Mode	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
)	O
is	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
Dracula	O
was	O
defeated	O
and	O
his	O
castle	O
sealed	O
within	O
a	O
solar	O
eclipse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Dracula	O
dead	O
,	O
a	O
prophecy	O
relating	O
to	O
who	O
would	O
inherit	O
his	O
powers	O
drove	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Soma	O
Cruz	O
,	O
realizing	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
Dracula	O
's	O
reincarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
when	O
Soma	O
believes	O
his	O
inherited	O
powers	O
have	O
been	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
future	O
setting	O
of	O
both	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
storyline	O
beginning	O
after	O
Dracula	O
's	O
defeat	O
,	O
reflects	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
"	O
different	O
route	O
"	O
with	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
is	O
Soma	O
Cruz	O
,	O
the	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
Dracula	O
,	O
the	O
longtime	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
Soma	O
is	O
living	O
peacefully	O
,	O
and	O
believes	O
his	O
powers	O
have	O
been	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longtime	O
Castlevania	B-Application
producer	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
due	O
to	O
Aria	O
of	O
Sorrows	O
success	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Igarashi	O
's	O
observations	O
of	O
both	O
consoles	O
during	O
the	O
2005	O
E3	O
Media	O
and	O
Business	O
Summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
team	O
from	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
personnel	O
from	O
Konami	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
technical	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
's	O
principal	O
concerns	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
was	O
a	O
primary	O
point	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
's	O
primary	O
concern	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
detract	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
pure	O
action	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
play	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
microphone	O
was	O
looked	O
at	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
Igarashi	O
noted	O
that	O
although	O
he	O
found	O
humorous	O
uses	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
seriously	O
considered	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
graphical	O
representations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
had	O
sprites	O
from	O
earlier	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
reused	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
redesigned	O
them	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
recent	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
did	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
characters	O
for	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
demographics	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
did	O
not	O
line	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
target	O
age	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
believed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
inherently	O
attracted	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
to	O
court	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
anime	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
considered	O
the	O
anime	O
style	O
a	O
litmus	O
test	O
for	O
whether	O
future	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
would	O
incorporate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
's	O
hiatus	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
allowed	O
her	O
to	O
concentrate	O
upon	O
her	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamane	O
,	O
a	O
longtime	O
composer	O
of	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
had	O
worked	O
earlier	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimura	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Castlevania	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Yamane	O
noted	O
that	O
she	O
made	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
recognize	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
drew	O
a	O
parallel	O
between	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
her	O
music	O
for	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
Igarashi	O
said	O
making	O
music	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
type	O
,	O
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
accepted	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
were	O
better	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
many	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
hailing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
despite	O
being	O
highly	O
similar	O
to	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
it	O
managed	O
to	O
define	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
commented	O
that	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
succeeded	O
in	O
continuing	O
2D	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
definite	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
"	O
keeps	O
that	O
flame	O
burning	O
as	O
bright	O
as	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
considered	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
accolade	O
of	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
prize	O
ultimately	O
going	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
at	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
the	O
prize	O
of	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
for	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relative	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
length	O
was	O
also	O
brought	O
into	O
question	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
finished	O
in	O
five	O
hours	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
fairly	O
easy	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
go	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
echoed	O
this	O
assessment	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
animation	O
"	O
stunning	O
and	O
fluid	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
graphics	O
between	O
Aria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
broader	O
and	O
more	O
impressive	O
scale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
lambasted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
anime	O
style	O
of	O
drawing	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
gothic	O
presentation	O
of	O
illustrator	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
in	O
earlier	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
dual	O
speaker	O
system	O
presented	O
the	O
audio	O
"	O
extraordinarily	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
review	O
from	O
1UP.com,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
with	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
sound	O
quality	O
and	O
"	O
exceptional	O
"	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
namely	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
Magic	O
Seal	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
criticism	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IGN	O
dismissed	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
functionality	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
issue	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
hurt	O
the	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
slightest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
