<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
involves	O
Shanoa	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
set	O
to	O
defeat	O
Dracula	B-Application
after	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
has	O
vanished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two	O
dimensional	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
equip	O
armor	O
and	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Glyph	B-Application
System	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
Shanoa	O
,	O
to	O
collect	O
icons	O
called	O
"	O
Glyph	B-Application
symbols	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
can	O
acquire	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
or	O
conquering	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
100	O
different	O
Glyphs	B-Application
the	O
player	O
can	O
wield	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
weapon	O
and	O
magic	O
glyphs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glyphs	B-Application
use	O
Magic	B-Application
Points	I-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
the	O
MP	O
gauge	O
is	O
depleted	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
stop	O
attacking	O
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
recharge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
special	O
Glyph	B-Application
Union	O
technique	O
,	O
which	O
calls	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
attack	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
glyphs	B-Application
equipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Union	O
attacks	O
consume	O
the	O
Heart	O
Points	O
gauge	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
certain	O
Glyphs	B-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
some	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
trade	O
items	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
go	O
head-to-head	O
in	O
a	O
versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS-to-Wii	O
connectivity	O
with	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
content	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
canonical	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Vampire	O
Killer	O
whip	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
1800s	O
,	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
Richter	O
Belmont	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Belmont	O
Clan	O
had	O
vanished	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
several	O
organizations	O
are	O
created	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
research	O
countermeasures	O
against	O
Dracula	B-Application
and	O
his	O
eventual	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
organizations	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
promising	O
was	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
,	O
who	O
created	O
a	O
triad	O
of	O
magical	O
glyphs	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
power	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
Dominus.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
ritual	O
begins	O
,	O
the	O
Dominus	O
glyphs	B-Application
(	O
Anger	O
,	O
Hatred	O
,	O
Agony	O
)	O
are	O
stolen	O
by	O
Shanoa	O
's	O
colleague	O
Albus	O
,	O
and	O
Shanoa	O
loses	O
her	O
memories	O
and	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
two	O
occasions	O
,	O
Shanoa	O
tracks	O
down	O
Albus	O
,	O
who	O
willingly	O
gives	O
her	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
Dominus	O
glyphs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
finds	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
possessed	O
by	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
glyph	B-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
Albus	O
,	O
his	O
mind	O
and	O
soul	O
are	O
absorbed	O
by	O
Shanoa	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
Dominus	O
glyph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albus	O
explains	O
that	O
his	O
true	O
intentions	O
were	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
defeat	O
Dracula	B-Application
without	O
Shanoa	O
using	O
Dominus	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
knew	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
kill	O
her	O
if	O
she	O
used	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confronting	O
Barlowe	O
after	O
learning	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
Shanoa	O
learns	O
that	O
his	O
true	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
bring	O
Dracula	B-Application
back	O
to	O
life	O
,	O
using	O
Shanoa	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Barlowe	O
is	O
defeated	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
he	O
offers	O
his	O
own	O
life	O
to	O
revive	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
confronting	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
Shanoa	O
successfully	O
defeats	O
him	O
using	O
Dominus	O
,	O
seemingly	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
who	O
developed	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Wired	O
interview	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
doing	O
another	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
're	O
doing	O
it	O
...	O
we	O
want	O
people	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dracula	B-Application
X	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
and	O
afterwards	O
we	O
're	O
announcing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
"	O
leaked	O
"	O
screenshots	O
from	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
that	O
also	O
showed	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
connectivity	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
that	O
these	O
were	O
screenshots	O
from	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Simon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
was	O
balanced	O
by	O
the	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
all	O
action-RPG	O
oriented	O
Castlevania	B-Application
at	O
its	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
his	O
favourite	O
portable	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
wrote	O
positively	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
overall	O
a	O
weaker	O
title	O
compared	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
the	O
entries	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
by	O
GameTrailers	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shanoa	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
following	O
her	O
appearance	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
particularly	O
finds	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
other	O
Castlevania	B-Application
female	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Maria	O
Renard	O
,	O
Sypha	O
Belnades	O
,	O
and	O
Charlotte	B-Application
Aulin	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
secondary	O
to	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Jonathan	O
Holmes	O
called	O
her	O
a	O
"	O
woman	O
with	O
depth	O
and	O
purpose	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
her	O
abilities	O
while	O
calling	O
her	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
,	O
interesting	O
Castlevania	B-Application
protagonists	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
rare	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
female	O
Castlevania	B-Application
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
writer	O
Candace	O
Savino	O
expressed	O
excitement	O
for	O
her	O
during	O
the	O
pre-release	O
of	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
her	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
badass	O
character.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
and	O
abilities	O
of	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ritual	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
protagonist	O
Miriam	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Shanoa	O
's	O
by	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
