For the first time ever, you can play Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, and Dracula X on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in the Castlevania Advance Collection! You’ve never seen these beloved Castlevania titles like this before. Lovingly remastered by Konami and M2, the updated versions of these critically acclaimed title bring incredible new features. And, you can play the Americas, European, or Japanese release of each title, as they are all included in the Castlevania Advance Collection.
The Rewind function lets you save yourself from a dreaded misstep or that moment when a pet decides to chew on your hand in real life. Quick save lets you stop and grab a snack and pick back up right where you left off. The development team has even added in a gallery of never before released artwork. But perhaps more amazing is the music player that gives you the ability to delve into the vibrant soundtracks from each title. These features and more really bring these former handheld titles to life for modern Microsoft platforms!
The Castlevania Advance Collection contains beloved games with incredible casts of characters. In Circle of the Moon, you are Nathan Graves, apprentice vampire hunter who finds himself isolated in Dracula’s castle in a desperate quest to save his mentor and the world. In Harmony of Dissonance, you take on the role of Juste Belmont of the Belmont Clan. One of the most powerful vampire hunters to ever live, Juste must explore the dual nature of Dracula’s castle and wipe out all the evil he comes across. Aria of Sorrow is set in a Dracula free future, when a seemingly normal Soma Cruz finds himself in a struggle for control of his own destiny against the forces of evil. Fans of classic hardcore platformers will be gripping their controllers tight with Dracula X (also known as Vampire’s Kiss). Dracula X is a re-imagination of the Japanese title Rondo of Blood where Richter Belmont assaults the forces of Dracula all by himself. Yep, no animal throwing girls to help you out in this version. Dracula X is one of the more challenging Castlevaina titles and that rewind feature will come in handy.
What are you waiting for? Evil is not sitting around looking at its hourglass! Grab some snacks, your vampire hunting gear and go play Castlevania Advance Collection on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S right now!
Castlevania Advance Collection
Konami Digital Entertainment
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 in the early 2000s, 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.
FEATURED GAMES
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – The story follows Nathan Graves, a vampire hunter apprentice who enters Dracula’s Castle along with his Master in order to prevent the dreaded return of the Count. Combine action and attribute cards to create over 80 unique spell effects, ranging from fire whips to ice blizzards, with the ‘Dual Set-up System’.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance – Play as Juste Belmont, the grandson of legendary Vampire Hunter Simon Belmont! This title introduced a lot of new features to the franchise, such as ‘Boss Rush’ mode and the ‘Spell Fusion’ system that lets players combine Sub-Weapons with Spell Books to cast devastating spells.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow – Soma Cruz, a young high school exchange student in Japan, is somehow involved in the eternal cycle of reincarnation of the Dark Lord himself. What role does Soma play in all of this? Will he be able to return to his own world? Aria of Sorrow also introduced a brand new attack system called ‘Tactical Souls’, that lets Soma Cruz capture the souls of slain monsters to acquire their abilities. (100+ abilities in total!) Aria of Sorrow also has a ton of New Game+ content.
Castlevania: Dracula X – Castlevania: Dracula X is a reimagination of the cult action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and has been acclaimed as one of the most challenging Castlevania titles ever created. The Dark Lord Count Dracula rises again from the dead to revive the forces of darkness and to annihilate this corrupted world and create a new one. You are Richter Belmont, heir of the Belmont family, and you set out for Dracula’s Castle to defeat its evil master. Fight your way through Dracula’s Castle and defeat the toughest enemies with the new special attack ‘Item Crash’!
BRAND NEW FEATURES FOR AN IMPROVED EXPERIENCE!
Gallery – Browse through scans of the original package designs and discover incredible artwork never shown to the public before.
ROM Region Selection – You can choose between the Japanese, American, and European versions for each game.
Encyclopedia – Learn more about all three games thanks to their dedicated encyclopedia. Detailed information on enemies, the ‘DSS’ system, the ‘Tactical Soul’ system and the ‘Spell Fusion’ system will help you truly master each game’s unique combat system!
Music Player – Listen to any of four complete soundtracks any time you want. You can even create your own playlists!
NEW ‘QUALITY OF LIFE’ FEATURES
Save/Load – You can now quickly save and reload at any point in the game. Even right before that deadly attack from Dracula himself.
Rewind – You can now rewind the state of the game for a few seconds for a second chance. It is almost like being resurrected…
Replay – You can record and replay your runs. This is great for creating new tactics, speed runs and streaming.