Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
North American box art
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Akihiro Minakata
Producer(s)Koji Igarashi
Programmer(s)Shutaro Iida
Artist(s)Masaki Hirooka[4]
Writer(s)Kei Shigema
Tomohiro Takeda
Katuyuki Kuriyama
Takayoshi Kakehashi
Composer(s)Michiru Yamane
Yasuhiro Ichihashi
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: October 23, 2008[2]
  • KO: October 27, 2008
  • EU: February 6, 2009[3]
  • AU: March 12, 2009
Genre(s)Action role-playing, Metroidvania
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia[a] is a 2008 action role-playing game and the third Nintendo DS installment of the Castlevania franchise. It was directed by Akihiro Minakata, with producer Koji Igarashi returning. The plot involves Shanoa, who is part of an organization set to defeat Dracula after the Belmont clan has vanished.

The game was re-released as part of the Castlevania Dominus Collection on August 27, 2024 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S alongside Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, and Haunted Castle Revisited.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. ^ 悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印 (in Japanese). Konami. 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  3. ^ "Castlevania Order of Ecclesia (DS)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  4. ^ Hirooka, Masaki. "BACKFIRE - profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Konami (2010-08-04). Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Konami. Japanese: 歴代の「悪魔城ドラキュラ」シリーズから選ばれた登場キャラクターを操作して、仲間たちと悪魔城に乗り込み、宿敵ドラキュラ伯爵に立ち向かおう。 English translation: Take control of past protagonists from the Castlevania series to brave the Demon Castle alongside friends and defeat the ancient enemy Count Dracula.
  6. ^ Webster, Andrew (August 27, 2024). "Castlevania's classic DS trilogy is coming to the Switch". The Verge. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Nightingale, Ed (August 28, 2024). "The Castlevania Dominus Collection re-releases Nintendo DS classics". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 28, 2024.


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