Play Castlevania – Order of Ecclesia Online

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is a 2008 action RPG for the Nintendo DS, developed and published by Konami. Shanoa, an agent of the Order of Ecclesia, hunts the stolen Dominus glyphs across 20 locations on a world map. Combat uses a Glyph system with over 100 absorbable attacks and spells. It supports Wi-Fi item trading and versus play.

How To Play Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Control Action
D-Pad Move; Down to crouch; Up to enter doors or absorb a floating glyph
B Jump (double jump once unlocked); Down + B to drop through platforms
X Use the left arm glyph (attack or spell, costs MP)
Y Use the right arm glyph (alternate with X for rapid attacks)
X + Y together Glyph Union combined attack (costs Hearts)
R Activate the back glyph (movement or support ability)
L Switch between the three saved glyph sleeve sets
A Talk to villagers / examine / use Magnes glyph points
D-Pad (world map) Select a location; A to enter
Stylus: tap lower screen Navigate menus and the area map
START Open the menu (glyphs, equipment, items, quests)
SELECT Swap map and status display on the lower screen

About Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Release date NA: October 21, 2008
EU: February 6, 2009
JP: October 23, 2008
AU: March 12, 2009
Developer Konami
Publisher Konami
Platform Nintendo DS (re-released in Castlevania Dominus Collection, 2024)
Genre Action role-playing, Metroidvania
Series Castlevania
Modes Single-player; item trading and versus via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (discontinued); DS-to-Wii link with Castlevania Judgment
Also known as Akumajō Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin (Japan)

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