Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 2008

Is it still worth playing?

Konami's 2008 action role playing game, the third Castlevania on the Nintendo DS, directed by Akihiro Minakata with Koji Igarashi producing. Shanoa belongs to an organization set to defeat Dracula after the Belmont clan has vanished. It is a 2D action adventure with role playing elements such as equipping armor and casting spells. A new Glyph System lets Shanoa collect Glyph symbols by defeating enemies or conquering challenges and equip them to her arms and back for special powers and skills. There are over 100 glyphs, such as weapon and magic glyphs, and they use Magic Points, so once the gauge is empty you have to stop attacking while it recharges. A Glyph Union technique calls a stronger attack from the equipped glyphs and costs Heart Points. There are side quests that give prizes. You still assemble your powers yourself, equipping and swapping glyphs.