What's with the lack of mentioning Mario Kart and the Wi-Fi connection? Mario Kart online is way better than Castlevania.
What's with the lack of mentioning Mario Kart and the Wi-Fi connection? Mario Kart online is way better than Castlevania.
Ok, first of all, that networking review is bullshit. You CAN choose the track, it's just a vote. How do you think it would work with 4 players if it wasn't a vote? How the hell would you race 4 tracks at the same time? You can choose who joins (See: Friends). It complains about peoples' behavior. Sorry, how is the behavior of others Nintendo's fault again?
"There's no facility for adding friends from matches played against strangers." Uhh, IRC? Forums? Newsgroups? Instant messages? Hello?
"If you want to race against three friends and the wrong player joins, you can't tell it's the wrong player until the match starts, and then you can't kick them out, or restart" Oh please. This never happens. How the hell would the wrong player be on everyone's friend list, and them be on theirs anyway? Pssst...the Nintendo DS also has a POWER button.
"It takes 120 seconds to start each round" Umm, no. Sometimes, perhaps, but usually not.
"Once in a while a game will start but the timer never counts down to start a race, so all the players sit on the starting line, engines idling, while nothing happens" Okay, I've played over 400 matches, and I KNOW this is a load of horse shit.
Hey Lawrence (the author of this article): Fuck you. Okay? This is Nintendo's FIRST online game, and it's a on a fucking portable. You expect it to be problem free? Go on over to Xbox Live. I think Nintendo's done pretty damn well for their first try. This is also a FREE service, so I don't see why you're complaining.
They're both excellent games, but If had to choose one, I'd go with Castlevania, easily. It's easily one of the best games in the series, and the top-screen map is so useful that it's difficult for me to imagine a new castlevania without it.
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I'd say Castlevania, since it's got a pretty sweet weapon system and some damned original bosses. Julius mode is also freaking sweet. Mario Kart is OK for online, but I've always loved Castlevania more.
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I never understood why this track was called "Last Springsteen". Then it hit me, Bruce Springsteen goes under the nickname "The Boss"
Wanted to ask you guys who suggested to him to buy Castlevania. Did any of you guys played Aria of Sorrow before playing this one? I dunno if I should continue playing it before I've beaten Aria of Sorrow....
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Beating Aria is probably a good idea.
I never understood why this track was called "Last Springsteen". Then it hit me, Bruce Springsteen goes under the nickname "The Boss"
I don't think it's essential to have played Aria before the new one. You'll probably want to get it anyway, especially when that rumored Harmony/Aria double pack is released.
It's completely unfair to pick between Mario Kart and Castlevania. They're two of the best games on the handheld, and will consume endless hours of your lives. If you asked me earlier, I would have easily said Mario Kart, but since then I've discovered Dawn of Sorrow's excellent Hard Mode, which is as challenging and hard as any of the classic Castlevanias (the trick is to give everything away and begin from scratch).
So, as always, get both.
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That'll be the 10th.
I think if you have a group of friends that you game with that also have DSes then MarioKart is the way to go.
For solo play choose Castlevania which is really great for anyone with a completist attitude.
Honestly these are the BEST 2 DS games at this point so the decision in no way will be easy.
Well, I went ahead and ordered Castlevania DS...
Thanks for all the advice
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Ben
Go with Mario Kart man. It'll keep you occupied for a log time. Trust me, it done it to me and I'm still playing.
Re: DS, Help me decide: Mario Kart or Castlevania?
i would go with castelevania i never hered of it but i know mario kart retarded
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Re: DS, Help me decide: Mario Kart or Castlevania?
Man, I wish we had a post of the year competition, because this would be the Resident Evil 4 of 2006!i would go with castelevania i never hered of it but i know mario kart retarded
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