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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

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Yes, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow has 66 achievements worth 725 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

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Normally a solar eclipse isn't a dangerous event, but for Soma Cruz being sucked through a portal and into Dracula's castle during one will turn his day into a total nightmare. As Soma you must venture through the castle and find a way out. As you do so, you will discover the true meaning behind the event, and why Dracula has risen yet again. Although set in the future, all of the weapons and hazards are the same or similar to those seen in past Castlevania titles. Soma can find or buy weapons of all types such as swords, spears, and axes. Through his mysterious power of Dominance Soma can take the souls of his enemies and use their powers as his own, providing passive stat boosts, powerful...

Genre: Platform
Year: 2003
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
Publisher: Konami of America, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

66 achievements · 725 total points

Old Bones [No NG+] Defeat the Creaking Skull in the Castle Corridor
3 pts
Beastmaster [No NG+] Defeat the Manticore in the Chapel
5 pts
Iron Giant [No NG+] Defeat the Great Armor in the Study
10 pts
Landslide [No NG+] Defeat the Big Golem in the Dance Hall
10 pts
Hunter Hunted [No NG+] Defeat the Headhunter in the Inner Quarters
10 pts
Defying Death [No NG+] Defeat Death in the Clock Tower
10 pts
Amalgamator [No NG+] Defeat Legion in the Underground Cemetery
10 pts
Evil Eye [No NG+] Defeat Balore in the Arena
10 pts
False Prophet [No NG+] Defeat Graham on the Top Floor
10 pts
Raison D'etre Watch the normal ending scene.
3 pts
J Who? [No NG+] Defend yourself against a legendary vampire hunter in the Floating Garden
10 pts
Chaotic Disposition Defeat the real master of the castle and obtain the game's true ending.
25 pts
Entropy Distilled [No NG+] Earn the game's true ending on Hard difficulty.
25 pts
Evasive Maneuvers Obtain the Grave Keeper soul.
3 pts
Double Jump Obtain the Malphas soul.
3 pts
Duck and Cover Obtain the Skeleton Blaze soul.
3 pts
Toki Wo Tomare! Obtain the Galamoth soul.
3 pts
Concussion Obtain the Kicker Skeleton soul.
3 pts
To the Heavens Obtain the Hippogryph soul.
5 pts
Soul Seeker Reach level 10.
3 pts
Demon Hunter Reach level 20.
5 pts
Adept Monster Slayer Reach level 30.
10 pts
Heir to the Throne Reach level 40.
10 pts
Master of the Castle Reach level 50.
10 pts
Life Leech Obtain your very first soul.
1 pts
Bullet Hell Absorb every type of Bullet Soul.
25 pts
Guardian Angels Absorb every type of Guardian Soul.
25 pts
Enchanter Absorb every type of Enchanted Soul.
25 pts
Open House Explore Dracula's Castle in its entirety.
10 pts
Futile Attempt Defeat the Chronomage and add its enemy data entry to your bestiary.
3 pts
Hey, Get Back Here! Defeat a Sky Fish and add its enemy data entry to your bestiary.
3 pts
The Power to Rule Fill out all of the enemy data and monster drops in your bestiary.
25 pts
Deep Pockets Accrue a total of 200,000 gold or more.
10 pts
Sword of Light Find the legendary blade once possessed by the Tuatha De Danann, the Claimh Solais.
5 pts
Fit for Consumption Purchase the Soul Eater Ring from Hammer's shop.
10 pts
Infinite Power! Obtain the Chaos Ring, the ultimate reward for gaining dominance over the castle's denizens.
25 pts
Hard Work Find all 5 pieces of equipment exclusive to Hard difficulty.
10 pts
King's Blade Complete Boss Rush in 6 minutes or less as Soma and obtain Excalibur.
3 pts
Positively Electronic Complete Boss Rush in 5 minutes or less as Soma and obtain the Positron Rifle.
5 pts
The Sword of Many Slashes Complete Boss Rush in 4 minutes or less as Soma and obtain Valmanway.
10 pts
Party Like It's 1999 Return to Dracula's Castle and defeat the heir apparent in Julius Mode.
10 pts
Belmont Legend Defeat every boss in Julius Mode on Hard difficulty.
10 pts
Are These New Sub-Weapons? Complete Boss Rush in 6 minutes or less as Julius.
10 pts
Sword or Whip? Complete Boss Rush in 4 minutes or less as Julius.
50 pts
Path of the Boneheaded [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=2] Defeat the Creaking Skull boss without taking damage.
5 pts
Path of the Deadeye [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=6] Defeat the Manticore boss in 10 or fewer attacks using only Bullet Souls.
10 pts
Path of the Minimalist [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=10] Defeat the Great Armor boss without taking damage or utilizing souls.
5 pts
Path of the Summoner [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=13] Defeat the Big Golem boss without the use of physical attacks or Bullet Souls.
5 pts
Path of the Hunter [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=15] Defeat Headhunter without taking damage using only knives, daggers, and bows.
10 pts
Path of the Calcium-Rich [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=20] Defeat Death without taking damage using only spears and the souls of skeletal creatures.
10 pts
Path of the Predecessor [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=25] Defeat Legion without taking damage using only a whip and the souls of monsters from the first CV.
10 pts
Path of the Pugilist [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=30] Defeat Balore without taking damage using only fist-enhancing weapons and martial arts.
10 pts
Path of the Warrior [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=35] Defeat Graham without taking damage using only physical attacks.
10 pts
Path of the Cremator [No NG+ | Hard | Lv.<=40] Defeat Julius without taking damage using only katanas and fire-based attacks.
10 pts
Path of the Goetia [NG+ OK | Hard | Lv.<=50] Defeat Chaos without taking damage using only pistols and the souls of demonic creatures.
25 pts
Bones without a Soul Defeat the Creaking Skull in the Castle Corridor in NOSOUL mode.
3 pts
Corpse without a Soul Defeat Death in the Clock Tower in NOSOUL mode.
10 pts
Raison D'etre (NOSOUL) Watch the normal ending scene in NOSOUL mode.
5 pts
Entropy Distilled (NOSOUL) [No NG+] Earn the game's true ending on Hard difficulty in NOSOUL mode.
25 pts
Colosseum of Souls Complete Boss Rush in NOSOUL mode
5 pts
Chaotic Disposition (NOSOUL) Defeat the real master of the castle and obtain the game's true ending in NOSOUL mode.
25 pts
Deathly Potion Defeat Death in the Clock Tower in NOUSE mode.
10 pts
Raison D'etre (NOUSE) Watch the normal ending scene in NOUSE mode.
5 pts
Skeleton in the Closet Defeat the Creaking Skull in the Castle Corridor in NOUSE mode.
3 pts
Entropy Distilled (NOUSE) [No NG+] Earn the game's true ending on Hard difficulty in NOUSE mode.
25 pts
Chaotic Disposition (NOUSE) Defeat the real master of the castle and obtain the game's true ending in NOUSE mode.
25 pts