Konami Announces Castlevania Doublepack

KONAMI RESSURECTS TWO
CLASSIC CASTLEVANIA GAMES FOR THE NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow Merge Onto
One GBA Game Pak To Create A

One-Two Punch In Dracula’s Side

REDWOOD
CITY, Calif. – December 8, 2005
– Konami Digital Entertainment – America, a division of Konami Digital
Entertainment, Inc., announced today


Castlevania Double Pack (working title)

is coming to the Nintendo Game
Boy^®
Advance handheld video game

system. The legendary titles
Castlevania^®: Harmony of
Dissonance™
and Castlevania^®: Aria of
Sorrow™
are combined onto the same GBA cartridge, letting
Castlevania fans experience twice
the amount of evil and adventure in one convenient game package. Both chapters
are among the most highly acclaimed games in the long running
Castlevania franchise and will
provide hours of portable gaming fun.

“Castlevania’s
rich history and deep storylines have always made it a favorite franchise
among casual gamers and core gaming fans alike,” said Dennis Lee, Group
Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment – America. “Combining two of the most
beloved chapters in this long running franchise together onto one cartridge
provides gamers a great value as well as giving newcomers to the series a
convenient way to experience some of the best of what
Castlevania has to offer.”

In
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance,
players take the role of Juste Belmont, a descendant of Simon Belmont. It has
been nearly fifty years since Simon Belmont rescued the land from the curse of
Dracula. Now it’s Juste Belmont’s turn as he must acquire the relics of
Dracula left behind from the past in order to unravel the mysterious
disappearance of his friend Lydie Erlanger. With a trusty whip at their side,
players explore Dracula’s castle under the cover of night collecting relics
and learning powerful magic spells in their journey to find and rescue Lydie.

In
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow,
players take the role of Soma Cruz, a young man who has been chosen as the
next incarnation of the dark lord Dracula. The year is 2035 and Soma Cruz is
about to witness the first solar eclipse of the 21^st century when
he suddenly blacks out – only to awaken inside a mysterious castle. Players
discover that they are destined to become the dark lord and the only way to
escape from this evil fate is to escape the castle. As Soma, players will be
able to wield a great variety of weapons in their quest to escape Dracula’s
castle. Along the way, players discover the ability to collect and use the
souls of vanquished enemies to make themselves more powerful or enable them to
perform special skills. In addition, there is an RPG element of
Aria of Sorrow which adds an
unparalleled level of depth to the game.

Created by Koji Igarashi and
the creative team behind the critically acclaimed hit game
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow,
Castlevania Double Pack is
scheduled for release in North America in Q1 of 2006.  For more information on
Castlevania Double Pack, please
visit: www.konami.com/gs.