Castlevania GBA/DS titles could potentially see Digital Re-releases on PSN/XBLA

Castlevania Symphony of the Night did many things for the Castlevania franchise. It spawned a period of exploration-heavy, non-linear titles in the franchise. Most of them being hand-held releases, hitting Nintendo’s GBA and eventually the DS. Each one of these portable entries are rewarding experience in their own rights and should be experienced by gamers. Problem is, they’re kind of hard to get your hands on nowadays. So what better way to reach the masses than by offering digital re-releases of these games, just how Symphony of the Night received one on the XBLA, consequentially raising the memory limit of XBLA’s releases that followed it. Fans have been clamoring for such a possibility, to be able to play these great games, with enhanced visuals on a home console. Judging by this excerpt from Nowgamer’s article on the making of Symphony of the Night, it seems possible:

“IGA has the utmost confidence in the ability of Digital Eclipse. “I am sure it deserves to be downloaded and played, and hopefully it will reach a brand new audience,” he states categorically. Does this brave new method of software distribution intrigue the Castlevania producer and does he foresee the possibility of more titles from the series being made available for download? “I am very interested in the online distribution and look forward to it, but that’s all I can say for now,” he replies enigmatically. One thing is certain – the acclaimed franchise is in very good hands.”

Digital re-releases of these fantastic portable titles will definitely compliment Konami’s notion of bringing in new fans. Giving the people who’ve purchased Lords of Shadow,as their first Vania title, a taste of the other flavor of Castlevania that’s out there. And for all the core vania fans, they’ll willingly spend the points to download these games. And seeing how SOTN has been on the top-rated list on XBLA since it’s re-release on the service, it won’t be surprising to see Castlevania populate that list, if they do in fact see digital re-releases.

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