Well, if that's true, then the good news is that pretty much every Castlevania game I've played on the DS over the last couple of years have maintained the addictive gameplay, weapons powerup abilities and added some RPG elements to the traditional Castlevania format. This makes all of them pretty addictive and a boatload of fun... of course, they're all 2D side scrollers as well.
I can't wait to see Castlevania get a good, next-gen makeover.
