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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for Nintendo DS

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 7 October 2006
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
This action platformer with role-playing elements takes place in 2036, one year after the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Soma Cruz becomes the focus of a...
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 28 November 2008
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — The game takes place after the era of Richter Belmont and the plot of Symphony of the Night, sometime in the 19th century...
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 4 October 2010
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This platform action game with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae on an adventure through the magical land of Sequin. She faces the pirate Risky Boots...
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 16 March 2007
Metacritic: 85/100
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin — like previous games in the series, includes a large number of endings. In particular, it has two endings. In both, Jonathan...
Scurge: Hive - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Scurge: Hive
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Science fiction, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 2 November 2006
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 70/100
This isometric science-fiction action game follows bounty hunter Jenosa Arma, sent to a remote planet to investigate a disaster at a research laboratory and recover...
Monster Tale - a game in the Metroidvania genre
Monster Tale
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo DS → 16 March 2011
Metacritic: 79/100
This action platformer with role-playing elements combines level traversal with raising a pet. The gameplay is split between two screens: platforming takes place on...