

Use Item: Hold Left Trigger and press Right Trigger to use whatever item you have equipped. It is far, far better to use a headset, of course. Phrases: Press Back button and then select from several phrases to communicate with your team. By default 3 zoom levels are available, though a fourth can be enabled in the Camera Settings menu. Adjust camera: Click the Right Thumbstick to toggle between various levels of camera zoom. Hunter skills cost MP (the blue meter) to use. Each character's hunter skills are unique. Hunter skill: Up to four hunter skills can be assigned at once: One each to B button, Down + B, Up + B, and Forward + B. Their utility varies poor Jonathan's guard skill is fairly useless. Each character's personal skill is unique.

It can also be used for back dash canceling, in which a player back dashes while attacking repeatedly, thus attacking more rapidly than otherwise possible. Jump kicking off of enemies, other players, or Soma's Yorick skull is often required to reach high platforms.

With proper timing, you can jump kick enemies repeatedly without taking damage. Jump kick: After double jumping, press Down + A while still in the air. Double jump: Press A once to jump and then press it again in the air. Slide kicks are also needed to earn the Slick Kick Achievement. Slide kicks are very weak, though their damage does increase a bit with a high ATK stat. Each character's basic attack can be upgraded in a unique way, detailed in the Characters section of this guide. Basic Gameplay - Moves - Attack: Press X (and also Y for some characters). Chest Contents updated with tons of new items and fixes. Basic Gameplay updated with Grimoire and Changing items between chapters tips. Chapters section: Normal enemies alphabetized and counted Chapter 5 walkthrough added. Monsters list complete except for minor details. Basic gameplay section completed! Chapters section updated with information about every chapter (more to come in future updates). Updated secrets and unlockables section with all six secret items and map images. Charlotte's Complete Shop added (will stick the rest in soon.) Corrected errors in attributes list as well as the infamous ELE error (darn Notepad not matching cases!). Added in-game descriptions for all characters. Version history - 08/06/10 Version 0.3 FAQ created. People who want to learn more about the entire Castlevania series should visit the Castlevania Dungeon at - 2.

You may also enjoy my Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Achievement Guide, which can be found at or GameFAQs. Thus this guide will help you learn to play and succeed in bringing Dracula and his minions down. The game does a poor job of explaining its various systems and the menus are archaic as well. Solo play is possible (and recommended for some characters), though building up in multiplayer first is usually a good idea.
