Soul of Darkness Platform: Nintendo DS Genre: Action-Adventure / Platformer Developer: Gameloft Release Year: 2008

Originally a staple of the Java ME era, Soul of Darkness was Gameloft’s definitive love letter to the 2D side-scrolling genre. It eventually saw a release on the Nintendo DSiWare service, making it accessible to the DS family of systems. Today, finding a "new" way to play it usually involves seeking out the ROM for use on flashcarts or modern emulators to relive its surprisingly deep combat and atmospheric world.

Magic is used for both combat and puzzle-solving, and it automatically regenerates over time. 2. Essential Tips

(As a homebrew curiosity) Score: 2 / 10 (As a complete game)

Soul of Darkness offers a tight, bloody, and atmospheric 2D action experience that feels right at home on the DS. Thanks to the new, verified ROM dump, you can finally play the game the way it was meant to be played—without crashes, on original hardware, with the lights off.

The "new" often refers to fan-made modifications. The emulation community has been working on: