Konami of America has shipped Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow to stores as of today. This latest GameBoy Advance installment in the series stars Soma Cruz, a high school student in the year 2035 who winds up in Dracula's castle after blacking out during the century's first solar eclipse. Aria of Sorrow is the first Castlevania title to allow players to capture enemies' souls and trade them with friends via the GameBoy link cable.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is available at a suggested retail price of $29.99 US. The Japanese version will release on May 8th.