Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for Nintendo DS

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Release Date 12/6/2006
Publisher Konami
Platform DS
Genre Action Adventure

Number of Players 4

Blood and Gore, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

Game Description

Castlevania celebrates its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure for Nintendo DS! Amidst the chaos of World War II, two sisters are determined to resurrect the legendary Count Dracula. Two new heroes - vampire hunter, Jonathan Morris, and magical Charlotte Orlean - are the only ones who can stop them! Switch between characters as you battle over 100 types of enemies on your quest to prevent Dracula from rising from the dead. Travel through the castle and beyond, into multiple new-to-Castlevania environments. Along the way, you can even uncover unlockable multiplayer modes.

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IGN Review (8.9 out of 10)

As extensive as the Castlevania series is, and for the amount of systems the franchise has appeared on, it's when the design sticks to its 2D, side-scrolling roots that we get the real Castlevania experience. This trend definitely continues with Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, the follow-up to last y...more

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Average Member Rating: 8.1 out of 10

Awesome game! But not for the faint of heart. (9 out of 10)

posted by heimburg (ORLANDO, FL) on Jan 20, 2007
Member since Jun 2005
20 out of 21 gamers (95%) found this review helpful

This is easily the best Castlevania since the PS1 classic Symphony of the Night. And you can really tell that the designers sat down and asked themselves, "How can we really top our earlier games?" They didn't just rearrange the magic system like handheld Castlevanias usually do -- they also added a...more

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