Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
| Format | DS |
|---|---|
| Year Released | 2006 |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Genre | Action |
| ESRB Age Rating |
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TVG Rating: 8.8
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Product Description
Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin brings back the award winning action exploration gameplay that has held fans captive for 2 decades! Take control of two heroes, Jonathan Morris, a vampire killer and his close friend Charlotte Orlean, a girl with tremendous magical ability. Amidst the chaos of World War II, two mysterious sisters emerge working to resurrect Dracula and David and Charlotte are all that stand in their way.
- Encounter over 100 diverse enemies in your adventure to stop Dracula`s resurrection
- Summon your partner and execute cooperation attacks to decimate your enemies
- Collect items, weapons and magic as you explore the castle
- Fight with and against your friends in multiple multi-player modes
Amazon.co.uk Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 4.5
A nice introduction to the castlevania series.
Having never played a Castlevania game before, Portrait of Ruin impressed me considerably as a fresh new and innovative re- imagining of the series for the Nintendo DS. Essentially a 2D sidec scrolling platformer akin to its predecessors, Portrait of Ruin centres around the exploits of two young protagonists, Jonhothan a novice vampire slayer and his companion Charlotte, a young whitch in training as they embark on a quest to reach the heart of the newly risen Dracula's castle and defeat the dark lord himself in battle.
Whilst the story is relatively minimal, serving simply as a tool to carry players from one area to another, the game itself is surprisingly challenging and entertaining. Players are able to play as either Johnathan or Charlotte and can switch between the two at the touch of a button to make extensive use of each characters special abilities, or alternatively, both characters can be summoned together to tackle larger, more resilient foes. The platforming is as effortless as one would expect from a game series that set the bar for the platforming genre and jumping across ledges whilst attacking swarms of enemies in mid - air has never been as easy. The game's soundtrack is of course wonderful, with a continuous stream of gothic horror movie inspired techno beats to liven up the action even more.
Whilst Castlevania may appear quite dated compared to the Modern Warfare 2's and Assassin's Creed's of today, it is nevertheless a reasonably entertaining playthrough, if only for a while which will provide longtime fans and newcomers alike with a valid reason to carry their DS around for at least a week.
Rating: 3 Buy from amazon.co.uk
fabulous gameplay
This was my first Castlevania game but certainly not my last. I played the game through 3 times and I'm still tempted to pick it up. Great art and music, funny and witty at times and great gameplay..
Rating: 5 Buy from amazon.co.uk
I'll whip your ass into shape!
A BIG game, great atmosphere, loads of variety and things to discover, thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!
Rating: 5 Buy from amazon.co.uk
2D Heaven does exist
Dawn of sorrow on the Ds was mindblowing and had a replay value that surpassed the price of the tiny DS cart. Obviously Portrait of Ruin is Castlevania's second outing on the DS and what a fantastic follow up. I was quite fortunate to get this on Import many months ago..and I still play it now. It is that good.
Following in the Castlevania tradition, apart from the fact that you now control two characters at once. Difficult? Nah, a simple button press brings your partner into play. Typically you have all the usual perks of a map screen that unveils itself the more you explore, myriads of spells, equipment and enemies. Portrait of Ruin's beauty is not only the addictive and simplistic gameplay but it looks great too and you cant help but appreciate Johnnys grace as he stands upright in a posing gesture....wicked stuff.
Buy this game. Any Castle fan out there that hasnt is definetely missing out. Some new players to the series might not find what they are looking for-then again you never know. I really cannot wait for the next game to come along but Portrait of Ruin fills many gaps in my 2D game starved life.
Rating: 5 Buy from amazon.co.uk
good game but do get stuck
Im really enjoying the game but, im stuck in two places in two areas of the game and im not sure how you can get further. It can be fustrating at times but it is fun. You need to think about certain times when you need to use the two player mode and it can get confusing when you are in the middle of a battle and you push the wrong button. but overall a really good game and i would recommend it for anybody who has alot of patiance.
Rating: 4 Buy from amazon.co.uk
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