Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a side-scrolling action RPG where you switch between two hunters, Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin, to explore Dracula's castle and defeat the vampire Brauner. Set in 1944…
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is an adventure developed by Konami, released 16 November 2006 on Nintendo DS.
What Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is an adventure game developed by Konami and released in 2006. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Portrait of Ruin takes place in the fictional universe of the Castlevania series. The series' premise is the conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula. The story occurs in Dracula's castle and is set in 1944 Europe during World War II. In addition to the castle, the main characters explore various different paintings that have been constructed by the villain named Brauner. The paintings act as portals to new areas and feature a distinct look that is different from the main castle.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Castlevania series
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is the 51st of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. It arrived 10 months after Castlevania Double Pack. The next entry was Akumajou Densetsu in 2006. Its critic score of 80 is almost exactly the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.
How it was received
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 93 votes.
What it launched against
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin launched on 16 November 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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