Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Cheats and Unlockables (Nintendo DS)

It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that got ported finally on the Nintendo DS. There's no console in the world that hasn't had the honor of hosting Konami's masterpiece and our favorite vampire hunting heroes are back, with the same manga hair-styles and the trademark whip that would make Indiana Jones jealous. You will be able to control two different characters: vampire hunter Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin, a young witch. Also, you can switch characters whenever you want or combine their powers into extremely powerful combos. Keep in mind that the game has two different endings and if you want to get the max out of Portrait of Ruin, use these codes and hints:

Codes

English Voiceovers (or Japanese Voiceovers for English version)
To enable English voices in the Japanese version of this game or vice versa, simply press 'A' while holding 'L' at any of the main menu choices. Jonathan will say "showtime" to confirm the activation.

Unlockables

Alternate Vincent Portrait in the Credits.
Beat the game on Hard Mode. During the credits reel, there will be a different portrait of Vincent.

Alternate Vincent Portrait - Clear Hard Mode

Best End Bonuses
Complete the game with the best ending to unlock the following:

Boss Rush Course 2 and 3 - Obtain Good Ending

Sound Mode - Obtain Good Ending

Boss Rush Rewards
There are 3 Boss Rush courses where you face a string of bosses without breaks in between. Each course has its rewards if you beat it within a certain amount of time.

Astral Ring - Clear Course 1 in 1 minute

Illusion Fist - Clear Course 2 in 5 minutes

Invisible Cape - Clear Course 1 in 3 minutes

Record 1 - Clear Course 2 in 3 minutes

Record 2 - Clear Course 3 in 3 minutes

Scout Armor - Clear Course 3 in 5 minutes

Hard Mode Unlockables
Depending on which Level Cap is used, defeating Hard Mode will yield different bonuses: non-sellable and non-usable "trophies" and permanent stat boosts. Defeating Hard Mode with a lower cap will automatically net items from the higher level caps. For example, defeating Hard Mode with Level 1 cap will give you all 3 sets of bonuses.

Konami Man and +50 Strength – Complete Hard Mode with Level 1 Cap.

Twin Bee and +50 Intelligence - Complete Hard Mode with Level 25 Cap.

Vic Viper and +50 Luck - Complete Hard Mode with Level 50 Cap.

Richter axe armor and sisters modes
This is how you get their modes:

Richter mode - Beat the whip memory at the end of the game and defeat Dracula

Sisters mode - Beat the whip memory and defeat Dracula

Here's the Richter mode:



The Magus Ring
When equipped, the Magus Ring quickly regenerates your magic points. In order to acquire it, you must complete all of Wind's quests.

The Magus Ring - Complete all of Wind's quests.

Easter Eggs

Birthday Cake on your Birthday!
Go to Vincent on your Birthday and He will offer you a special treat...a Birthday Cake, but it will cost you $3000 dollars. Happy Birthday!

The dark side of Vincent
If you take your main character and press UP for about 10 seconds in front of Vincent, the shopkeeper, he'll make a funny comment.

Try with and without the other character on the screen!

Glitches

Duplicate Quest Reward
Upon completing a Quest, Talk to Wind to open up the quest menu. Press A twice. When you hear the "reward" chime, press START to exit the quest menu.

The quest reward is already given to you; however, the quest is uncleared from the list. You can repeat this as many times as you want and get the rewards again.

Enhanced stats for the Sisters, for Richter and Old Axe Armor
First, for this glitch to work, you must complete theses steps:

1. Have a game completed with Jonathan at hard (any caps will do, but 1 is recommended for the purpose of the glitch).

2. Go on Jonathan's new game + and press A once.

3. When it shows the difficulty to use, press B.

4. Go on an empty save file, press A.

5. Choose any of the characters and start the game.

If you try to defeat enemies, you'll notice you do the same damage (If you had the strength boost from the Level 1 Cap at hard) than if you were Level 40, but at Level 1!

Jump a few more extra times
This glitch will make your characters be able to jump twice as much as you currently can. For example, if you don't have the double-jump relic, you are able to jump twice with this glitch and if you have it, you are able to jump up to four times. This glitch is useful for sequence breaking and getting items early in the game.

1) First have both characters on the same screen.

2) Tap the touch screen above to make your partner jump up to two times (depending if you have the double jump ability or not).

3) Once your partner is high enough, press X to switch characters

4) If timed correctly, you will be able to do an extra jump or two right after switching characters.

Play as Maria only
There is a glitch in the game that lets you play as Maria only. However, note that she can not beat the game by herself since she does not have a super jump skill.

To unlock a Maria-only mode, follow these steps. You must have both Richter and Old Axe Armor modes unlocked for the glitch to work:

1. Resume your completed Jonathan/Charlotte mode game.

2. Switch the main character to Charlotte.

3. Save the game. Restart.

4. Choose New Game + with your Jonathan/Charlotte mode game.

5. At the name entry screen, press B.

6. Start a new game and choose Old Axe Armor as the character.

7. Instead of Old Axe Armor, your character will be Maria!

Start any new game with a fully completed map
Normally, you're only supposed to carry over your completed map from a Jonathan cleared game to a Jonathan new game +. With this glitch, you can start a new Sisters, Richter, or Old axe armor game with your fully completed Jonathan map. Here’s how:

1. Click on the new game + bat icon to the right of your cleared Jonathan file.

2. On the 'normal' or 'hard' difficulty screen, press B to cancel and go back.

3. Go to any blank file and start any new game be it Sisters, axe armor, etc.

4. Voila! Fully completed map!

This makes exploring in Sisters, Ricther, and Axe armor mode a whole lot easier.

Secrets

Play as OLD AXE ARMOR
Kill 1000 (or more) Old Axe Armor (Monster No. 92). Then SAVE. You need to SAVE in order for the Kill Count to register. Now when you start a New game. You can choose OLD AXE ARMOR as a player character once you've received the Good Ending.