It's probably the best title in the huge Castlevania saga that finally got ported 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.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a platform game with RPG stat-building elements. Similar to the Metroid series, certain areas are inaccessible until the player defeats key enemies and obtains critical items. Along the way, the player must defeat a horde of monsters that roam the various rooms of the castle with the weapons he or she finds along the way. The more enemies the player defeats and the stronger the enemy, the more experience points they get, which enables them to level up and improve their abilities. 

HINTS

Defeating Legion

While fighting Legion, become Charlotte and use the Ice Needle spell. It should take two to four fully charged Ice Needle spells to take out a section. If you have the Volcano Duel Crush, use it to take out Legion from the top platform.

Defeating Dagon

The Boss in the Forest Of Doom can be difficult to defeat. Make sure you have the maximum amount of potions and tonics before you fight Dagon. Dagon has a habit of sucking up all the water. Make sure you reserve your MP for the team attack. Use the Holy Lightning skill whenever you can, then pull back your partner so your MP does not take any hits. 

In the Forest of Doom, there is an easy way to defeat Dagon. First, use Jonathan only. Charlotte will only hinder you and lower your MP whenever she gets hit. Swim-jump to the surface and start dive-kicking on Dagon's head. The first kick will bounce you up and give you a second chance to kick him (repeat as necessary). You must coordinate the jumps if you are ahead of the water. Also, be careful with the buoys it drops. If you get hit and fall to the floor, use the Holy Lightning attack and jump back to the surface as soon as possible. Whenever Dagon starts sucking water, use that chance to dive-kick him as fast as you can because there is no water slowing down your kicks. By remaining above his head most of the time you will defeat him easily while suffering minimum damage.

Here's a video of this game: