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. 

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Completion bonuses

Successfully complete the game with the best ending to unlock "Richter" and "Sisters" modes, Boss Rush Courses 2 and 3 at the "Boss Rush" menu, the hard difficulty setting, the "Sound Mode" option at the main menu, and the ability to replay the game by loading your cleared saved game file. 

Successfully complete the game under the hard difficulty setting to unlock a permanent +50 Luck bonus. 

Hidden Vincent dialogue

Play as Charlotte and stand in front of Vincent the shopkeeper. Hold Up until he begins speaking. 

Alternate credits

Successfully complete the game under the hard difficulty setting to unlock an alternate portrait of Vincent during the ending credits. 

Play as Old Axe Armor

Kill at least 1,000 Old Axe Armors and save the game after completing it. Start a new game and you can now play as an Old Axe Armor.

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