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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
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Portrait of Ruin begins with the appearance of Dracula's castle, yet again. Castlevania lore generally has Drac resurrecting himself once every 100 years, but all the pain and suffering of World War II brought the surly vampire back ahead of schedule in...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at eToychest
Last year we saw the Castlevania series move to the innovative Nintendo DS with Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. While the implementation of the second screen was somewhat lacking, the gameplay was solid and fans snapped up the carts like they were...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at GamingTrend
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is Konami's seventh installment of their Castlevania series on handheld, and the fifth to use the Symphony of the Night leveling/map system. In addition, since this is the 20th anniversary of the Castlevania franchise,...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at RPGFan
The story of Portrait of Ruin (PoR) is based in the year 1944. With the Second World War in full swing countless lives are lost to the war and tortured souls are roaming the Earth. The evil and hatred of the lost souls has led to the rise of Dracula’s...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at GameZone
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You'll control Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin. Johnathan's father wielded the famed Vampire Killer, a whip passed down by the Belmonts. Unfortunately, he died without teaching Johnathan how to unlock the whips true power, so he's just kind of using...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at Netjak
Portrait of Ruin’s plot is also a nice change from the norm, as it doesn’t revolve around Dracula, but instead focuses on Lord Brauner who has taken control of Dracula’s legendary castle, and sealed it with paintings that act as new levels for you...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at VGPub
One thing that feels better is that the monsters tend to “fit” their locales better this time around. Instead of having mummies randomly appear from sarcophagi in seemingly odd places, you’ll only encounter them in the Egyptian area. Likewise,...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at Portable Review
require the heroes to work in tandem, bosses that are almost impossible to defeat without character-specific tactics, and even monsters that react differently depending on who's in the lead. And of all these things are really great -- but unfortunately, ...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at 1UP
The GameDaily One-Minute Review Konami and developer Koji Igarashi have struck that perfect balance between old and new Castlevania gameplay with Portrait of Ruin, allowing players to explore new realms while throwing in some classic features that...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at GameDaily
When two vampire sisters make it their mission to awaken Dracula, a pair of friends must track them down and put a stop to their plans. In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, single-players may journey through such environments as an English town home and an...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at AllGame
Whether you will all depends on how you approach it, and it would be rude and silly of me to declare that this has no merit simply because I fall outside the impact zone of some of its best ideas and mechanics (especially with so many wonderful bonuses an...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at Eurogamer
The story begins in 1944. The world is torn by war, and all the death, pain, and destruction has once again summoned Dracula's castle to give humanity its last push into ruin. This is where Jonathan Morris comes in. He is the inheritor of the Vampire...read the complete Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin review at RPGamer
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