Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Designer(s)	Koji Igarashi (producer) Michiru Yamane (composer) Yuzo Koshiro (composer)
Series	Castlevania
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JPN November 16, 2006NA December 5, 2006EU March 9, 2007AUS March 22, 2007
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula Gallery of Labyrinth (悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンスcode: ja is deprecated , Akumajō Dorakyura Gyararī obu Rabirinsu, Akumajō meaning "Demon Castle"), is an action role-playing video game made by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It's the second game release for the system, and has a sequel that's going to be released called Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It is set in Europe during World War II.

Gameplay

Portrait of Ruin is a sidescrolling action game that has gameplay from platform games and role-playing games like jumping to reach higher areas and leveling up.

Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin Media

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  Longtime Castlevania developer Koji Igarashi (shown in 2007), led Portrait of Ruin's development team, aiming to expand on several aspects of their previous Nintendo DS title.

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  Portrait of Ruin was developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS to quickly develop a 2D game and to utilize of the handheld system's online capabilities.

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  Composer Yuzo Koshiro (shown in 2006) was recruited to the team based on his expertise working with less powerful audio hardware.