Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
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, 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.
| 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, 2007[1]AUS March 22, 2007[2] |
| Genre(s) | Action[3] |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
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
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.
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.
Composer Yuzo Koshiro (shown in 2006) was recruited to the team based on his expertise working with less powerful audio hardware.
References
- ↑ "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for DS". ToTheGame. 2006-09-11. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ↑ "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for DS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
- ↑ "Konami - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin". Konami. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
