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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

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Title: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Alternative Title: CV: PoR; 悪魔城ドラキュラギャラリーオブラビリンス
Description: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a 2006 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld system. The game is the first in the Castlevania series to feature a cooperative multiplayer gameplay mode and the first handheld entry to have English voice-overs, outside of its original Japanese release.

The game is a continuation of the events from Castlevania: Bloodlines, a 1994 Sega Genesis title. Set in Europe during World War II, the story follows Johnathan Morris, the son of John Morris from Castlevania: Bloodlines, and Charlotte Aulin as they attempt to stop a vampire from resurrecting Dracula. The game expands on the two character gameplay found in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and adds new cooperative online functionality while foregoing much of the mechanics involving the Nintendo DS touch screen.

Portrait of Ruin received an overall positive critical response and several awards. Critics praised the game's soundtrack, story and cooperative mechanics while some criticism was directed towards the gameplay. The game's two protagonists later appeared in the 2010 multiplayer focused title Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. In 2024, Portrait of Ruin was re-released as part of the multi-platform Castlevania Dominus Collection alongside Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, and Haunted Castle Revisited.
Date Issued: 2006-11-16
Creator: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Identifier: ark:/78322/9459
Language: Japanese
Spatial Coverage: BOS-1

Item sets: Press and Marketing Materials