Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Review

Story
Before the start of the game, two sisters, Stella and Loretta trip to Dracula's castle to find their father, Eric Lecarde. After crossing through the castle, the two arrived at the nest Brauner where they found their fathers conquered. Seeing the two sisters, Brauner reach them and turn them into vampires At the start of the game, Jonathan and Charlotte find Vincent at the gates of the palace, which serves as a trader .. After entering the castle, Jonathan and Charlotte finds a mysterious blue that they first identify as hostile. Once the image is turned into a male humanoid, the figure explains that he was killed some time ago and had cast a magical barrier to keep him conscious while still within the confines of the castle. He introduced himself as "Wind".
Shortly after the meeting Wind, Jonathan and Charlotte find one magical portrait Brauner energy use to control the castle to his will. Unable to destroy it from the outside, the second journey into the world in time. Soon, they find it channeler Brauner, A dullahan. Shortly after his defeat, one of the vampire sisters appear and belittle their efforts, saying that their control was reduced only in small degree. Then, when entering the second portrait, they found Brauner and the two twins; Brauner laugh at the idea of ​​reviving Dracula, because he has failed too many times to control the human race, but admitted his power is too great to ignore. Both brothers want to kill two men, but Brauner saw Death as a greater threat, because he could wrest control from him much more easily than they. In the hallway that connects several areas of Castlevania, Charlotte and Jonathan's death are facing, which acts as if Dracula is back. When told Dracula is still dead, and that the other vampires controlling the palace, he scoffed at the idea of ​​the hand in addition to rule Castlevania Dracula. However, he was seriously disturbed when he saw the statement is true, and immediately leaves to find a way to destroy Brauner and revive Dracula.

Gameplay
Portrait of Ruin features 2D side-scrolling style of gameplay [1] One of the main features for gameplay is that players can switch freely between two characters, Jonathan and Charlotte, similar to "Julius mode" from Castlevania:. Dawn of sorrow. Jonathan and Charlotte can combine their strength to perform powerful attacks together known as "Double Down", [6] and their combined abilities are needed in certain parts of the castle for them to solve puzzles and progress through the story. For example, a player must have both the character of the board of two "motorcycle" and alternate between them to avoid the obstacles to have a second bike to crash through the walls intact.


Music
Portrait of Ruin features English voice-overs for the part of the game. The original Japanese dialogue is also included as an easter egg. Michiru Yamane back to writing music, with additional songs by Yuzo Koshiro. IGN notes that the style of music tracks ranging from "hauntingly melancholy almost cheerful up-tempo". The audio tracks can also be accessed through the "Sound Mode" is unlocked by defeating Dracula. Players can also collect a certain track record that can be used to replace the standard background music game. The song "Sandfall" and "In Search of Secret Spell" playing in the Forgotten City is from Konami Kings Valley 2 was released on his own MSX2 computer.