<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
Castlevania	B-Application
to	O
have	O
English	O
voice-overs	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
1944	O
Europe	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
protagonists	O
and	O
antagonists	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
character	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
has	O
met	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
critical	O
response	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
high	O
ratings	O
from	O
reviews	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
features	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
switch	O
freely	O
between	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Julius	O
mode	O
"	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
explore	O
other	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
Egyptian-like	O
deserts	O
and	O
London-like	O
towns	O
via	O
paintings	O
dispersed	O
throughout	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
enemies	O
from	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
make	O
appearances	O
either	O
as	O
standard	O
monsters	O
or	O
bosses	O
for	O
the	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
games	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
alternate	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
has	O
two	O
different	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
involve	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
preventing	O
Dracula	B-Application
from	O
being	O
resurrected	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
involves	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Brauner	O
,	O
another	O
vampire	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Actual	O
defeat	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
ending	O
is	O
normally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
ending	O
because	O
the	O
main	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
are	O
not	O
completed	O
;	O
to	O
indicate	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
display	O
a	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
screen	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
ending	O
completes	O
those	O
objectives	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
more	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
and	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
features	O
alternate	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
four	O
single	O
player	O
modes	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Boss	O
Rush	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
certain	O
requirements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
mode	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
;	O
"	O
Richter	O
Mode	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Old	O
Axe	B-Operating_System
Armor	I-Operating_System
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
different	O
controls	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
normal	O
gameplay	O
in	O
that	O
attacks	O
are	O
controlled	O
completely	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loretta	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
ice	O
spell	O
which	O
is	O
aimed	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Stella	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
damage	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
passes	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
reaching	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
Brauner	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Old	O
Axe	B-Operating_System
Armor	I-Operating_System
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Old	O
Axe	B-Operating_System
Armor	I-Operating_System
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
franchise	O
with	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
multiplayer	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
;	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
can	O
connect	O
by	O
local	O
wireless	O
or	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
premise	O
is	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunters	O
of	O
the	O
Belmont	O
clan	O
and	O
the	O
immortal	O
vampire	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
occurs	O
in	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1944	O
Europe	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
introduces	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
:	O
Jonathan	B-Application
Morris	I-Application
and	O
Charlotte	B-Application
Aulin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
is	O
the	O
wielder	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
whip	O
,	O
"	O
Vampire	O
Killer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
passed	O
down	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
John	O
Morris	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
antagonists	O
as	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
and	O
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
villain	O
is	O
Dracula	B-Application
who	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
antagonists	O
are	O
three	O
vampires	O
that	O
have	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brauner	O
recreated	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
using	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
from	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
draw	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wind	O
's	O
identity	O
is	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Eric	O
Lecarde	O
,	O
Stella	O
and	O
Loretta	O
's	O
true	O
father	O
who	O
once	O
fought	O
alongside	O
Jonathan	O
's	O
father	O
to	O
slay	O
Dracula	B-Application
in	O
Bloodlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
sisters	O
,	O
Stella	O
and	O
Loretta	O
travel	O
to	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
their	O
father	O
,	O
Eric	O
Lecarde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
when	O
entering	O
the	O
second	O
portrait	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Brauner	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
twins	O
;	O
Brauner	O
laughs	O
at	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
reviving	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
has	O
failed	O
too	O
many	O
times	O
to	O
control	O
humanity	O
,	O
but	O
concedes	O
his	O
power	O
is	O
too	O
great	O
to	O
ignore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
sisters	O
desire	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
two	O
humans	O
,	O
but	O
Brauner	O
sees	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
servant	O
Death	O
as	O
a	O
greater	O
threat	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
could	O
wrest	O
control	O
from	O
him	O
far	O
more	O
easily	O
than	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
Charlotte	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
encounter	O
Death	O
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
if	O
Dracula	B-Application
were	O
already	O
revived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
informed	O
Dracula	B-Application
is	O
still	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
another	O
vampire	O
is	O
controlling	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
he	O
scoffs	O
at	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
hand	O
other	O
than	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
to	O
rule	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
gravely	O
disturbed	O
when	O
he	O
sees	O
the	O
statements	O
are	O
true	O
,	O
and	O
promptly	O
leaves	O
to	O
seek	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
destroy	O
Brauner	O
and	O
revive	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
reach	O
the	O
towering	O
spire	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
's	O
Keep	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
throne	O
room	O
sealed	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
conclude	O
that	O
Brauner	O
is	O
delaying	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
revival	O
to	O
siphon	O
his	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
regain	O
their	O
sanity	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
subsequently	O
offer	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
ritual	O
that	O
allows	O
Jonathan	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Operating_System
Killer	I-Operating_System
whip	I-Operating_System
's	O
full	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
act	O
destroys	O
the	O
painting	O
sealing	O
the	O
Throne	O
Room	O
,	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
then	O
go	O
to	O
battle	O
with	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
they	O
can	O
engage	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
Death	O
enters	O
the	O
room	O
and	O
sides	O
with	O
his	O
master	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
they	O
attack	O
the	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Death	O
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
merge	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
form	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
eventually	O
defeated	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCL	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Castlevania	B-Application
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
producer	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
better	O
than	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
confirmed	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
WiFi	O
modes	O
and	O
stated	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
cooperative	O
time	O
attack	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
shop	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
solid	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Igarashi	O
wanted	O
to	O
try	O
the	O
online	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
test	O
for	O
possible	O
online	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
in	O
future	O
Castlevania	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
commented	O
the	O
two	O
player	O
game	O
play	O
was	O
homage	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
his	O
favorite	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
style	O
of	O
artwork	O
was	O
retained	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Igarashi	O
had	O
switched	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
to	O
appeal	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
younger	O
demographics	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	O
of	O
Ruins	O
development	O
cycle	O
took	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
as	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
schedule	O
became	O
tight	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
difficulties	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
first	O
online	O
enabled	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
featured	O
English	O
voice-overs	O
for	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
tracks	O
are	O
also	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
"	O
Sound	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
merchandise	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
their	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
anyone	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
at	O
any	O
popular	O
game	O
outlet	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
bundle	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundle	O
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
products	O
contained	O
in	O
cardboard	O
sleeve	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
Seal	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
products	O
include	O
:	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
containing	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
timeline	O
poster	O
covering	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
significant	O
characters	O
and	O
events	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
history	O
,	O
a	O
48-page	O
art	O
book	O
containing	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
clear/white	O
game	O
case	O
designed	O
to	O
hold	O
both	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Portrait	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
extendable	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
has	O
met	O
with	O
overall	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
received	O
various	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
also	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
top	O
villain	O
of	O
2006	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
fight	O
in	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
as	O
the	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2006	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
complimented	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
components	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
reaffirms	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
greatness	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
released	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
deviated	O
away	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
complimented	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
special	O
functions	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
the	O
mind-blowing	O
revelation	O
that	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
was	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
complemented	O
the	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
"	O
stays	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
familiar	O
Castlevania	B-Application
design	O
and	O
delivers	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
lengthy	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shutaro	O
Iida	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
,	O
cites	O
Portrait	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
Castlevania''	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ones	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
