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CastleVania: Dawn Of Sorrow is
one of the most enticing Platform/RPG/Adventure titles on the
NintendoDS. Continuing CastleVania’s 2D success story is the
next title in the series headed to the
NintendoDS: CastleVania: Portrait Of Ruin.
Remaining in the style of the
NintendoDS predecessor, and the Game Boy Advance’s CastleVania:
Aria Of Sorrow before it, CastleVania: Portrait Of Ruin
features a huge variety of Magic Attacks and weaponry. Now featuring
two playable hot-swappable characters, a major innovation comes in
the form of bringing the second onto the screen with you. The R
Trigger brings your partner into combat with you; controlled by the
A.I. they instantly attack any enemies on-screen whilst remaining
smart enough to avoid certain death. Dual-attacks can be performed
by pressing Up on the D-Pad in conjunction with the X Button,
whereas a simple press of the X Button switches which character the
play controls. Both characters share Health and Magic Meters, whilst
each has access to different weapons.
Many enemies now feature 3D effects
whilst the gameplay remains e ntirely
on the 2D plane, and the sprawling environments with an insane
amount of secrets and optional passageways. The graphics have had
only a slight polish since the series’ last instalment, which had
only a slight polish over the release before it, but, in all
honesty; it doesn’t need to look any better. Due to arrive in the UK
before Christmas 2006, CastleVania fans certainly have
something to look forward to. |
