Play Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Refined Edition (SC) (512Mb)
Game Introduction
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is the second DS entry in the acclaimed Konami series, focusing on teamwork and strategic combat. Join Jonathan and Charlotte as they battle to stop the vampire Brauner from using the souls of the war-dead to resurrect Dracula’s castle. The game features an expansive world where you explore not just the castle, but the landscapes within paintings—from Egyptian deserts to haunted circuses. With a vast array of weapons, spells, and gear to collect, the RPG progression is incredibly satisfying. This version includes full Chinese text and technical refinements, offering the best way to experience one of the DS's most highly-rated action-adventure games.
Gameplay
Game Overview
It is 1944, and the vampire Brauner is using the souls of the war dead to raise Dracula's castle again. Jonathan Morris, heir to a line of vampire hunters, enters it alongside Charlotte Aulin, a witch, and along the way the two run into the vampire sisters Stella and Loretta. Konami released it in 2006 as the second Castlevania on Nintendo DS.
Core Gameplay
Both heroes are on screen at once and swapping between them takes a single button. Jonathan handles whips and melee weapons, unlocking new moves as he builds weapon proficiency by killing with each type, while Charlotte covers spells, ranged damage and support. Together they can trigger Dual Crush attacks - flashy, powerful and paid for with MP. The castle is full of portrait entrances leading to self-contained stages like an Egyptian desert, a haunted circus and Atlantis, and Wind's side quests plus the hunt for gear and spells stretch the campaign considerably.
About This Chinese Version
This refined Chinese edition translates the menus, weapon and spell names, quest text and all story dialogue, so both the Jonathan and Charlotte banter and Wind's quest requirements are clear. The refinement folds in later fix patches, addressing stutter, crashes and text errors seen in earlier Chinese builds during specific scenes, which makes long sessions much safer. The content matches the original, including the good ending requirement: you need the Sanctuary spell to save Stella and Loretta.
Game Tips
- Two heroes on screen, swapped with one button - Jonathan on melee, Charlotte on magic, sharing an MP pool for Dual Crush attacks
- Weapon proficiency: kills with a given weapon type unlock new moves across whips, swords, spears and fists
- Painted worlds such as an Egyptian desert, a haunted circus and Atlantis, each a self-contained branch dungeon
- Wind's side quest board, trading completed requests for gear, items and spells
- A 1944 World War II setting with the vampire Brauner and the twin sisters Stella and Loretta
- The good ending requires purging Stella and Loretta with the Sanctuary spell; clearing it unlocks Richter Mode, Sisters Mode, Boss Rush and Hard Mode
- Refined Chinese edition: every text localized, with stutter, crash and translation issues from earlier builds fixed
Frequently Asked Questions
This one is built on its two leads - Jonathan on melee, Charlotte on magic - swapped on the fly for Dual Crush attacks, with painted worlds and gear progression on a gentler difficulty curve. Order of Ecclesia is a solo Shanoa campaign driven by the glyph system and a map that reaches far beyond the castle, and it plays considerably harder.
The main story runs about 10 to 12 hours. Finishing every Wind side quest, clearing all the painted worlds and maxing the map completion rate usually takes 20 to 30.
No. The story stands on its own, with only a light background tie to Bloodlines (Jonathan is John Morris's son), and nothing here depends on knowing it.
You have to find the Sanctuary spell and use it to purge Stella and Loretta at the Master's Keep; simply defeating them gives you the bad ending. The good ending is also what unlocks Richter Mode and Sisters Mode.
The bottom screen handles character swapping, the map and some inputs, so enable a dual-screen layout and touch support. All single-player content is intact and nothing requires multiplayer.
