Session ruinoterapii 1944. Still burning hellish furnace of Auschwitz, just to break the blockade of Leningrad, and on all fronts are still going hot fights. War devoured the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and their pain is out of nothingness gloomy castle demon lord. But who are these two kids that gay trot sent to the sinister stronghold? They are dressed strangely, and seemed to know nothing about the horrors of war. The only thing that worries them - the castle and its new owner. In the world of Castlevania time if stopped.
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Multiplayer game supports communications over the Internet and a direct connection between the two consoles (the cartridge with the game should be at each party). Set of collective entertainment seems somewhat trimmed: co-flow levels Boss Rush mode and ... trade found in the game objects. For a showdown with the bosses, you can choose any of the open single-mode character. This is without a doubt, it is nice but even nicer would be to explore together the castle or to arrange a battle between high-level vampire hunter.
 | |  | In Charlotte there is a broom, which she uses to jump higher. But for long flights, as well as for combat, it aviasanitarnoe device will not work. | | Icons next to a portrait of a monster show how to muck it particularly stable, but some fear a devil of incense. |
Two portraits - gallery already Unfortunately, Portrait of Ruin uses a World War II only as an outset for the plot. Advertisement focused on the other - Requiem for the Vampire is now played in four hands. Two heroes - not new to the series, but the first time in the history of Castlevania, they closely interact with each other. One you manage directly, and the second runs for him so to the extent of uptake shrugs off monsters. By pressing the X characters are reversed, and the A button and do removes the slave from the screen or return it back. In addition, by pressing R, you can use special-abilities running mate. Not without its most powerful joint superpriemov.
Experience falls into the general treasury, the levels of the characters get together, improved in many ways. The line of life is also one for two, as well as supply of magical energy, but instead driven health loses mana.
 | |  | With the joint attack heroes become invincible. This is just one of the many subtleties that are opening up in the game. | | People-fungi - a kind of nod in the direction of Mario? |
Wardrobe and the witch Character of Jonathan Morris as far from the rigors of Belmont old school, and from the mysterious Alucard, and from the gloomy teenage Soma. Johnny, of course, a little disappointed that the legendary whip "the Vampire Slayer" in his hands lash not in full force, but not discouraged, and always ready to make a joke or even pobahvalitsya its steepness.
However, when it comes to the product of demons, skeletons and zombies, methods kid almost did not differ from the hunting tactics of his predecessors. Collecting souls new hero is not spoiled, prefers cold steel, the benefit of the castle of his bulk - that hid in the corners, which falls out of the enemies. Assortment of lupilok "wide - from brass knuckles and swords up sticks and axes. There is even a chain with a homing - an incredibly comfortable, though not the most powerful medicine monstrita. Spare weapons (up + attack button) elementary: a knife flies straight, ax - on a ballistic trajectory, "rikoshetny pebble" bounce off obstacles like a billiard ball. In place of the "chute" as you can hang a block, improving protection, "teaser" to distract attention from the enemy co-worker, or receiving offensive form, temporarily increases the heroic power of the storm ghouls.
If men's power will be too little, come to the aid charming Charlotte. Though she also plays in a duo of fighters second fiddle to evil, without its help is often not enough - among the assembled heroes of junk a lot of spells, in which neither Jonathan belmesa not understand. Some, such as turning into animals and birds (more precisely, in one animal and one bird), it is necessary for passage. Others, such as an increase in the parameters will be useful in battles with the bosses.
The catch is that Charlotte herself might help more efficiently than older friend. For example, John's luck, it could increase to 30 units, and their - as much as 60. That standing donkey Buridan: "Jonathan agile monster chops, but Charlotte can collect items from them polzitelnee. Whom to send to sechu? ". Fighting ability in a useless witch. It is one thing - reading spells from a book, and quite another - to beat off the enemy by the folio, let him and hid the knife with axes.
To baby Lott did not sour on the bench, the authors now and then podkidyvayut player puzzles that can handle only two characters together. Although the "puzzle" - is a strong word. Stand together on a single button or push a heavy object, closing the passage - what could be simpler? Just stand on the button, followed by a tip, specially highlighted in green. Throughout the game there, maybe one or two really interesting puzzles together.
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Snap Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin to the historical epoch rather difficult. The game might look the same, zasun its authors even in the XVII century. However, if you want you can see something akin between vampire Brauner and Adolf Hitler - so they were both artists (though mediocre), both have sought to destroy humanity in the name of prosperity "master race", and the name of Brauner vividly reminds us of the wife of Hitler, Eva Braun .It is also interesting that the Japanese subtitle of the game is translated as "Gallery of Labyrinth," echoing the title of the movie Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth", whose action is also placed in 1944. The film's heroine, like John from Charlotte, falls from grim reality to the fantastic (though no less bleak) world.
But in the chronology of the series Portrait of Ruin fits well. Jonathan Morris - son of John Morris, the hero of Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994, Sega Genesis), winning Dracula in 1917, together with his friend Eric Lekardom. Portrait of Ruin tells about the details of the death of these two heroes.
 | |  | In Boss Rush mode, you can otkoloshmatit mob bosses and get the prize, which is useful when passing the main scenario. | | The battle with Stella and Loretta - one of the few non-trivial puzzles. |
Quests Quests For these tests should be airtight to contact the ghost is unknown why do not fall under the evil spell of the castle. Friendly ghost without motors are always ready to give the heroes a variety of tasks: from "perekuvyrnis three times" to "Bring it, I do not know what." How would you like, for example, search "of five cards," which, firstly, must be of different suits (albeit in a job of this and not say), and secondly, the fall from five different monsters, and you have no idea from what? Other key items can be completely hidden away in secret rooms that are not enhanced brain creaking could not be found. But the heroes receive award is not illusory - a powerful weapon, increasing range of health or mana, and even the tolerance of a new part of the castle.
| You're painting a portrait of me ... |
While on the figurines of the main characters and do not appear worn hats, armor, boots and shirts, animated by Jonathan and Charlotte well, sometimes - with the invention. Clearance levels also done qualitatively, with the relevant patches of three-dimensional backgrounds and individual flashes of genius designer. Among the monster is some inconsistency in the visual style, but within tolerance. And here is a close-up characters look like to express our love Glavred, terribly. Looking for a couple, painting on the cover of Portrait of Ruin, unwittingly think that five years ago, these two certainly were engaged in collecting Pokemon. Portraits of characters in the game not only more "child", but also deliberately less detailed, and just lower quality than the work of the same Ayami Kojima (Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow). Negotichno, gentlemen!
 | |  | Egypt, mummies, and sand worms - not a very hackneyed topic in the series. But just imagine how it would be cool if Browner did, for example, in the style of cubism! | | And in appearance, and the behavior of Jonathan rather smacks of Dante Spardovicha. And the animation it looks like Alucard. |
Who's teremochke lives? Dracula's castle and its residents are painfully familiar to those who have played in at least one of the last two-dimensional game series - an expert with his eyes closed will transfer at least half the list of monsters in the paint will describe the habits of each. Zombies, as of old, wander blankly ahead and kill with one blow, bats, and Medusa's head flying through the sinusoid, skeletons, roll the dice, and knights - axes. The authors are proud of is the fact that the maid-of Persephone bummed ... demonic vacuum cleaner, making its way right under her skirt poor dear Charlotte. But some of the monsters and bosses newcomers acquired a pronounced sexual orientation - so loving Zakkino gives Charlotte flowers and causes Jonathan to a duel, a succubus clearly prefer a boy with a whip, vychmokivaya of him on the floor-line health.
A place where they live all these creatures, arranged as usual. Several rooms of the castle are available immediately, while others opened as the acquisition of special skills or after performing certain actions. Once found refuge boss, you can go into battle with him exactly when the user wishes, - next to the lair of the uber-monsters specially arranged teleporters and sohranyalki, restoring health.
At first glance it might seem that the castle has become smaller. Formally, this is true, but the new homeowner, a vampire-artist Browner, hung on the back streets of the castle his paintings, behind which lurk in additional pieces of the game. Even playing fast and carelessly, you can visit at least four of them, including the Egyptian pyramid and twisted into a ring apocalyptic carnival. Reaching the second half of the game, you will discover four more paintings, which, in the best (worst?) Traditions of the series represent a "mirror" version of the four works from the beginning, only with more "fat" and enemies of the older (classic, so to speak) bosses . It is a pity that the authors have stylized graphics even at an oil or watercolor painting. In the same Oblivion theme "Peace in the picture was much better play of.
However, the final battle ends the game with dignity, though there waiting for you all the familiar faces. Upon successful completion you will open a high level of complexity, as well as two additional modes, one of which involved popular characters from old games series, and the second is actively using the stylus as a weapon. In general, "hours of gameplay in the game was pushed a lot, but that's filling time is not enough. Making the "two steps forward" - implementing simultaneous control of two characters and a system of quests - the developers have stepped back, working on the design of levels and for the thousandth time using the annoying monsters. Portrait of Ruin - certainly the development of the series, but somewhat one-sided.
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- To pave the way for the second half of the game and a good ending, Charlotte should use the spell Sanctuary in a battle with her sisters-vampiritsami. Spell itself can be found in the level of picture-Sandy Grave, bottom left in a room with rolling rocks. Leads to it through the narrow channel through which you can get in, just turned into a toad.
- To include the Japanese voice acting in the English version (or vice versa), then hold L, selecting the main menu item.
- Select any character and hold the arrow "up" to see a secret animation.
- To open the game modes for Richter and Maria, and a sister vampirits, go to the main mode to a good ending, awakened by the whip (defeat Richter).
- To access the game for the Old Axe Armor, kill thousands of these monsters, save the game and kill the final boss, getting a good ending.
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