http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-portrait-of-ruin/articles/ Alright – after several days counting the best games on each of Nintendo’s handhelds, we’re finally at the toughest round. Narrowing down the 25 best DS games proved more challenging than we expected; obviously we knew the system had no shortage of top-notch software, but...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-25-best-nintendo-ds-games/March 25, 2011, 2:13 a.m.Lords of Shadow is the latest Castlevania in over two decades of games which encompass ten centuries of the past and eight thousand years of the future. Since the eleventh century Count Dracula has walked the Earth, rising every hundred years to spread his evil influence across the world, and at...http://www.gamesradar.com/10000-years-of-castlevania/Dec. 3, 2009, 8:36 p.m.Death happens a lot in videogames, but for some reason it never seems to stick. From heroes who get infinite do-overs to supporting characters who “die” only to resurface at the nick of time down the road, videogames might be the only medium in which the audience feels surprised, and...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-villains-that-never-stay-dead/April 13, 2009, 3:41 p.m.From the stinging paper cuts delivered by their early Hanafuda cards, to their dual screen screammaker Contra 4, Nintendo have been responsible for a downpour of tricky titles to douse even the most resilient gamer's spirit. Join us as we descend Jacob's ladder through the circles of hell, into the...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-21-hardest-nintendo-games-ever/March 10, 2008, 4:17 p.m.Back in ye olde days of 8-bit gaming, we didn't have teh interwebs or in-depth FAQs to get us through hours of repetitive dungeons and mindless enemies. We had to do it all ourselves, patiently praying for a wave of cheat codes to come in the next issue of Nintendo Power. Then, after countless...http://www.gamesradar.com/8-bit-sunset/June 13, 2007, 5:26 p.m.Thanks to Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco last week, we were able to score a rare chance to sit down with Koji "IGA" Igarashi, the current producer of the Castlevania series. Though he was more than prepared to discuss the upcoming Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-the-mega-interview/March 12, 2007, 5:03 p.m.Another year, another Castlevania, right? Aside from a few brief lapses, we've been enjoying a quality castle quest every year since 1997's Symphony of the Night. With that one game, the entire series changed - instead of a straightforward action-slashfest, the games became an open-ended...http://www.gamesradar.com/portrait-of-secrets-packed-with-spoilers/Dec. 15, 2006, 4:38 p.m. What began as a bizarre shot in the dark has fast become one of the biggest success stories in video games. Even though its first six months were rough and questionable, the DS currently owns the handheld market, and with good reason. There's literally something for everyone on the dual-screened...http://www.gamesradar.com/holiday-buyers-guide-2006-nintendo-ds/Dec. 6, 2006, 7:41 p.m.It's gotten to the point where we can't even walk to the mailbox without an EB Games employee asking us to pre-order a game or buy a strategy guide. Usually you can tune them out and politely say "Hell no," but when the incentive is as bad ass as the one for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, there's...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-bonus-actually-worth-it/Oct. 23, 2006, 7:15 p.m.At this point, there's not a lot left to say about the next classic-in-the-making Castlevania. You'll run, jump and whip a path through a gory, gothic castle while discovering secret areas and new abilities, just like the past four handheld games. This time, however, you've got two vamp hunters to...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-portrait-of-ruin-multiplayer-hands-on/Oct. 23, 2006, 2:20 p.m.If you've been a happy Game Boy or DS owner at any point in the past five years, you're likely a fan of the immortal Castlevania series. Each one pits a lone hero against the forces of Dracula, but the latest entry in the series, Portrait of Ruin, bucks that trend by teaming you up with a magical...http://www.gamesradar.com/portrait-of-ruin-interview/Sept. 23, 2006, 3:20 p.m.We all know that Dracula's castle returns every 100 years, but what happens when all kinds of crazies try to bring him back sooner? Plenty of chances to see why Castlevania is the king of 2D adventure, that's what. A mad artist (and his undeadly attractive daughters) has created possessed paintings...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-portrait-of-ruin-updated-hands-on/Aug. 25, 2006, 8:30 p.m.Dracula seems to rise up every year now. Hey, we're not about to complain - every time he shows up, the world is treated to another adventurous vampire hunt that trumps practically every other 2D game out there. Portrait of Ruin already feels like it won't be the exception to the Castlevania...http://www.gamesradar.com/e3-06-castlevania-portrait-of-ruin-hands-on/May 11, 2006, 9:30 p.m.Today, we got a much deeper look at the new Castlevania game than we'd ever gotten before. Though it was announced before the show, all we really knew was that it would feature two characters. We now know that these two can work together in various different ways, and that the game features a...http://www.gamesradar.com/pre-e3-06-castlevania-portrait-of-ruin/May 9, 2006, 11:51 p.m.We just can't kill Dracula enough. After last year's utterly outstanding adventure, Dawn of Sorrow, you'd be right to wonder how Konami could top its soul-stealing action. How about controlling two characters at once and summoning demons to do your bidding? That might work. Castlevania: Portrait...http://www.gamesradar.com/get-your-whips-ready/April 24, 2006, 8:22 p.m.Friday 21 April 2006 Konami's long running vampire action series Castlevania will return to Nintendo DS this November with Portrait of Ruin. The new game is being devised by series creator Koji Igarashi and will feature a new character swapping system. Gamers will be able to flick between control...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-swoops-back-on-to-ds/April 21, 2006, 9:07 a.m.