Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006

Is it still worth playing?

Konami's 2006 action role playing game for the Nintendo DS, the first Castlevania with cooperative multiplayer. Set in Europe during World War II, it follows Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin as they try to stop a vampire from resurrecting Dracula. It is a 2D Metroidvania with side scrolling action, an emphasis on exploration and combat, and role playing elements such as leveling and equipment. You cross Dracula's castle, and painting like portals scattered through it lead to other environments such as Egyptian like deserts and London like towns. You meet 155 different enemies, tracked in a bestiary, and gain skills and equipment that allow further exploration. You can switch freely between the two characters, and some parts need both. A single map still has several settings, thanks to portals that lead to deserts and towns from inside a castle.