Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Cheats - Nintendo DS

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SAVEGAME FOR EUROPEAN VERSION Mar. 27, 2008		3KB
ACTION REPLAY CODES May. 22, 2007		2KB

Best End Bonuses
Complete the game with the best ending to unlock the following:

"Richiter" and "Sisters" mode - Start a new game with a different duo!
Boss Rush Courses 2 and 3 - Selectable from the Boss Rush menu.
Hard difficulty - You can place a max level cap here too.
New Game+ - Start a new game on your clear data.
Sound Mode - Selectable at the main menu.

English Voiceovers (or Japanese Voiceovers for English version)
To enable English voices in the Japanese version of this game or vice versa, simply press [A] while holding [L] at any of the main menu choices. Jonathan will say "showtime" to confirm the activation.

Unlock Alternate Vincent Portrait in the Credits
Beat the game on Hard Mode. During the credits reel, there will be a different portrait of Vincent.

Boss Rush Rewards
There are 3 Boss Rush courses where you face a string of bosses without breaks in between. Each course has its rewards if you beat it within a certain amount of time:

Astral Ring Clear Course 1 in 1 minute
Illusion Fist Clear Course 2 in 5 minutes
Invisible Cape Clear Course 1 in 3 minutes
Record 1 Clear Course 2 in 3 minutes
Record 2 Clear Course 3 in 3 minutes
Scout Armor Clear Course 3 in 5 minutes

Hard Mode Unlockables
Depending on which Level Cap is used, defeating Hard Mode will yield different bonuses: non-sellable and non-usable "trophies" and permanent stat boosts. Defeating Hard Mode with a lower cap will automatically net items from the higher level caps. For example, defeating Hard Mode with Level 1 cap will give you all 3 sets of bonuses:

Konami Man and +50 Strength - Defeat Hard Mode with Level 1 Cap.
Twin Bee and +50 Intelligence - Defeat Hard Mode with Level 25 Cap.
Vic Viper and +50 Luck - Defeat Hard Mode with Level 50 Cap.

The Magus Ring
When equipped, the Magus Ring quickly regenerates your magic points. In order to acquire it, you must complete all of Wind's quests.

Birthday Cake on your Birthday!
Go to Vincent on your Birthday and He will offer you a special treat...a Birthday Cake, but it will cost you $3000 dollars. Happy Birthday!

The dark side of Vincent
If you take your main character and press UP for about 10 seconds in front of Vincent, the shopkeeper, he'll make a funny comment. Try with and without the other character on the screen!

Luck Bonus
To get a permanent luck bonus for both your characters, beat the last boss in Hard Mode.

English Voiceovers
To enable English voices in the Japanese version of this game, simply press [A] while holding [L] at any of the main menu choices. Jonathan will say "showtime" to confirm the activation.

Easter Egg: The dark side of Vincent
If you take Charlotte as your main character and press [Up] for about 10 seconds in front of Vincent, the shopkeeper, he'll make a funny comment. Try with and without Jonathan on the screen!

Play as Old Axe Armor
Kill 1000 (or more) Old Axe Armor (Monster No. 92). Then SAVE. You need to SAVE in order for the Kill Count to register. Now when you start a New game. You can choose OLD AXE ARMOR as a player character.

Jump a few more extra times
This glitch will make your characters be able to jump twice as much as you currently can. For example, if you don't have the double-jump relic, you are able to jump twice with this glitch and if you have it, you are able to jump up to four times. This glitch is useful for sequence breaking and getting items early in the game:

1. First have both characters on the same screen
2. Tap the touch screen above to make your partner jump up to two times (depending if you have the double jump ability or not)
3. Once your partner is high enough, press X to switch characters
4. If timed correctly, you will be able to do an extra jump or two right after switching characters

Glitch: Play as Maria only
Note that she can not beat the game by herself since she does not have a super jump skill. To unlock a Maria-only mode, follow these steps. You must have both Richter and Old Axe Armor modes unlocked for the glitch to work:

1. Resume your completed Jonathan/Charlotte mode game.
2. Switch the main character to Charlotte.
3. Save the game. Restart.
4. Choose New Game + with your Jonathan/Charlotte mode game.
5. At the name entry screen, press [B].
6. Start a new game and choose Old Axe Armor as the character.
7. Instead of Old Axe Armor, your character will be Maria!

Glitch: Start any new game with a fully completed map
Normally youre only supposed to carry over your completed map from a Jonathan cleared game to a Jonathan new game +. With this glitch you can start a new Sisters, Richter, or Old axe armor game with your fully completed Jonathan map. Heres how:

1. Click on the new game + bat icon to the right of your cleared Jonathan file.
2. On the 'normal' or 'hard' difficulty screen, press B to cancel and go back.
3. Go to any blank file and start any new game be it Sisters, axe armor, etc.
4. Voila! Fully completed map!

This makes exploring in Sisters, Ricther, and Axe armor mode a whole lot easier.

Birthday Cake on your Birthday!
Go to Vincent on your Birthday and He will offer you a special treat...a Birthday Cake, but it will cost you $3000 dollars. Happy Birthday!

Glitch: Duplicate Quest Reward
Upon completing a Quest, Talk to Wind to open up the quest menu. Press A twice. When you hear the "reward" chime, press [Start] to exit the quest menu.

The quest reward is already given to you, however, the quest is uncleared from the list. You can repeat this as many times as you want and get the rewards again.