Cheats for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for DS

Watch Brauner's hands when he paints-they'll reveal the shape of the scribbles he'll paint across the screen, allowing you to find a safe spot. Jonathan should use his axe to attack Brauner while the boss is in a painting, and Charlotte should use the Tempest spell to make a wall of wind that will both damage Brauner and protect you from many of his attacks.

There aren't many fancy tricks you can use against the Werewolf, so focus on double-teaming him and beating him as quickly as possible. Use your most-damaging subweapon so you can attack from a safe distance, and keep the Meteor Dual Crush handy for when you're cornered. Exploit the Werewolf's vulnerability to holy attacks by using Piercing Beam as Charlotte's main attack spell. It deals heavy damage and hits multiple times when fully charged.

It takes a nimble hand to dodge Mummy Man's attacks while leaping over the boss chamber's moving blocks. Al-controlled characters lack the necessary grace, so keep Charlotte on the bench. Exploit Mummy Man's weaknesses by using Jonathan's Flame Whip, and have Charlotte cast Raging Fire with the R Button. Keep some MP open so you can use Meteor to escape from tight spots.

You'll neede to use both characters to slay Death, but you should alternate between them instead of using both at once. Begin with Charlotte, and attack with spells like Ice Needle and Spirit of Light that can be cast from outside of Death's web of chains. When Death turns from purple to grey, switch to Jonathan- the grey form is resitant to magic but much weaker to physical attacks. Jonathan should wait for safe openings to strike with a weapon, and use subweapons like the Axe and the Bible when it's too dangerous to get close. Death has two moves that can send a character from full health to the brink of death within seconds. If you're caught in the path of its spinning scythe attack, use a Dual Crush or the Stonewall skill to avoid taking continous damage. If he grabs you with one of the hands at the end of the chains, summon your partner and have them cut you free before Death can swing his scythe.

Double-team Stella and pick away at her 2,500 HP with midair strikes and subweapons like the Bible, or go solo with Charlotte and focus on dodging her attacks and retaliating with fully charged Gale Force spells. Use your new double jump to leap over her ground-skimming energy waves. When you can't dodge an incoming attack, use the Volcano Dual Crush to protect your team. Save it for when Stella is nearby and toward the bottom of the screen so she'll take the most damage.

Dullahan can use his best attacks only when his head rejoins his body, so your goal is to ensure that never happens. While your computor controlled partner strikes at the body for damage, have your other character focus on knocking the floating head away.

Push the pot to the ledges at the right side of the room, then order one hero to stay to the left of the pot while the other ascends the ledges to the right of the pot. The character on the ground will strike at the pot, luring out Keremet so the other hero can safely strike at the back of its head.