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Igarashi has been chatting to GameInformer about his second Castlevania title for the Nintendo DS, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. In terms of utilising the DS’s unique features, Igarashi feels that it’s not necessary for the game to go overboard with touch screen functionality. In fact, the use of the touch screen has been toned down considerably in Portrait of Ruin.
“My concern was over the Castlevania pure action gameplay, which you actually had to stop and let the user use the stylus to do something,” said Igarashi. “Unlike previous games, we are less focused on the touch screen. That doesn’t mean we’re ignoring the touch screen. Obviously, we have a map display and all of these menu touch features, so it’s still in there.“
Rather excitingly, Igarashi revealed plans to include an unlockable co-op mode that would utilise the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
“It’s not confirmed yet because I haven’t started work on it,” he joked. “That’s why I can’t confirm. But actually I’m thinking about preparing a special unlockable stage where you can do co-op over WiFi.“
“Technically speaking, I think we are able to do something like co-op, yes. But I have to make excuses. (laughs) This is our first big challenge over the WiFi Connection, so we’ll do our best.“
