KONAMI
ANNOUNCES
LIMITED
EDITION GIFT
WITH
PURCHASE FOR
CASTLEVANIA:
PORTRAIT OF
RUIN
Boxed Set to
Include 20th
Anniversary
Soundtrack,
Art Book,
Stylus, Game
Case and
Timeline
Poster
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif.
– October
23, 2006 –
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. today
announced
that just in
time for the
20th
anniversary
of the
Castlevania
series,
consumers
who
pre-order
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin for the
Nintendo DS™
at Gamestop,
EB Games and
GameCrazy
locations
nationwide
will
receive, at
the time of
purchase, a
limited
edition box
set at no
additional
cost
containing
items that
document the
history of
this
legendary
franchise.
Highlighting
20 years of
one of the
most
celebrated
video game
series of
all time,
the
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin limited
edition gift
with
purchase
comes in a
highly
collectible
wax-sealed
box and
includes the
following
items:
· Art Book:
This 48 page
book details
the artwork
of every
game in the
Castlevania
series and
features an
embossed
cover.
· 20th
Anniversary
Soundtrack
CD: Spanning
20 years of
music that
has defined
the
Castlevania
series, this
soundtrack
contains
songs from
nearly every
Castlevania
game ever
made,
including
four never
before
released
tracks from
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin.
· Stylus and
DS Game
Case:
Emblazoned
with the
Castlevania
logo, this
extendable
stylus is
sure to give
virtual
vampire
hunters the
edge in
their next
handheld
encounter
with
Dracula,
while the
transparent
game case
lets gamers
keep both
Castlevania
DS
adventures
out of
harm’s way.
· Timeline
Poster:
Detailing
key events
and
characters
in the
history of
Castlevania,
this fold
out poster
features a
timeline on
the front
and a
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin poster
on the back.
Breaking new
ground in
the
Castlevania
series,
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin lets
players
continue the
battle
against the
evil minions
of the night
as two
playable
characters,
Jonathan
Morris and
Charlotte
Aulin.
Players can
choose to
use
Jonathan’s
whip-cracking
melee
abilities or
Charlotte’s
magical
prowess
individually
or team up
together for
the first
time in the
history of
the
franchise as
they explore
all new
levels and
environments.
Players can
also play
online with
friends and
wirelessly
trade items
using the
Nintendo®
Wi-Fi
Connection
service.
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin will be
available
for the
Nintendo DS
this
December.
For more
information,
please visit
www.konami.com
To download
an image of
the
Castlevania:
Portrait of
Ruin gift
with
purchase
set, please
visit:
http://www.konami.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/Downloads.vm&ctl_nbr=3810.
About Konami
Konami is a
leading
developer,
publisher
and
manufacturer
of
electronic
entertainment
properties.
Konami’s
titles
include the
popular
franchises
Metal Gear
Solid®,
Silent Hill®
and
Castlevania®,
among other
top sellers.
The latest
information
about Konami
can be found
on the Web
at
www.konami.com.
Konami
Corporation
is a
publicly
traded
company
based in
Tokyo, Japan
with
subsidiary
offices,
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. in the
United
States and
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
GmbH in
Frankfurt,
Germany.
Konami
Corporation,
the parent
company of
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. is
traded in
the United
States on
the New York
Stock
Exchange
under the
ticker
symbol KNM.
Details of
the products
published by
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. can be
found at
www.konami.com.
© 1986 2006
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd.
“CASTLEVANIA”
is a
registered
trademark of
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd.
“CASTLEVANIA:
Portrait of
Ruin” is a
trademark of
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd.
“KONAMI” is
a registered
trademark of
KONAMI
CORPORATION.
Nintendo and
Nintendo DS
are
trademarks
of Nintendo.
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