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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
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Take control of various protagonists from the series's history in this downloadable 2D platformer featuring both online co-operative mulitplayer (for up to six players at a time) and extremely large levels.
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"Harmony of Despair's multiplayer design isn't fleshed out well enough to make you forget about the grind."
5 ★ (3)
4 ★ (13)
3 ★ (6)
2 ★ (4)
1 ★ (0)

Co-op Vampire Hunting

I never knew that a platform game could work so well as a online multiplayer game. Other great game in the Castlevania series, some new fresh ideas. Although multiplayer could have been more fleshed o… Read more

Despair: It’s right in the title.

There’s a lot to appreciate about Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, as it shifts directions to be the co-op multiplayer game that it tries to be, but it ultimately falls flat on being a cohesive experi… Read more

Fun is in the Eye of the Beholder

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (hereafter "HoD") is a fascinating core idea plagued by a dozen design decisions that stop it from being something truly great. It is the rare XBLA release that still h… Read more

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Review

By - Tom M. Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is the game no Castlevania fan asked for. While pleas of a true, HD adventure in the 'Metroidvania' style go unrequited, Koji Igarashi and team at Konami de… Read more

Do not play alone!

Castlevania HD is a strange title, its clearly aimed at online co-op play and is as much about getting rare loot as anything else, however, it uses assets and mechanics from a series of tradional sing… Read more

A fantastic multiplayer game that could have been so much more

It's difficult to label Harmony of Despair a Castlevania game. Sure, you have the dark setting, you have Death, Dracula, and your whole posse of vampire hunters are there, but the game lacks the tradi… Read more

My Case in Favor of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

I've been quite disappointed at the reception this game has been getting from "pro" critics. The way I see it, this is the kind of experimental design many of them would say they want to see more of,… Read more

Do not be fooled by the castlevania title

Coming from someone who's first experience with Castlevania was the second entry in the series, Simon's Quest, I came into HoD with an open mind since like it's predecessor it had an awful lot of nega… Read more

What a terrible night to have a curse...

This review was originally posted on my own personal blog... just an FYI. http://ricardosgarden.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-rix-review-castlevania-harmony-of.html 2010 seems to be the year of our lord Drac… Read more

Awesome Game, not your SOTN.

I have been playing Castlevania: HD for a little while now. I truly enjoy this game. I have played Castlevania since the NES days so I experienced SOTN when it was new. If you buy this game expecting… Read more

Give it a few hours and you get hooked

I feel like this game didn't get a fair shake by reviewers due to it's learning curve and investment time needed to really enjoy it. But once you "get it" it comes together pretty well, and it's a bla… Read more

Overdosing on loot and Somas (Cruz)

I’ve spent the last few days indulging in Harmony of Despair and I’m still not exactly certain what exactly Harmony of Despair is trying to be. Is it supposed to be a Diablonian gear-driven fire sale?… Read more

Friends that slay together, stay together

Note: in light of the DLC and updates, I decided to rewrite the review entirely. Like Pokemon, Nintendo's beloved critter-collecting franchise, Castlevania has all the popularity in the world yet the… Read more

There should be more multiplayer online platformers like this

Lwppopz 8/10 I never knew that a platform game could work so well as a online multiplayer game. Other great game in the Castlevania series, some new fresh ideas. Although multiplayer could have been m… Read more

short lived n' small sprites

Ever since I was a kid I've been living the castlevania dream. Sometimes staying up all night waiting for the next release. Once again this happened. I remember 1 year ago talking with a friend, sayin… Read more

Misunderstood

It's probably been said a thousand times already about this game - Multiplayer is a MUST. If you like games like Lost Planet 2 and Monster Hunter, then you'll find a lot to like with this game. It's e… Read more

The Castlevania you didn't know.

Loot is in chests. Everyone loves loot. Castlevania has always been one of my gaming soft spots. Not only did it introduce me to insanely asinine enemies and heinous staircases, but it presented an ad… Read more

When Worlds Collide

Released as part of Xbox Live Arcade's annual "Summer of Arcade" series; Kogi Igarashi and Konami returns to bring out a new excellent and unique 2D "Castlevania" game subtitled "Harmony of Despair."… Read more

Castlevania at its finest!

I'm a huge Castlevania enthusiast and have been playing games in the series for nearly two decades. Note that I have only played it in Single Player mode (Xbox Silver Account). Let's start with this n… Read more

This isn't a sweet Harmony

The Castlevania series isn’t known for its’ overhauls. While it took on the form of a Metroid style game with Symphony of the Night to get people to coin the term “Metroidvania”, it has pretty much be… Read more

LFG, Dracula

Castlevania is a name that has come to represent a very particular experience. Big castles, tough bosses, and a pretty decent length. When I first caught wind of Harmony of Despair that's what I was e… Read more

Castlevania: HD. The Good the Bad and the Undead.

Castlevania: HD. Sitting down to play Castlevania: Harmony of Dispair, I was excited to play a new side-scrolling Castlevania in the style of Metriod. All the way back to Castlevania: Symphony of the… Read more

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