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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Single PlayerCo-op

Critic · Metacritic

3.3

Users · RAWG

2010

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJuly 28, 2010

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionAdventureArcade

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About this game

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is a crossover platform-adventure game that features a new map system which allows players to see the current quest map's entire setup, as well as up to six players at once over Xbox Live. The game was first leaked as an OFLCA Rating on May 27, 2010, then officially announced for Xbox Live Summer of Gaming 2010. Later in the year, the game was unveiled as a playable demo in the Konami booth at the E3 Convention of 2010.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Large-scale cooperative multiplayer across familiar Castlevania stages.
Castlevania characters, stages, music, enemies, and references.
Playable characters offer differing abilities and play styles.
Responsive combat, boss battles, and loot-driven stage replay.
Series-inspired 2D presentation accompanies the soundtrack.

Cons

Stages and systems are designed around cooperative play.
Random equipment drops require repetitive farming for progression.
Base package contains limited content beyond stage replay.
Sprites and other visual assets are reused from earlier games.

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