Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

August 4, 2010 Konami Konami
Platform Adventure
PS3 X360
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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.
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Game Info

Release Date August 4, 2010
Developer Konami
Publisher Konami
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Horror, Historical