Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Sep 16, 2002
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 114 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 114
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 114
  3. Negative: 4 out of 114
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  1. Flazzard
    May 2, 2018
    10
    Probably the most fun I've had in a 2D game since Castlevania SotN. This game is filled with content and awesome battles, and the skills you get throughout the game give you a ton of options.
    The castle is massive and has surprisingly good designs, something I don't see this game getting credit for as much as it should be.

    To put it bluntly, this game is nothing short of a masterpiece. 10/10
  2. ShayT.
    Apr 14, 2007
    10
    Don't listen to the critics: this game has a great, well designed castle and a whole lot of fun hours to spend. It's not too easy (play Pokemon if you want something maddingly easy) and it's got so much fun packed into it I dare say it is a must own for a GBA owners.
  3. RaphaelLouisR.
    Jul 25, 2003
    9
    very nice game and good graphics great gameplay and it really does have some cool magic but its not that many.Castlevania:Circle of the Moon was a little better.
  4. TakN.
    May 12, 2003
    10
    I think this game is worth to buy because I dont like to play castlevania game, but when I played it I can't just quit playing this awesome game.
  5. JeffS.
    Jan 17, 2005
    10
    Simply a great game. I've been a die hard fan of the Castlevania series since I was a child. It all started for me, when I played Simons Quest. I fell in love from that point on. I'm thankful to own all the GBA Castlevanias. I look forward to Aria of Sorrow 2 for DS in Fall 2005. As I'm sure many other fans do as well!
  6. hector_bcn98
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    Soy yo o reutiliza muchísimos assets y diseños de escenarios de Symphony of the Night?
  7. ylnylmn
    Sep 5, 2021
    8
    Good game. It looks like SOTN. But not as good as SOTN of course. Graphics, music and gameplay are good. The variety of items is great. The way he uses abilities is fun. But the level design is bad. There's a lot of backtracking. Shortcuts are limited. And the game is so easy it could possibly be the easiest CV game. Bosses are very easy. It is impossible for you to die because it is aGood game. It looks like SOTN. But not as good as SOTN of course. Graphics, music and gameplay are good. The variety of items is great. The way he uses abilities is fun. But the level design is bad. There's a lot of backtracking. Shortcuts are limited. And the game is so easy it could possibly be the easiest CV game. Bosses are very easy. It is impossible for you to die because it is a potion. Enemies are also very easy. I think it's a better game than Circle of the Moon. Its gameplay is faster and not as unnecessarily difficult as COTM.… Expand
  8. AvianTea
    Jun 29, 2021
    8
    This game is pretty good, it has nice graphics and smooth gameplay. Though the controls took a bit to get used to.
  9. Darkspawn677
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Harmony of dissonance is geat but maxime is dante alucard hellsing and bayonetta and juste is vergil Alexander Anderson and jeanne all the belmont should have been able to use holy magic light magic and water magic and the tepes demon magic dark magic and fire magic always put alucard as the main characters you can put the belmont as the main character but only in side stories maxime isHarmony of dissonance is geat but maxime is dante alucard hellsing and bayonetta and juste is vergil Alexander Anderson and jeanne all the belmont should have been able to use holy magic light magic and water magic and the tepes demon magic dark magic and fire magic always put alucard as the main characters you can put the belmont as the main character but only in side stories maxime is somehow related to the tepes… Expand
  10. Minus_Infinity
    Nov 19, 2021
    9
    While I've yet to fully beat this game, I still love it to death. Yes, the game's sound isn't top notch, so what? It's still some solid tunes to jam to while kicking some ass! Graphics in HoD are really nice to look at, plus the locations are varied enough to spice up gameplay even more. The double castle system admittedly is a little... eh. But after a little bit of exploration, theWhile I've yet to fully beat this game, I still love it to death. Yes, the game's sound isn't top notch, so what? It's still some solid tunes to jam to while kicking some ass! Graphics in HoD are really nice to look at, plus the locations are varied enough to spice up gameplay even more. The double castle system admittedly is a little... eh. But after a little bit of exploration, the castle opens up even more, and the system is no longer an issue. This game and SoTN are fun times, you too Aria of Sorrow!… Expand
  11. Jesse17072000
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    É divertido demais , tem características de um castlevania clássico que era jogar com um belmont e a vampire killer mas ainda os elementos de RPG típicos de symphony of the night , é incrível é um muito bom. Lembrando que ele tem um modo difícil que é acessado com os carácteres corretos pra serem escritos no SAVE.
  12. Gal0_Ninja
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    Sendo o primeiro Castlevania que finalizo e o segundo que jogo, tive uma boa experiência no início do jogo, executando a clássica fórmula dos Metroidvanias de certa forma funcional e com uma mecânica de combate bem dinâmica, mas ao longo do jogo alguns elementos tornaram o jogo maçante. Apesar da exploração ser funcional, ela se torna um pouco confusa em algumas partes, com o jogadorSendo o primeiro Castlevania que finalizo e o segundo que jogo, tive uma boa experiência no início do jogo, executando a clássica fórmula dos Metroidvanias de certa forma funcional e com uma mecânica de combate bem dinâmica, mas ao longo do jogo alguns elementos tornaram o jogo maçante. Apesar da exploração ser funcional, ela se torna um pouco confusa em algumas partes, com o jogador ficando perdido em alguns momentos do jogo, e o combate, possuindo uma grande variedade de combinações de subArmas e feitiços que se torna divertida descobrir suas combinações, porém elas acabam tornando os combates fáceis até demais. Já os seus gráficos são muito bonitos tendo uma boa variedades de sprites e cenários, já a sua música possuiu uma certa limitação por conta dos gráficos por isso elas podem não ser tão boas como outras músicas de outros jogos da época mas elas são bem feitas.… Expand
  13. VitorMateus
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    simply one of the best GBA games, good gameplay, good graphics for the gba, Great music, it's finally worth venturing into this huge castle!
  14. Yojimbo2015
    May 11, 2023
    9
    Taking the template laid down by Circle Of The Moon, Harmony Of Dissonance improved every apsect - especially the graphics - and created the Castlevania we now know and love. Second only to the Metroid games in the genre on the Advance.

Awards & Rankings

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#7 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
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#7 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
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#20 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2002

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Nintendojo
    89
    Valid proof that "coming up short" can still translate into "a hell of a lot of fun."
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  2. GameSpy
    87
    Does a good job of capturing the basic flavor of "SotN's" gameplay. Indeed, almost all of the special moves you can obtain have been lifted directly from Symphony.
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  3. Games Radar
    86
    Thankfully, the whole thing is also infinitely better-lit than previous outing Circle of the Moon, which means that playing it without industrial-strength lighting overhead is now an option. [NGC]
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