Editing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (section)

==Reception==
{{VG Reviews
|Edge = 8/10<ref>Edge 218, p97</ref>
|EuroG = 4/10<ref name="EuroGamer">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/castlevania-harmony-of-despair-review?page=2</ref>
|GSpot = 7.5<ref name="GameSpot">http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/castlevaniaharmonyofdespair/review.html</ref>
|GT = 7.8/10<ref name="GameTrailers">http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-pod-castlevania-harmony/702498</ref>
|IGN = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN">http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/110/1109803p1.html</ref>
|OXMUK = 7/10<ref name="Official Xbox Magazine UK">http://www.oxm.co.uk/article.php?id=21545</ref>
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''Harmony of Despair'' was met with varying reception.<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/castlevaniaharmonyofdespair?q=castlevania</ref> Scoring it a 7.5, [[GameSpot]] praises the multiplayer where it's "the best way to experience this new Castlevania, and it's the optimal way to experience what may be a new and fun potential direction for the series to take."<ref name="GameSpot"/> GameTrailers commented on the exploration in comparison to previous games menitoning that "the thrill of discovery is gone, and in its place is the compulsive drive to acquire loot. Oddly enough, it works, and it can actually be a lot of fun with friends."<ref name="GameTrailers"/>

Resolution Magazine was disappointed with its "somewhat fiddly gameplay" and for only having six different stages. They concluded their review with a score of 6/10.<ref>http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/review-castlevania-harmony-of-despair</ref> [[Destructoid]] also awarded the game 6/10, stating that "ultimately it feels like Castlevania Lite -- a stripped down version of a real Castlevania game with none of the depth or clever design."<ref>http://www.destructoid.com/review-castlevania-harmony-of-despair-180442.phtml#ext</ref> Eurogamer criticised the multiplayer, mentioning that "''Harmony of Despair'' strips Castlevania down to its lowest common denominator in order to make multiplayer function, rather than reinventing the game to make multiplayer thrive". It was given a final rating of 4/10.<ref name="EuroGamer"/>
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