Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Critic Reviews

One of the best reasons to own a Game Boy Advance.

A title that further refines the portable "Castlevania" lineup to perfection.

The epitome of what a handheld title can aspire to - a game you pray as you play it will never end.

One of the best handheld Castlevania games ever produced. Enthralling from start to finish, it's easily on par with "Castlevania SotN" for the PSOne.

And I thought "Circle of the Moon" was good. HoD out classes it (and every other GBA game to date). Konami condensed everything that's so great about "Symphony" into a hand-held game.

Harmony isn't a title any GBA owner should miss.

If it weren't for the crummy music taking away from the experience, this might be the best 2D Castlevania yet.

You could certainly play through this game again and get a good bit of fun out of a repeat, despite the fact that it takes roughly 12 hours to beat the game.

Dissonance, in its detail, execution and style truly transcends its platform and for now, it's the best seat in the house for a trip to eerie Castlevania.

This game trounces the original in almost every way, making the adventure a much more fun and ultimately more satisfying adventure.

The best game for the GameBoy Advance? Absolutely.

The feeling of satisfaction when everything locks together like a giant jigsaw puzzle is enormous. Despite its flaws, this is a fantastic slice of gaming.

It's like being able to play "Symphony of the Night" in the back seat of your parent's car, but with all new levels and some nifty new features.

Clearer, brighter visual presentation is the biggest difference between Harmony of Dissonance and "Circle of the Moon." Although the graphical quality is pretty much the same, Konami made everything bigger and went with a brighter colour palette.

Valid proof that "coming up short" can still translate into "a hell of a lot of fun."

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.

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.

Plays like a second rate Symphony of the Night unfortunately. Still a must though!

The system is simpler, but the action is just as exciting and the areas are even larger.

Boasting better visuals and lots of gameplay, Harmony of Dissonance is not just a fine Castlevania game--it's also one of the better GBA games to come around in a while.