<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
includes	O
a	O
co-op	O
mode	O
(	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
only	O
allows	O
for	O
internet	O
co-op	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
supports	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
which	O
plays	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Boss	O
Rush	O
Mode	O
"	O
of	O
previous	O
2D	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
rooms	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
find	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
boss	O
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
playable	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Alucard	O
,	O
Soma	O
Cruz	O
,	O
Jonathan	B-Application
Morris	I-Application
,	O
Shanoa	O
and	O
Charlotte	B-Application
Aulin	I-Application
,	O
all	O
from	O
previous	O
2D	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
additional	O
characters	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
8-bit	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
from	O
most	O
newer	O
2D	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
character-specific	O
leveling	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
as	O
an	O
OFLCA	O
Rating	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
then	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Summer	O
of	O
Gaming	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
in	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
stages	O
and	O
extra	O
playable	O
characters	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
8	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
Who	O
is	O
Many	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
underground	O
area	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
featuring	O
Legion	O
as	O
the	O
end-level	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
9	O
,	O
entitled	O
Lord	O
of	O
Flies	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
beginning	O
sections	O
of	O
Symphony	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
featuring	O
Beelzebub	B-Application
as	O
the	O
end-level	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
10	O
,	O
Origins	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
8-bit	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
sub-bosses	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
Count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
11	O
,	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Fuma	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
Getsu	B-Application
Fūma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getsu	O
Fūma	O
,	O
from	O
Getsu	B-Application
Fūma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
release	O
also	O
contains	O
Chapter	O
7	O
,	O
Julius	O
Belmont	O
and	O
Yoko	O
Belnades	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
exclusive	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
released	O
two	O
music	O
packs	O
featuring	O
alternative	O
stage	O
music	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
character	O
picture	O
packs	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
dashboard	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harmony	B-Application
of	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scoring	O
it	O
a	O
7.5	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
praises	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
where	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
experience	O
this	O
new	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
optimal	O
way	O
to	O
experience	O
what	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
fun	O
potential	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
take.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
6/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
ultimately	O
it	O
feels	O
like	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Lite	O
–	O
a	O
stripped	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
depth	O
or	O
clever	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
criticised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
"	O
Harmony	B-Application
of	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
strips	O
Castlevania	B-Application
down	O
to	O
its	O
lowest	O
common	O
denominator	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
multiplayer	O
function	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
reinventing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
multiplayer	O
thrive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
