Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

"Castlevania: Double Pack" redirects here. For the second game included, see Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
North American box art
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Takashi Takeda
Producer(s)Koji Igarashi
Designer(s)
  • Takashi Takeda
  • Shinichiro Shimamura
Programmer(s)Kenji Miura
Artist(s)Ayami Kojima
Writer(s)Koji Igarashi
Composer(s)
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • JP: June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06)
  • NA: September 17, 2002
  • EU: October 11, 2002
Genre(s)Action role-playing, Metroidvania
Mode(s)Single-player

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance[a] is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance. Part of Konami's Castlevania video game series, it is the second installment of the series on the Game Boy Advance. It was released in Japan in June 2002, in North America in September 2002, and in Europe in October 2002.

Harmony of Dissonance occurs in the fictional universe of the Castlevania series; the premise of the series centers on the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula. Set fifty years after Simon Belmont vanquished Dracula's curse, Harmony of Dissonance focuses on his grandson Juste Belmont and his quest to rescue a kidnapped childhood friend.

Koji Igarashi produced Harmony of Dissonance with the intent of "creat[ing] a game that was similar to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night", the critically acclaimed PlayStation game that he had worked on.[3] Harmony of Dissonance sold 126,000 units in the United States in its first three months of sales, but it was not a success in Japan.[3][4] Critics praised its graphics which was considered an improvement over its predecessor, gameplay, and return to elements from Symphony of the Night, while criticism was directed towards its confusing map design, story, and music.

The game was re-released as part of the Castlevania Advance Collection on September 23, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One alongside Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and Castlevania: Dracula X.[5]

  1. ^ Konami TYO (2002-06-06). Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto (Game Boy Advance). Konami. Level/area: prologue, staff credits.
  2. ^ Dracula — Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Castlevania: Concerto of Midnight Sun Original Soundtrack (Media notes). Konami Music Entertainment, Inc. 2002. Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference interview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Boulette, Bryan. "Crunching Numbers: DS vs. GBA". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  5. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (September 24, 2021). "Konami Releases Castlevania Advance Collection With 4 Games". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 27, 2024.


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