Friday, October 1, 2010

Harmony of Despair gets an Expansion

The Xbox LIVE exclusive Castlevania title that looked great but landed with a dull thud is getting an Egyptian flavored expansion pack. The 'Pyramid of Ruins' pack isn't just a brand new setting, it also includes some new enemies and boss character- "Awaiting at the end of the map is a femme fatale boss, Ashtarte, with the sole intent of breaking your soul into oblivion." She sounds nice.

This is but the first of the expansions as there will be more to come as the year goes on, new characters are on their way too. However you feel about the game, it's nice to see Konami and series producer Koji Igarashi are going to continue supporting it.

The DLC pack costs 400mspts and is available now



Pyramid of Ruins Map is Released Today as Konami Rolls out First Downloadable Content for Harmony of Despair

KONAMI announced today that new downloadable content is now available for fans of the vampire hunting multiplayer adventure, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. A new map will be making its way to Xbox® LIVE Arcade today, the first pack of downloadable content to be released from famed Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi this fall.
In the new map pack, players will be able to explore an ancient pyramid while they grind their way through and try to survive new enemies and foes in the new level, 'Beauty, Desire, Situation Dire'.  Staying in line with the quintessential Castlevania 2-D side-scrolling action, this new map teleports players to a totally different world of psychedelic art within the ruins of Egyptian pyramids. Awaiting at the end of the map is a femme fatale boss, Ashtarte, with the sole intent of breaking your soul into oblivion. For players looking for new characters to play with, Julius, Maria and Yoko will be coming soon to Xbox LIVE  Arcade, make sure to stay tuned for those upcoming DLC releases.