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HarmoKnight

HarmoKnight is a rhythm platformer developed by Game Freak as a downloadable title for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop in Japan on September 5, 2012 and in Europe and North…

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HarmoKnight is a music developed by Game Freak, released 5 August 2012 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What HarmoKnight is

HarmoKnight is a music game developed by Game Freak and released in 2012. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

On a musical planet known as Melodia, a boy named Tempo is training alongside his rabbit companion, Tappy. One day, a meteor crash lands on Melodia, bringing with it the evil Gargan and his army of Noizoids, who start disrupting peace on the planet. Discovering a mysterious note staff capable of fighting off the Noizoids, Tempo is sent by his master, Woodwin, to travel to Symphony City to deliver the note to someone with the potential to become a HarmoKnight. Along the way, he meets an archer named Lyra, a buff warrior named Tyko and his monkey companion, Cymbi. Upon arriving in Symphony City however, its princess, Ariana, is kidnapped by Gargan, who puts its citizens into slumber. It is…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

HarmoKnight holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

HarmoKnight launched on 5 August 2012, within three weeks of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Sleeping Dogs and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Sleeping Dogs, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition.

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When did HarmoKnight come out?
HarmoKnight was released on 5 August 2012 for Nintendo 3DS.

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