

However, unlocked weapons and gold totals will be shared by all your characters. On the downside, you'll have to take each character through the story from the beginning, as the branching story paths will be locked. I liked the fact that each character must be leveled separately this provides for a lot of replay value. Magical abilities, as well as strength, agility, and defense, are boosted by leveling up and dropping in skill points to make your character more powerful. Each knight (and character for that matter) is distinguished by both color and its own magical ability: the Green Knight uses acid the Orange Knight uses fire the Red Knight uses electricity and the Blue Knight uses ice. However, progressing through the game allows you to unlock other characters and even Alien Hominid itself. Also, the battle sounds, dopey bosses, and the shrieks from the helpless princesses are priceless.Īs far as gameplay goes, you will start off by selecting one of four default knights. Additionally, the music is awesome I loved the varied, upbeat tunes! The musical score is an excellent addition that really adds a lot to the game while remaining unobtrusive. Players will enjoy the varied and colorful levels, the simple fire and dust effects, the rather mild decapitation animations, and the adorable (yet cool) characters. I've started out by speaking about the presentation because it truly is quite superb and sets this game apart from the competition. The crisp, cartoon-style images, similar to that of Alien Hominid HD, are excellently replicated in Castle Crashers, but with a medieval twist. The game was developed and published by The Behemoth, known for their Alien Hominid series.

The healthy mix of classic arcade mechanics with a heavy dose of irreverent humor makes this a title worth downloading. Castle Crashers is an XBLA title that's part side-scrolling beat-'em-up, part action RPG, and part interactive comic.
