![]() ![]() I must admit, I got tickled when I saw it, whereupon I got smacked on the arm myself. (The Blue Knight eventually got in trouble with his mother, when he drew a picture of a deer pooping during church. Castle Crashers' humor is particularly enjoyable, perhaps a bit on the childish side, but hey, that's how we like it. Of course, there's a ginormous dragon as well, and if you don't laugh when being chased by a huge black beast through the forest while mounted on screaming, pooping deer, well, perhaps you have no soul. Boss fights are well done, with a few that you just mash until they drop mixed in with some particularly nice puzzlers, like the river boss, and the mechanical room where you get shot by ice, fire, and all sorts of other crazy stuff. The enemies are varied, the locations are interesting you just don't get much better art direction than this, though I'd like to have seen some rainbows, I suppose. While two dimensional, they are striking and it really looks like you are playing a cartoon, in high definition. Each has a different effect, some letting you jump higher, or swim better, others giving bonuses to stats or even attacking enemies themselves! It's quite fun when your pet vampire bat chomps an enemy's head. Another way to customize your character is the use of animal partners, which float around your head. Eventually, though, weapons offer a net gain in power, perhaps giving 6 Magic while taking away 1 strength and defense. Most weapons give boosts to certain stats, and penalties to others. The standard potions, and temporary power ups are available, but the best are the weapons. Your knight can pick up all sorts of items, as well. You could certainly tell a difference I died far less than either of them, yet I couldn't clear out a room nearly as fast, either. I chose to put all my points in defense, and the Young Blue Knight went all strength, while his brother chose a balanced approach. Certain combinations are unlocked as you level, too a useful jumpspin attack is great for getting out of mob situations, and many combos are devastatingly effective, effecting several enemies at once. You have your standard options here, such as strength, defense, magic, and defense. First of all, you can spend points to buff your Knights attributes. However, you gain experience, and level up, and doing so brings many benefits. ![]() This alone is enough to take out most enemies. You have a few standard attacks, plus arrows and magic. The combat in Castle Crashers is simple yet enjoyable. I was a bit surprised to find that the Green knight wielded poison gas, as Knights using poison violates my D&D upbringing! It mattered little, though, as once the hacking and slashing started, I was having too much fun to think about it much. Blue has ice, Red shoots lightning, and orange controls fire. Besides appearance, each knight has a different Magic power. I quickly picked the Green, and my oldest, 13, decided to play as the Red Knight. My seven year old son chose to play as the Blue Knight. With my wife out of the house for an evening, the kids and I fired up the Xbox and loaded up the new game. It was a few days until I had a chance to sit down and give it some time, but when I did, I found that Castle Crashers easily met my expectations. Upon its release on August 27, I downloaded and purchased it immediately. The game received much attention and a fair bit of hype, and we covered it heavily here on Co-Optimus. ![]() The game looked quite modern, but the gameplay appeared to be old school for sure. As a huge fan of classic co-op games, the news of Castle Crashers' development had me quite interested. ![]()
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