TalkXbox writes: "Castle Crashers has quite the pedigree. This sophomore effort from developers The Behemoth is an example of why Xbox Live Arcade was created in the first place and is a worthy successor to Alien Hominid HD, The Behemoth's first title on the system. The game packs old-school multiplayer goodness, Diablo-style RPG elements, new century art and none too few "poop" jokes. These ingredients mix in an alchemic fashion to recreate the sheer joy of classic arcade beat 'em ups like Final Fight and X-Men. Castle Crashers is simply superb, to the point where even network problems can't hold back the game's innate fun.
The storyline is reminiscent of video game plots of yore. There are no deep moral questions asked in Castle Crashers, no attempts at showy depth. You play as one of four differently colored knights (at least until you unlock more characters like the homogenous Gray Knight and the Killer Beekeeper) dispatched by their king to recover a magical crystal and the king's four daughters. These were all stolen by an evil magician and his henchmen, which you'd think they'd have better security against by now."
Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC will be launching on August 6th; the DLC allows players to create their own characters and more.
After well over a decade, Indie darling Castle Crashers is getting a brand new DLC, and it's going to bring about some pretty sizable changes.
Andrew M writes: "To celebrate the mini renascence of brawlers we've had recently, we came up with a list of 4 more classics we hope to see get a revival soon."
How much you want to bet a Simpsons game remake wouldn't have Marge wielding that vacuum?
