Castle Crashers has a lot of character but not much else, with grind-tastic gameplay that's wafer-thin and repetitive. This game comes nowhere close to justifying its hefty asking price.

Available on: Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Release date: Aug 27, 2008
Published by: The Behemoth
Developed by: The Behemoth

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player CO-OP

Online

4 player CO-OP

6 DECENT
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Latest Stories

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Cheats from CheatPlanet

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

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Features

TalkRadar 62 - RISE UP!

An all out revolt against every game not made in 2008! Stick it to The Man by proclaiming YOUR Top 5...

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News

Xbox 360 Top 10 Games List

As Xbox 360's 4th reunion nears, I have decided to take a look back into this great franchises...

News from N4G Sep 20, 2009

Two new Castle Crashers picture packs now...

The Behemoth has just announced that two new picture packs for their popular Xbox Live Arcade title,...

News from N4G Sep 11, 2009

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Wednesday 9th...

Console Monster writes: The 9th September has arrived, along with the first downloadable content for...

News from N4G Sep 10, 2009

Castle Crashers is top rated and best selling XBLA...

The Behemoth has announced that Castle Crashers is the top rated and best selling Xbox Live Arcade...

News from N4G Sep 2, 2009

Happy first Birthday Castle Crashers!

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News from N4G Aug 27, 2009

Castle Crashers Necromancer DLC dated

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News from N4G Aug 25, 2009

Castle Crashers "Necromantic" DLC...

Game Console writes: A tweet from Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth has pointed to the supposed...

News from N4G Aug 25, 2009

'Necromantic' DLC pack coming to Castle Crashers

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Castle Crashers hits 1 million players

VG247: The Behemoth just announced that more than 1 million players are now listed on the Castle...

News from N4G Jun 23, 2009

Castle Crashers approaches 950,000 users, nears 1M...

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Review

Crashing the party

Sep 23, 2008

Once again The Behemoth prove that the finer details of game design escape them. Before you run off to your favourite forums to talk about this MASSIVE INJUSTICE (all in caps) and tell everyone what jerks we are, just wait one moment: even though Castle Crashers is a good game – it’s just not a game that in any way justifies the production length or the utterly stupefying degree of hype. ...

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Previews

Castle Crashers - hands-on

Addictive castle-crashing co-op heads to XBLA

Mar 4, 2008

Games like Castle Crashers are why we love homebrew gaming. Developer The Behemoth excels at taking classic arcade concepts and reworking them for today's gamer in splashy, flashy cartoon fashion. Its previous title, Alien Hominid, was an homage to old-school, 2D side scrollers like Metal Slug. Similarly, Castle Crashers plays like nothing so much as a modernized love letter to classic four-player hack-and-slash games, like Teenage Mutant Ninja ... » Read Full Castle Crashers - Xbox Live Arcade preview

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