
In addition to being pretty handy with all the swords, clubs, slabs of meat, and other weapons you find on your adventures, each knight has elemental magic he can unleash on his enemies, and new magic attacks become available as you pour points into your magic attribute. Leveling up also lets you put points into improving any of your knight's four attributes: strength, defense, agility, and magic. But those who like a little more depth to their action will find that it packs plenty of variety into its seemingly simple combat, and as you progress, earning experience points and leveling up your chosen knight, you unlock effective new combos, which helps stave off staleness.Ĭonstantly adding weapons to your arsenal is just one of the things that makes Castle Crashers so compulsively playable. Combat is simple enough to be accessible and enjoyable for just about anybody-you can just mash the light and heavy attack buttons wildly and still get the satisfaction of cracking plenty of skulls. Following in the footsteps of games like Golden Axe and Knights of the Round, Castle Crashers involves a lot of walking from left to right and hacking away at the legions of enemies who swarm onto the screen after every few steps you take.

Castle Crashers casts you as one of four noble, conveniently color-coded knights who set out to rescue damsels in distress and rid the kingdom of barbarians, necromancers, aliens, and other scourges.

Two years later, Castle Crashers hasn't lost its luster, and its considerable charms can finally work their magic on PlayStation owners. It has been just over two years now since Castle Crashers busted down the gates of Xbox Live and quickly earned legions of fans for its delightful visual style, irreverent humor, and gameplay elements that reinvigorated the side-scrolling beat-'em-up.
