![]() ![]() On top of the leaderboards, this one offers an in-game achievements system which matches the trophies you’ll find in the PlayStation 4 version. As you level up you will receive skill points, which you can drop into one of four attributes: strength (how much damage you deal), defense (how good you’re at taking a punch or ten), magic (unlocking new magical abilities and lowering the recharge time for them), and agility (an attribute represented by a bunny, which probably means you can be cuddly and nimble, right?).īeating enemies, defeating larger than life bosses, and opening any treasure chest within your reach will allow you to obtain valuable gold pieces that you can spend at the stores you visit to purchase items such as weapons to boost your stats (as long as you have reached the level required to equip it), potions to heal your wounds, animal orbs that unlock a floating animal that will accompany you on this adventure, providing you with bonuses and enhancements – which you can select at the animal ark which hosts all the animal orbs you’ve obtained -, and more.Ĭastle Crashers Remastered features online leaderboards for you to compare your performance with players from around the world in the main Castle Crashers adventure, in the Arena – in which you fight against wave after wave of enemies -, or in the Back Off Barbarian mini-game, in which your character is presented as a piece on a board-game style grid where you’ll try to keep other players from stomping on you while you try to stomp on them. Once you’ve gained enough to fill up the bar, you will gain a level. Want to do more combos? Then you’ll need to level up your character!Įvery enemy you defeat will reward you with some experience points that will be added to your pink experience bar. Press the Y button followed by up by the X button, and you’ll do an uppercut that will launch your opponent in the air, allowing you to jump and carry on with your attacks while airborne. Press the Y button three times in a row, and you’ll deal a fast attack combo. Alternate between the items you’ve collected by pressing the L and R buttons and use them with the A button.Īlternating between the two attack buttons at a steady pace will allow you to unleash some solid combos that will help with crowd control when there’s more than one enemy to take care. If you press and hold down the ZR button you’ll be able to activate your magic, which can heal you unleash powerful skills when combined with other buttons, such as a magic missile by pressing the A button, or a magic jumping – giant fist included – by pressing the B button. To block incoming attacks, use the ZL button. You can jump with the B button, which is useful for when you want to escape from the madness for a bit. ![]() You’ll move your character around with the left analog stick or the D-Pad, attacking either with the Y or X buttons to launch your weak and strong attacks, respectively. Your journey begins – either on your own, with some local friends, or by joining players from around the world thank to its online multiplayer component – when an evil wizard decides now would be a good time to sweep in to steal the powerful and comically large magical gem that sits on top of the King’s throne while, at the same time, figuring it would be a solid idea to also kidnap the King’s four daughters.Ĭontrols are easy to get the hang of, as it should be for a beat ‘em up. As expected, along with everything I’ve mentioned, the game can also be played at home or on the go thanks to the hybrid nature of the Nintendo Switch, or played on the go if you’re one of the owners of the recently released Nintendo Switch Lite.Ĭastle Crashers is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up that pays homage to the old-school classics – your Final Fights, Streets of Rage, and others – while adding some RPG elements into the mix, presented in a colorful and bright package. It’s now 2019, and it’s finally time for the game to shine on the Nintendo Switch. ![]() An improved and revamped version called Castle Crashers Remastered was later launched on the Xbox One back in 2015, featuring better hi-res graphics, a framerate set at 60 fps, and other bells and whistles. Two years later, that version finally landed on the PlayStation 3. 2D beat ‘em up Castle Crashers was originally released way back in 2008 on the Xbox 360 as part of the Xbox Live Arcade program. ![]()
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