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Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

  • Summary: From the award-winning independent developer The Behemoth, creators of Alien Hominid HD, now you can experience medieval-style insanity in Castle Crashers.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. It's a great game that I'm happy PS3 owners will now have a chance to play, and I look forward to playing through the co-op adventure mode a few more times in the near future.
  2. While it would've been nice for The Behemoth to top the PSN port of Castle Crashers off with more bonus content and perhaps even a more lenient difficulty setting, it's worth downloading.
  3. Dec 29, 2010
    85
    It ain't big and it ain't clever, but still: demon corncob. [Jan 2011, p.91]
  4. 85
    If you never experienced the Xbox 360 version, or you happen to have more friends on your PSN list, Castle Crashers is a great game though you might want to wait for a multiplayer patch before investing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. 10
    I feel like such a tool by giving the first game I ever score on metacritic a 10, but honestly...this game deserves it. probably the most perfect downloadable game ever made. Imagine my surprise when this actually lived up to the hype. Expand
  2. 9
    This is the best Download-able game on the market. the gameplay is easy to pick up and easy to master, and the graphics are good for what the game's supposed to be. I am disappointed by the minor changes and the lack of DLC (in comparison to the XBOX 360 version), but this game is still so amazing and similar to the other that it doesn't really matter much Expand
  3. 8
    Great multiplayer game, this game is just pure fun. Get it but only if you plan on playing with other people, be it offline or online. It's a must for this game to be fun to play with others. Expand
  4. I would like to say that I am not a big online player type of person, I prefer to play with friends who are right next to me. Not to say that I don't play online on games at all, just rarely that's all. Castle crashers is probably one of the best multiplayer games out there, it has just about everything a player wants in this type of game. Different characters, variety in weapons, and fun levels. All in all: customization. Of course this game isn't focused on a story because the story is simple: the princess has been captured go save her! Besides the great multiplayer, this games has some awesome bosses to fight. From fighting the annoyingly difficult Ice king, the acid inspired painter, and the necromancer with a jamming heavy metal soundtrack. With all this praise I do have some problems with the game. For instance I think that the characters don't have many differences from each other. Sure they may look alike and have a different magic, but that's it really. I guess it's just pick who you think looks cool, which is good because there's no dominant character. The game does seem repetitive, you only get to play the story mode, arena, and volleyball. The story is the main reason, it's the longest lasting part because the others are not long enough. In the end, this is an awesome game, and I definitely recommend this to any group of friends. Expand

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