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So this X-mas I got this great little Red Knight as a gift. It’s a perfect representation of the in-game character and a very nice item to own for any fan of the game.
Anyway, so the word has been out for a while that Behemoth has patched the bugs in Castle Crashers and at least [...]

Last night I got a chance to try out Tom Clancy’s End War. This isn’t your average Real Time Strategy game. The gimmick in End War is that all your commands must be given through the microphone. The first thought that crosses my mind are those terrible voice recognition programs that companies use for customer [...]

When I first heard the announcement my first thought was disappointment. I actually thought they would do a joint launch with their flagship title Gears of War 2 (release date Nov. 7th). This doesn’t change the fact that the New Xbox Experience won’t be great. I think Microsoft is doing all the right things at [...]

Other than the lack of an NFL license the recreated Tecmo Bowl Kickoff for the DS looks just as much fun as the original NES title. The graphics received the most significant upgrade but the developers tried to keep the game-play as close to the classic as possible.
In the features department the game received online [...]

I guess their chalk artist couldn’t resist drawing those cute Castle Crashers characters. Nice to see the immediate impact of such a viral game.
I’m sure the regular customers were a bit confused though…

Unlockable Characters

Alien Hominid
Have the full game of Alien Hominid HD on your Xbox 360 HDD and get at least one achievement in it. Verified

Barbarian
Beat King’s Arena Verified

Bear
Beat the game with Skeleton. Verified

Beekeeper
Beat the game with The Barbarian Verified

Black Knight
Beat the Game with Grey Knight Verified

Brute
Beat the game with The Eskimo

Civilian
Beat the game with Peasant

Eskimo
Complete Icy [...]

Throughout the game you will notice different arenas on the map. At first you might think that they are there just to test your skills against waves of opponents but actually they are places where you can unlock new characters. Beating an arena will unlock the enemy character that you were fighting.
These battles are difficult [...]

One of my gripes with Castle Crashers is that when you play a local game each player must sign in with their own profile. When doing so the weapon unlocks are not shared between the profiles. This makes it frustrating to play Multiplayer if the goal is to unlock more weapons.
When playing with my roommates [...]

Games like Castle Crashers is what Xbox Live Arcade was made for. Deep games that are casual enough for anyone is exactly the type of games Microsoft wants on Xbox Live Arcade. You have to credit Behemoth once again for mixing the formulas of all the games we used to love to come up with [...]

This game is taking over my brain. I started playing this game on Monday and I’ve already racked up a good amount of hours on it. I’m also thinking about it while trying to get to sleep at night. The game is extremely inviting for casual gamers like my girlfriend who has already beat the [...]