Castle Crashers

Overview

Gameplay

Four-player gameplay

Characters

Default Characters

The four default characters

• Green Knight - Can perform poisonous magic attacks. Starts out with the Thin Sword.

• Red Knight - Can perform lightning attacks. Starts out with the Mace.
• Blue Knight - Can perform ice attacks. Starts out with the Sheathed Sword
  
• Orange Knight - Can perform fire attacks. Starts out with the Broad Axe.
  

Unlockable Characters

• Royal Guard - Can perform arrow and bomb attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Green Knight.
• Saracen - A warrior based on a middle eastern warrior and can perform sand attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Royal Guard.
• Skeleton - Undead warrior that uses evil magic. Unlocked by completing the game with the Red Knight.
• Bear - Can perform wind based attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Skeleton.
• Industrialist - Can perform saw based attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Blue Knight.
• Fencer - A masked knight with a rapier that fights with saw based attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Industrialist.
• Fire Demon - A demonic dragon-like knight that uses fire attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Orange Knight
• Ninjer - Fires shuriken and uses a mug for defense. Equipped with a Sai when unlocked. Unlocked by completing the game with the Fire Demon.
• Gray Knight - Can perform arrow and bomb attacks. Unlocked by obtaining a bow.
• Open Faced Gray Knight - Can perform arrow and hatchet attacks. Unlocked by purchasing the King Pack DLC.
• Stove Face - A dark knight that uses arrows and knives. Unlocked by beating the game with the Gray Knight.
• Barbarian - Can throw various weapons. Unlocked by completing the King's Arena.
• Killer Beekeeper - Can send killer bees to attack enemies. Unlocked by completing the game with the Barbarian.
• Thief - Can perform arrow and knife attacks. Unlocked by completing the Thieves Arena.
• Snakey - A green knight from the forest that can summon thorns. Unlocked by completing the game with the Thief.
• Conehead - Can perform arrow and bomb attacks, is equipped with a lightsaber like weapon when unlocked. Unlocked by completing the Lava Arena.
• Icekimo - Can perform Ice based attacks similar to the Blue Knight, is equipped with a whaling spear. Unlocked by beating the Ice Arena.
• Brute - Can perform earth based attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Icekimo.
• Peasant - Can perform arrow and bomb attacks. Unlocked by completing Peasant's Arena.
• Civilian - Can perform arrow and bomb attacks. Unlocked by completing the game with the Peasant.
• King - Can heal the party and throw a boomerang. Unlocked by purchasing the King Pack DLC.
• Necromancer - Can summon running skeletons which have knock back properties as well as skeleton hands that pop out of the ground that also cause knock back on enemies. Unlocked by purchasing the Necromantic Pack DLC.

• Alien Hominid - Attacks with a plasma gun lance. Automatically unlocked for people who downloaded the full version of Alien Hominid HD and have unlocked at least one achievement on it.

Animal Orbs

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  A few animal orbs
• Chicken (increases defense, strength and agility) - Flooded Temple. When you reach the first dry land section there is an X on the ground, dig there to get the chicken.
  
• Cardinal (helps you find secret items) - Industrial Castle. When you reach the top floor of the castle after riding the elevator, kill the brute and he is yours.
• Owlet (retrieves hidden fruit from trees) - Forest Entrance. Right before you exit the deadlands, go behind the overgrown area and swing your weapon.(you should see music notes)
• Mr. Buddy (helps you dig faster) - Home Castle. Go back into the first room where all the tutorial people are and at the back far wll, there is an X on some hay. Dig there and he is yours.
• Giraffey (helps you level up faster) - Desert. Look for X shapes in the sand and dig them up, and eventually you will dig him up. I believe there are about 10 X's.
• Snoot (increases your strength) - Cyclops Fortress. Bomb the cracked wall in the very first room.
• Piggy (makes food give you more health) - Swamp Village Store. Purchased for 585 gold.
• Zebra (helps you find food in grass) - Desert Chase. After you escape from the spaceship, make sure you have a camel. About halfway through the level, you will see a man on a camel with the zebra following him. Chase him down and kill him to get the zebra.
• Rammy (knocks down enemies) - Tall Grass Field. Taken after beating the bear with the banner.
• Spiny (increases your defense) - Volcano Store. Purchased for 680 gold.
• Bitey Bat (chomps enemy's heads) - Pipistrello's Cave. Defeat the bat boss.
• Troll (slowly regenerates your health) - Thieves Forest. Behind a wall, use 3 bombs to set him free.
• Froglett (can pick up items with his tongue) - Marsh. Halfway through the first graveyard, the X is directly in front of an open crypt. Dig him up and he's yours.
• Seahorse (allows you to move quickly through water) - Thieves Forest. Right next to the stream in the forest.
• Snailburt (increases defense but decreases your agility) - Marsh. Towards the end, he is right out in the open so you can't miss him.
• Scratchpaw (increases your strength and agility) - Sandcastle Interior. Use bombs on the cracked wall.
• Yeti (protects you from being frozen) - Snow World. Behind the first hut next to the cave entrance.
• Monkeyface (increases your luck finding items) - Church Store. Purchased for 750 gold.
• Pazzo (helps you find buried treasure) - Snow Store. Purchase for 750 gold.
• Sherbert (helps you jump higher) - Animal Ark. Hiding near the ceiling at the back by the locked door. Stand underneath him and use a magic jump to reach him.
• Meowburt (increases your agility) - Parade. After you crash into the cave entrance, enter the cave then exit back out and he should be in the middle of the road
• Hawkster (attacks fallen enemies) - Tall Grass Field. Blow the horn outside the huts where the sign of the horn is just before you get Rammy.
• Burly Bear - Tall Grass Field.  With a sandwich and a couple of bombs, go to where you are supposed to climb the grass path, eat the sandwich and pull the rock away from blocking the cave. Bomb the crack in the wall and he is yours.
• BiPolar Bear (Mauls Enemies who are near death) - Snow World. As you walk up to the cave, use your horn by the sign and he is yours.
• Beholder (gives you a magical boost) - Full Moon. Play through the level with the Cardinal as your animal. At the second hut up the mountain path, it'll bring you a golden key weapon. This will unlock the door in the animal ark. He is behind that door.
• Install Ball (shoots enemies with his photons) - Alien Ship. Play through until the countdown begins. Shoot the mechanism that destroys the first green laser gate (after the toilet) and head straight up. There's a door there, go slightly right and he is yours.
• Pelter - (shoots enemies with snowballs) - Purchase the King Pack DLC.
• Dragonhead- (shoots enemies with fireballs) - Purchase the Necromantic Pack DLC
  

Weapons

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  A few weapons from Castle Crashers.
  Skinny Sword- Starting weapon for the Grey Knight. Adds 1 Agility and takes away 1 strength.
• Thin Sword- Starting weapon for the Green Knight. Adds no stats.
• Barbarian Ax- Dropped by Barbarians in the Castle Keep level. Is also the Barbarian's starting weapon. Takes away 1 magic and 1 defense, but adds a chance of a critical hit.
• Pitchfork- In the first haystack in the Home Castle level. Adds 1 strength and subtracts 1 agility.
• Mace- Starting weapon for the Red Knight. Adds no stats.
• Wrapped Sword- Right before the breakable wall in the Thieves Forest, there is a fallen pillar you can go behind to get the wrapped sword. It adds 1 magic and defense, nut takes away 1 strength.
  
• Meat Tenderizer- Found in a chest in the Thieves' Forest. Adds 2 strength and takes away 1 agility.
• Sheathed Sword- Starting weapon for the Blue Knight. Adds no stats.
• Twig- Bought at the Thieves' Store for 65 gold. Takes away 1 strength and 1 defense but adds 2 magic.
• Leafy Twig- Found in a chest in the Thieves' Forest. Adds 2 agility and takes away 1 strength and 1 defense.
• Wooden Spoon- Starting weapon for the Peasant. Adds 2 agility and subtracts 1 magic.
• Alien Gun- Unlocked by buying and getting an achievement on Alien Hominid HD. Can only be used by the Alien unless you use a glitch.
  
• Broad Ax- Starting weapon for the Orange Knight. Adds no stats.
• Fishing Rod- The worst weapon in the game. Found by the Cardinal in the Marsh. Takes away 1 magic, defense, and strength.
• NG Lollipop- Unlocked by buying the King Pack. Adds 5 agility.
• NG Gold Sword- Unlocked by buying the King Pack. Adds 1 magic, 1 defense, and 6 strength.

Level 5 Weapons

• Half Sword- Behind the bushes at the beginning of the Industrial Castle. Adds 2 defense and take away 1 magic.
• Carrot- Dug up in front of the last burning house at Home Castle. Adds 3 defense, but takes away 1 strength and 2 magic.
• Thief Sword- Found by Cardinal in Forest Entrance and dropped by Thieves. It is also the Theifs' starting weapon. Adds 2 agility and takes away 1 strength.
• Fish- Near the end of the Tall Grass Field, there is a secret cave covered by a large boulder. Use a sandwich to remove the boulder and get the fish inside. Adds 2 strength and removes 1 magic.
• Leaf- Dug up at Forest Entrance. Adds 3 magic and takes away 1 strength and defense.
• Lobster- Dug up at the beginning of Tall Grass Field. Takes away a strength and adds 1 agility.
• Umbrella- Dug up in the Tall Grass Field near the Bear Boss. Adds 3 defense and takes away 2 strength.
• Wrench- In the Tall Grass Field. Found behind a catapult. Adds a strength and takes away a magic.

• Chicken Stick- Dug up near the end of Snow World. Adds 2 magic and 1 agility and takes away 1 defense.

Level 10 Weapons

• Pumpkin Peeler- Dug up about halfway through Desert Chase, near a snake statue. Adds 3 strength and 2 defense, but takes away 2 magic.
• Zigzag- Dug up in the Industrial Castle. Adds 3 magic and 1 defense, but removes an agility.
• Saracen Sword- Dropped by Saracen or dug up in the Desert. Is also the Saracen's starting weapon. Ads 1 strength and 3 defense.
• Fencer's Foil- Dropped by Fencers. Is also the Fencer's starting weapon. Adds 1 strength, magic, and agility.
• Apple Peeler- Dug up at the beginning of Wedding Crash. Adds 3 defense and a magic, but removes 1 agility.
• Rubber-Handled Sword- Can only be obtained by someone who already has it. Adds 2 strength and 3 agility, but takes away 2 magic.
• Refined Mace- Dug up in Flowery Field after the first wave of enemies. Adds 1 defense, strength, and agility.
• Clunky Mace- Bought in the Volcano Store for 340 gold. Adds 5 strength and takes away 2 agility.
• Rat Beating Bat- Dropped by Killer Beekeepers. Is also the Killer Beekeeper's starting weapon. Adds 2 strength and a defense.
• Practice Foil- Bought at the Church Store for 415 gold. Adds 3 agility and 1 magic, but removes a defense.
• Light Sabre- Dropped by Coneheads. Is also the Conehead's starting weapon. Adds 1 agility and does lightning damage.
• Staff- Bought at the Church Store for 390 gold. Increases magic by 4 and decreases defense by 1.
• Kielbasa- Dug up in Desert Chase. Adds 1 strength and magic.

Level 15 Weapons

• Thick Sword-  Bought at the Swamp Store for 445 gold. Adds 5 defense and 2 strength, but takes away a magic.
• Gladiator Sword- Found near the middle of Full Moon. Is also the starting weapon for Stove Face. Adds 3 defense, a strength, and a chance for a critical hit, but takes away 1 magic.
• Bucher Knife- Bought at the Snow Store for 575 gold. Adds 2 agility and 5 strength, but takes away 2 magic.
• Gold Sword- Can be found in the Marsh with Pazzo. Adds 4 magic and 1 defense.
• Playdo Pasta Maker- Dropped by Medusa. Adds three magic and defense, but takes away 1 agility.
• Pointy Sword- Found at the end of the Industrial Castle by using Cardinal. Adds 1 magic, 2 defense, and 2 agility.
• Chewed Up Sword- Dug up near the end of Medusa's lair. Adds 4 defense and 2 agility, but removes a magic.
• Curved Sword- Dug up on the Sand Castle Roof. Adds 3 magic and 2 strength, but takes away a defense.
• Key Sword- Found in Full Moon using Cardinal. Needed for getting Beholder. Adds 3 agility and 3 magic, but takes away a strength.
• Bone Leg- Found in the Snow Store just after buying Pazzo. Adds 5 agility and a chance for a critical hit, but takes away 2 strength.
• Fishing Spear- Dropped by Iceskimos. Also the Iceskimo's starting weapon. Adds 5 strength and 2 magic, but takes away 3 agility.
• Lance- Bought at the Snow Store for 500 gold. Adds 4 strength and 2 defense, but removes 2 agility.
• Unicorn Horn- In the Wizard Castle Interior, kill the Painter Boss while a unicorn is alive. Adds 6 magic and a defense, but takes away 3 strength.
• Candlestick- Dug up in the Marsh. Adds 1 magic and fire damage, but takes away a strength.
• Panic Mallet- At a certian point in the Marsh, there are many tombstones and three stone structures. Keep destroying the background tombstones and you will eventually get the panic mallet. Adds 1 strength and a high chance of criticals.
• Broad Spear- In Medusa's Lair, there is a fish statue you must break to get the broad spear. Adds 4 agility and a chance for criticals, but takes away 2 strength.

Level 20 Weapons

• Dual Prong Sword- Dropped by the Brute in the Industrial Castle. Also the Brute's starting weapon. Adds 3 strength, 3 defense, and a chance to get a critical hit.
• Club- Dropped by Bears. Also the Bear's starting weapon. Adds 5 strength, 5 defense, and a chance to get a critical hit, but takes away 5 agility.
• Ugly Mace- Dropped by Industrialists. Also the Industrialist's starting weapon. Adds 6 defense and a chance to get a critical hit, but takes away 2 magic.
• Skeletor Mace- Dropped by Skeletons. Also the Skeleton's starting weapon. Adds 6 agility and 3 defense, but takes away 2 strength.
• Snakey Mace- Dropped by Snakeys. Also Snakey's starting weapon. Adds 3 agility, 5 magic, and a chance for criticals, but removes 2 defense.
• Round Mace- Dropped by Fire Demons. Also the Fire Demon's starting weapon. Adds 1 defense, 6 magic, and a chance for criticals, but takes away 3 strength.
• King's Mace- Dropped by the King if he is killed by Killer Beekeepers on Insane mode. Also the King's starting weapon. Adds 3 strength, 3 defense, and 2 magic.
• Sai- Dropped by Ninjers. Also the Ninjer's starting weapon. Adds 6 agility and a chance for critical hits, but removes 2 defense
• Ribeye- Found on the wall in the second room of the Ice Castle. Adds 4 strength and 4 agility, but takes away 2 magic.
• Evil Sword- Dropped by the Necromancer. Adds 2 magic and 7 defense.
• Ice Sword- Found in the second room of the Ice Castle using Pazzo. Adds high ice damage.
• Glow Stick- Dropped by Wizard Knights. Adds 5 magic, 5 defense, and a chance for criticals, but takes away 4 strength.

• Demon Sword- Arguably the best weapon in the game. Dropped by the Wizard. Adds 2 magic, 2 agility, 2 strength, and high fire damage.

Insane Mode

Patch

Early technical problems with the game are numerous. Xbox LIVE play badly lags, even with two players. Three- or four-player matches have so far turned out to be virtually impossible. In addition, there have been several reports of game crashes, random freezes, and complete game save deletion. A patch has been confirmed by Dan Paladin and Tom Fulp, the Castle Crashers creators. There is no confirmed release date, but they have said: "There are certain network settings, where, if you're in a very specific network environment, it won't work with another person's connection and that's what's happening. But that's something we're already addressing by working with Microsoft to get a patch out as fast as possible." On 6 September 2008, one of the game's Developers announced that a patch is currently being developed and they hope to have it out as soon as possible to remedy the game's unfortunate technical shortcomings.

DLC

The Castle Crasher: King Pack (160 Points)

What you gain from the King Pack and Necromancer DLC.

• King
• Open Faced Gray Knight

• King's Mace
• NG Lollipop
• NG Gold Sword

• Pelter

New Magic

• King’s Healing (self healing / group heal)
• Gold Knife
• Kingley Jump

• Necromancer
• Cultist

• Chainsaw
• NG Gold Skull Mace

• Dragonhead

• Ability to summon running skeletons and skeleton hands
  
• Black/white evil steam (same as skeleton)
  

Trivia

• The Behemoth's Mascot
  

• The Behemoth cite the game's main inspiration comes from Guardian Heroes and other Treasure games. Dan Paladin's main inspiration is Tecmo's game River City Ransom.
• The game features many references to Internet memes, one in particular being a cat in the ceiling of the Animal Orb shelter. This particular cat is most likely referencing the "Ceiling Cat is Watching You Masturbate" internet meme.
• The first shopkeeper in the game has dialogue over his head, that says "Buy somethin' will ya!", a reference to what the shopkeeper in The Legend of Zelda says.
• Upon defeating the cyclops boss, he promptly slips into a magma grave, and after some struggling, begins to sink. Before he is done, however, he raises his hand out of the magma and gives a thumbs up, a possible reference to Terminator 2.
• Speculation suggests that the buff alien you find in the level Alien Ship is that of the final boss from Alien Hominid.
• The install ball eye from Alien Hominid also makes a cameo in the Alien Ship level and can also be used as an animal orb.
• The final Princess is a reference to one of Dan Paladin's first flash videos on Newgrounds, 
  http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/75657 (contains nudity)

Awards

Pre-Release

Soundtrack