Castle Crashers

Overview

Gameplay

Weapons

Throughout the game, you will often find new weapons that you can equip to your character and you can pick these weapons up by simply tapping the X button. Players can only carry a single weapon, so picking up a new weapon will cause you to drop your previous weapon. Every weapon you discover in the game will be stored inside the Weapons Frog in the Blacksmith's area, so you can always go there and get your old weapons back later. Each weapon has attributes that can increase/decrease your character's stats, so you should choose your weapons wisely. It is important to note that the game does not tell you what the stats are on any new weapon acquired, so you must travel back to the Blacksmith if you wish to see how a weapon will affect your performance. However, also note that there is a level restriction on each weapon, maximum level requirement is low level 20.

Animal Orbs

These little creatures can be found hidden within a level or from defeating certain enemies, and some are even bought from shops. Animal Orbs follow your character around and each pet will provide their own unique ability to aid you in battle. Some animals will find hidden fruit to restore health, whilst others aid in attacking the enemy. Running into an orb in a level replaces your current one, but any animal orb you have already picked up will be waiting for you in the animal ark found in the Blacksmith's area. Again, you are not able to see precisely how the Animal Orb will affect you as soon as you pick it up. You must travel back to the vet's barn in the Blacksmith's area, where you can find out what ability your current animal orb has.

Characters

Default Characters

• Green Knight - Can perform poisonous attacks. Starts out with a sword.

• Red Knight - Can perform lightning attacks. Starts out with a mace.
• Blue Knight - Can perform ice attacks. Starts out with a black cleaver.
• Orange Knight - Can perform fire attacks. Starts out with an 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
• Ninja - 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.
• 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 - Unknown. Unlocked by completing the game with the Peasant.
• King - Unknown. The Behemoth has stated that the King will be playable at a future time through DLC.
• Necromancer - Unknown. The Behemoth has stated that the Necromancer will be playable at a future time through 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

• 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.
• Spinny (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 (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.

Weapons

• Thin Sword - Castle Keep - Purchase in store

• Thicker Sword - One of the Knights starting weapons
• Barbarian Sword - Swamp Village Sword - Purchase from store
• Potato Peeler - Desert Chase - Dig up right after the giant cat statue

Weapon Rack 2

• Silver Sword - Full Moon - In shed where you get attacked by black knights
• Cleaver - Snow Store - Purchase from store
• Black Razor - Industrial Castle - Behind the bushes at the entrance
• Carrot - Home Castle - Dig up in front of the last burning building
• SPACE
• Rust Sword - Forest Entrance - Dropped by Thieves
• Golden Sword - The Marsh - Dig behind the houses where the green knight peeks out of a door

Weapon Rack 3

• Double Spike Sword - Unlock the Brute by beating the game as the Icekimo
• Hook Sword - Industrial Castle - Dig towards the beginning after the first big machine
• Buster Sword - Medusa's Lair - Dropped by Medusa after you kill her
• Falchion - Sandcastle Wall - Dig midway through the level, there is an X towards the top of the wall
• Spike - Industrial Castle - After you kill the boss, DO NOT grab the telescope, instead have the Cardinal Orb with you and go into the area north of the telescope
• Square Edge Buster - Medusa's Lair - Dig between the first two sets of stairs
• Rapier - Industrial Castle - Dropped by the Mechanic (Gear Knight)
• Barbarian Axe - Castle Keep - Dropped by the Barbarian

Weapon Rack 4

• Pitchfork - Home Castle - Found in the first haystack
• Crescent Sword - Sand Castle Interior - Dig near the end of the level on the roof
• Golden Key - Full Moon - Have the Cardinal Orb with you near the second cottage
• Bone Saw - Wedding Crash - Dig right after the tables with the turkey leg and cookie
• SPACE
• Round Mace - One of the Knights Starting Weapons
• Wooden Club - Tall Grass Field - Dropped by one of the Bears
• Blue Mace - Industrial Castle - Dropped by the Mechanics (Gear Knight)
• Spiked Club - Flower Fields - Dig right after the first batch of bees

Weapon Rack 5

• Fish  - Tall Grass Field - Right before you climb the ladder up the mountain, use a sandwich and lift the boulder out of the cave to the left of the ladder
• Wrapped Club - Thieves Forest - Behind the pillar after fighting trolls
• Black Mace - The Marsh - Dropped by the skeleton's
• Black Paddle - Volcano Store - Purchase from the store
• Green Mace - The Marsh - Dropped by the Green Knights
• SPACE
• Baseball Bat - Flowery Fields - Dropped by the Beekeeper
• Black Morning Star - Lava World - Dropped by the Red Demon Knights
• Tenderizer - Thieves Forest - Chest where the first thief swings in

Weapon Rack 6

• Leaf - Forest Entrance - In a chest where you meet the trolls
• Black Rod - One of the four starting knights weapons
• Wizard's Wand - Church Store - Purchase from the store
• Branch - Thieves Store - Purchase from the store
• SPACE
• Vine - Forest Entrance - In a chest where you meet the trolls
• Lightsaber - Wedding Crash - Dropped by the Periwinkle Knight
• Wooden Cane - Church Store - Purchase from the store
• Spoon - Unlock the Peasant Character
• Skeleton Leg - Snow Store - Take the Pazzo Orb with you and dig for it

Weapon Rack 7

• Alien Ray Gun - Start a game with Alien Hominid
• Harpoon - Snow World - Dropped by the Icekimo
• Lance - Snow Store - Purchase from the store
• Sai - Pirate Ship - Dropped by the Ninja Pirates
• Unicorn Horn - Wizard Castle Interior - Kill the Painter when there is a unicorn in the room
• Steak - Ice Castle - Hanging on the wall in the second screen
• Sausage - Desert Chase - Dig at the first X
• Lobster - Tall Grass Field - Dig on the beach at the beginning
• Umbrella - Tall Grass Field - Dig in front of the rain dancing miniboss hut

Weapon Rack 8

• Battle Axe - One of the four knights starting weapon
• Black Katana - Wizard Castle Interior - Dropped by the Winged Knight
• Crystal Sword - Ice Castle - Dig in the screen where the boss appears and disappears with the princess, need the Pazzo Orb
• Candlestick - The Marsh - Dig after you defeat the skeletons and walk past the houses
• Black Hammer - The Marsh - After you get past the hut, there is a series of gravestones. Break the top left most gravestone after the hut
• SPACE
• Fishing Rod - The Marsh - Take the Cardinal Orb with you, you'll get it in the section where the flying knight comes in
• Wrench - Tall Grass Field - In the beginning behind the guy working on the catapult
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Weapon Rack 9

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• Spear - Medusa's Lair - Break all the fish statues, one of them has the weapon in it
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• Glowing Red Rod - Wizard Castle Interior - Dropped by the Black Mages
• Chicken - Snow World - Dig under the first set of houses
• Dragon Sword - Final Battle - Dropped by the Wizard

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.

Trivia

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  The Behemoth's Mascot

  100% of the artwork in the game, including all the commercial art like boxart, posters or advertising, was created by Dan Paladin, even the fonts.

• 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.

Soundtrack