Karooo Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Castle Crashers has been one of the bright lights on Xbox Live Arcade since it was released last August. The stylized side-scrolling brawler offered a winning mix of solid action, quirky charm, and four-player co-op play. Unfortunately, PlayStation 3 owners haven't been able to get in on the fun--until now. The Behemoth is taking the wraps off of Castle Crashers for the PlayStation 3 at Comic-Con today, and showing off the first playable version of the upcoming downloadable title. We paid the California-based developer a visit for a first look. For those of you who aren't already familiar with the game, Castle Crashers follows four knights as they head out to rescue their respective special ladies who've been princess-napped (a common problem in games). The road to rescue sends the knights up against hordes of enemies but, with teamwork, a little help from their animal friends, a variety of different weapons, magic, and some leveling up, a happy ending is guaranteed. The game takes a light action-RPG approach to the head busting by letting you earn experience and level different stats on your knight, such as strength, defense, agility, and magic. The end result on the Xbox 360 was a fun game that got even better when you played co-operatively with friends online. As a bonus, the Behemoth also included an arena to fight with friends and a food-gorging minigame. All of the above is on its way to the PlayStation 3, with the appropriate tweaks, such as trophy support, for Sony's platform. The Behemoth isn't offering much in terms of information on exclusive content for the PlayStation 3 game beyond saying that it's still to be determined. The air of mystery also extends to the game's release date, which the team is keeping quiet about for the moment. The best we could get out of them was that they're working to get the game out as soon as they can and that development is going well. As far as how the PS3 game looks and plays, the demo that we checked out was already running well and certainly looked to be on par with the Xbox 360 game. The action is smooth and responsive, and the colorful visuals look as crisp as ever. From the look of things Castle Crashers should be a good addition to the PlayStation Network library. A straight port of the Xbox 360 game will be a lot of fun, but we're hopeful that the PS3 version might also benefit from some additional content. Look for more on Castle Crashers for the PlayStation 3 in the months to come. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 ^^ just nice??? it's one of the best games on XBLA along with Braid. Castle Crashers probably has the funnest co-op mode - it's sheer joy. Players are too busy laughing sometimes to actually beat up the horde. Best co-op part is when you rescue a princess and have to duke it out with your partner for a chance to get mushy with the damsel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Hellsboy_ Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 more people deserve to play this awesomesauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 finally i will play this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Finally, PS3 owners get a taste of teh awesome. Good decision by behemoth. It should rise to the top of the PSN charts in short order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 finally psn gets a good arcade title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 ^^ secretly agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 finally psn gets a good arcade title. youre choice just astounds me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 ^^ secretly agree It's a good game, but psn arcade titles are great as well.. apart from braid and castle crashers .. probably shadow complex, i dunno much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushy Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 finally psn gets a good arcade title. PJ games are good too....like PJ:Eden, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 youre choice just astounds me.... thats good , now u get to play a castle crashers, oh wait ...ur ps3 is still in sony's workshop, and u wont be able to download this unless ur a part of a PSN team either. oh dear ,im guessing that ur never going to paly this game... EVER !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 thats good , now u get to play a castle crashers, oh wait ...ur ps3 is still in sony's workshop, and u wont be able to download this unless ur a part of a PSN team either. oh dear ,im guessing that ur never going to paly this game... EVER !!!! ya i will get it back in some days so whats up with you. ? i am in a psn team......btw and will play it if i want to.... now go back to your fallout 3 topic and cry like a beech that i know everything i have all dlc's..........or maybe go to dkk thread and cry THAT i have to play all matches i'm off...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 would've preferred a psp version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Is this the "popular 360 title" that was all the rage a week ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Is this the "popular 360 title" that was all the rage a week ago? So bitter peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wasnt me who was drooling over ME, L4D, GOW etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wasnt me who was drooling over ME, L4D, GOW etc. I wouldn't blame you if you did. They're good games. peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I wouldn't blame you if you did. They're good games.peace He's not concerned about blame. I will say, Castle Crashers is as good an exclusive as GeoW, Halo or L4D, so this is a win for Sony and the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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