Castle Crashers Comments by Dan Whitehead
Turrets syndrome.
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triforce23
28/08/08 @ 06:47
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really enjoyed this had great fun levelling up yesterday reminds me of TMNT turtles in time, the simpsons arcade game even better online i would give it 8/10
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Ignatius_Cheese
28/08/08 @ 07:18
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Glad this got a fully fleshed-out review. Loving it so far, even though the toilet humour occasionally gets in the way. The old-skool mechanics and MUSIC!! make this a side-scrolling love in like you wouldn't believe! :oD
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asphaltcowboy
28/08/08 @ 07:19
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This is a great game. Really does need to be played in multiplayer to make the most of it though!
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"2 page review for an XBLA game. Aren't there other actual retail games that warrant reviews over this? "
Since this is better than about 90% of the retail games. Anyway.. loving it. It really is an awesome Golden Axe clone (even with ridable mounts) but it actually is much better than GA, with more gameplay depth and a lot more levels and enemies. How many years have we been waiting for a proper new GA/Streets of Rage game? CC is awesome in every way and with friends it is guaranteed to be crazy fun. Almost as good as Guardian Heroes ;) /awesome powers of blowing up things
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the_dudefather
28/08/08 @ 08:19
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@Apostle
both feature pooping, so at least they are comparable ;) |
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andywilkie35
28/08/08 @ 08:19
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"2 page review for an XBLA game. Aren't there other actual retail games that warrant reviews over this?"
oh dear fantastic game, really enjoyed playing it last night, will try and get my flatmate in for some multiplayer so I can see what thats like |
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asphaltcowboy
28/08/08 @ 08:45
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@ Mr. Cheese, why of course! Will have to see if I can convince my brother to get in on the action!
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'Confusing' and 'downright frustrating' collision detection...
'Terrible connection issues' that meant the reviewer only managed to get a couple of two-player games going for a couple of levels, despite trying 'all day and night'. Gameplay that's basically 'relentless mashing'. Plus there was no mention the jerky framerate (in a 2D game on Xbox 360!) that I noticed from playing the demo. And somehow it's a top multiplayer game (presumably you mean offline, Dan?) and worth 8 out of 10. I don't get that impression from the review. |
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Yeah this review definitely didn't read like an 8/10.
I played the demo last night, thought it was pretty piss poor for a 2008 game, and deleted it. Aren't we past mindless hack and slash games now? It's just screen after screen of dumb enemies or overpowered ones with bows who chain-hit you to the floor over and over. And this for 1200 points, over something like Braid? No thank you. |
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"Plus there was no mention the jerky framerate (in a 2D game on Xbox 360!) that I noticed from playing the demo. "
There is no jerky framerate... that is why there was no mention of it. "'Confusing' and 'downright frustrating' collision detection... " Again... bullshit. Unless you are having trouble going back to 2D gaming.... all of these games have the same type of collision detection, obviously you need to be more or less on the same plane as your opponent (something Guardian Heroes solved with a clever trick ofc). |
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kinky_mong
28/08/08 @ 09:38
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Loving it so far. The only complaint I have is the awful "All you can quaff" game and the fact one of the achievements is to win 20 of those online.
Won't be getting all 200 on this one then.
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ThePissartist
28/08/08 @ 09:43
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I REALLY enjoyed this game - reminded me why I got into games in the first place.
*totally agrees with the Simpsons Arcade game comments* |
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Monkey_Puncher
28/08/08 @ 10:22
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Great game, well worth the price!
If this came out as a budget retail release or on DS for £25, nobody would moan about the price. |
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kinky_mong
28/08/08 @ 10:22
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1200 MS points YOU CAN SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS MICROSOFT
Yeah how dare they charge just above £10 to recompense The Behemoth for all their time and hard work on a content heavy arcade game! Tightwad. |
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Snidesworth
28/08/08 @ 10:27
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Had immense fun with this online yesterday. The game definitely benefits from playing with a few good pals.
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goldenbone
28/08/08 @ 11:06
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Awesome game. Yes, its 2008. Yes, there is a desire for sophisticated and boundary pushing games, but that really doesn't have much bearing on a well put together fun game such as this (and geometry wars 2). Criticising Castle Crashers for not being 'modern' enough solidly misses the point. It has a few problems, but really.. it's fantastic fun.
And on the issue of cost. You can see what your points are buying with this game, in terms of content, design and polish. It looks and sounds excellent, has fantastic graphical attention to detail, and enough gameplay to last a good bit, especially with multiple players. XBOX live has been excellent over the summer.. I've bought zero boxed titles and 3 XBL games since the drought began. |
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BillyBrush
28/08/08 @ 11:20
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Bit too much button mashing for me (enemies with slightly too many hit points imo), got rather tiresome pretty quickly, each to their own & all that, nice kooky art style...but it didn't exactly oust Moonstone from the top of my medieval tree (saying that i only played the demo so whaddo i know)...very much like the dishwasher that XNA game...
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kinky_mong
28/08/08 @ 11:47
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Viper_H: It's just screen after screen of dumb enemies or overpowered ones with bows who chain-hit you to the floor over and over.
That... Actually sounds a lot like Gears of War to me. Quote of the Day! And IMO Castle Crashers is 10 times the game Gears of War is. |
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though I love the look of the game, to me at least, I didnt so much enjoy the fighting mechanics. There doesnt seem to be much of a connect of my swing to what the enemies are doing. Also annoying is that hitting "behind" the 2D graphical enemies seemed to confuse the game about what I was doing and where I was. Some folks will love it and they should too. But not for me.
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@Insofox & Krelle: Clearly you two are more of the problem with gaming than me. I was giving my opinion where as you two were just bashing.
Hardly a stupid opinion either. It's great that Eurogamer takes the time out to review XBLA games, but seems to lack reviews of many shop bought games that other sites do review. Just seems a bit online content-centric atm, which is irritating as I don't have a net connection for my 360 as is the same with many casual gamers. |
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HyperShadow
28/08/08 @ 12:52
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@r3n
But, during this summer and indeed most summers, the 'shop' games are pure drivel and shovelware. Sure there have been the odd 'big' release, but they have been covered already. Would you rather Eurogamer devote two pages to BABIEZ on the DS just because you can buy it in a shop rather than Castle Crashers, which the Eurogamer reader actually might be interested in? |
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I don't understand your point about Gears of War? I didn't like that game either.
From what I saw of the demo, I didn't like it. The demo didn't sell it to me. You guys saying it's good because of all the stuff the demo doesn't do, would mean I'd have to buy the game to see this stuff, and it might still be shit. I didn't like the graphics either - I felt like I was playing a flash game. And the fact that I only had 2 attacks and none of this so-called "magic" didn't help this game's case. I didn't play it with a mate - it might be more fun that way, but as an SP game, it blew nads. I won't be investing, so that's why I'm out.
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asphaltcowboy
28/08/08 @ 14:03
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@viper_h: Magic is very much in the demo... are you sure you played it?
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muscleblade
28/08/08 @ 14:25
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The demo didnt do this game justice. The game gets better and better as you level up.
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seamonsterneil
28/08/08 @ 16:30
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the game is great but i DOESNT feel like an arcade game..its styled that way but didnt remind me of any of the old arcade games i used to play.... its beatable without needing to take out a loan for one thing and can't be finished in under an hour.
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Yeah, I guess it must be something of a dry patch for review-worthy boxed games. Seems ages since I last read a full game review I was interested in (think it was Only Human, which was crap anyways apparently). I obviously have the net, but don't get wireless coverage in my room :( still know loads of ppl that have net just don't bother connecting their consoles because they're stuck in their old ways.
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