Castle Crashers
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Cartoon characters are shown drinking from big mugs of ale at the castle feast and in tavern-style scenes, played for comedy.
Cartoon melee combat against hordes of knights, barbarians and monsters, with bright red blood spray on hits shown in a stylised, non-realistic art style.
Beast and creature enemies such as forest deer and other animals are fought and defeated as ordinary combat.
Light romantic framing where a rescued princess kisses the knight, plus goofy suggestive gags; nothing sexual is shown or spoken.
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What it is
Castle Crashers is a cartoonish 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up for up to four players locally or online. You control a knight who battles through hordes of enemies across medieval-fantasy stages to rescue captured princesses and recover a crystal stolen by a dark wizard, gaining levels, weapons, and animal companions along the way. Combat is stylized and colorful but shows bright cartoon blood, and enemies can be cut apart on screen. Humor is broad and includes crude, gross-out gags, and rescued princesses reward the player with a kiss. Online play with others is supported, but the game has no voice or text chat.
How it's framed
The game presents its combat as slapstick — exaggerated, brightly colored, and played for laughs rather than realism, with cartoon blood and comic enemy defeats. The rescue plot and princess kisses are treated as lighthearted reward, and the overall tone is goofy and celebratory rather than grim.
Details
- Developer
- The Behemoth
- Publisher
- The Behemoth
- Released
- Sep 26, 2012
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