Plus, in a beat ‘em up like this, it’s best to get past the story and jump right into the brawling. The story is nothing to write home about, but the hand-drawn characters and fluid animations give the world a lot of personality that makes up for the lack of narrative.
Save the kingdomĬastle Crashers sets up its roughly seven hour campaign in a pretty simple manner: villains invade the kingdom and capture the princess, and it’s up to you and friends (up to three in total) to save them and restore peace. With Castle Crashers Remastered available on Switch now, you can pick up and play a technically upgraded, yet largely unchanged version of the classic cartoony beat ‘em up. While Castle Crashers was only an Xbox exclusive for a couple of years when it launched on Xbox 360 back in 2008, its legacy is intertwined with the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion that saw a handful of memorable indie titles shine. Now, another game that debuted on Xbox is coming to Nintendo’s console-handheld hybrid: Castle Crashers Remastered. show that the Microsoft love on Switch is strong.
Cuphead, Ori and the Blind Forest, and even Banjo and Kazooie’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Lately, a lot of games that debuted on Xbox platforms are either already released or on the way to Nintendo Switch.
