Fun and Funny, a Rare Combo.
The game clearly pokes some fun at Mario standards with it's own unique twists. The first time I walked past a fellow strangely helmeted knight performing CPR on a fallen comrade, I was in love. This is a rare throwback to arcade games that had a real sense of humour AND excellent gameplay.
Colourful and diverse environments and character models make the experience come alive. The combat, while not complex in the manner of Tekken, is satisfying and VERY absorbing combo and twitch based fighting. The magic and other RPG elements are simple, but perfectly implemnted and visually stunning (or hilarious). Really, this is one hell of a value for an Arcade entry.
Castle Crashers really brings me back to my favourites of the past such as Mario, Sonic, Gauntlet and more. Any gamer owes it to themselves to at least download the trial; I did, and it took almost no time for this title to win me over.