Speaking to Gamasutra, indie developer The Behemoth has revealed that 250,000 players have now experienced the joys of barging into throne rooms and slaughtering evil, fish-wielding bear ... things. Castle Crashers' lead artist, Dan Paladin, said he was "pleasantly surprised" by the game's success. "I was optimistic and hopeful for Castle Crashers but I wasn't prepared for the reception it got."
Of course, neither was the game's online capabilities, with Paladin re-re-re-re-iterating that work on a soothing patch continues unabated. "You fix, you test, you verify in as many situations as possible, you fix again if you need to, you submit the update to Microsoft, they verify the fix, etcetera," he explained, unable to confirm a precise release date.
While people are waiting for error-free online romps, they've apparently been returning to The Behemoth's other XBLA darling, Alien Hominid. Compared to this time last year, nearly five times as many people are playing it and, if our memory serves, dying a lot.
Reader Comments (47)
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:34PM (Unverified) said
I got this game and I love it. I honestly haven't had any online errors with my online buddies either
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 5:07PM (Unverified) said
I didn't know people lost their progress too. If that happened I would probably stop playing...
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:34PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, discount it so some cheap ass motherfuckers don't have to spend an extra $5 less than a month after it's release.
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Posted: Oct 20th 2008 9:44PM (Unverified) said
yep, it definitly well worth the 15 bucks.
If this was put in a box and sold at gamestop everyone would think its a steal, but because its on xbla people start to whine
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If this was put in a box and sold at gamestop everyone would think its a steal, but because its on xbla people start to whine
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:39PM (Unverified) said
is it me or does 250,000 seem like a low number?
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:10PM (Unverified) said
wow, I always thought that DLC pulled more numbers than that.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:40PM (Unverified) said
Castle Crashers certainly "seized" my Xbox. It froze 3 time in row, each requiring a reboot, when I tried to play online before I got the RROD. Now I'm waiting on my return shipment from TX.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:00PM (Unverified) said
If you got the RROD, then the freezing was more than likely just an early symptom of that and not the game itself.
I got a couple random freezes playing GH2 before my RROD last year.
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I got a couple random freezes playing GH2 before my RROD last year.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:03PM (Unverified) said
That is true. I can't directly blame the game for it. But I can't help but wonder if CC may have exacerbated the RROD onset just a little.
The game is very fun and I certainly look forward to playing more when I can. That said, I also won't be playing again until it is patched, just in case.
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The game is very fun and I certainly look forward to playing more when I can. That said, I also won't be playing again until it is patched, just in case.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:50PM FredFredrickson said
Unless one of those goofy little soldiers castle crashed your house, there's no way the game could have triggered an RRoD.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:40PM (Unverified) said
That is alot altogether they made $3,750,000 even if the Devs get half (Idk how the price scheme works for the XBLA works) then they made close to 2 Millions dollars! Thats a lot for what 5 people! ha ha
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:54PM (Unverified) said
I think they get 75%...which makes it more like 3 Millions.
First Braid and now this...I'm not sure how much indie there still is in the so called "Indie Games".
Still I'm looking to the new Darwinia game.
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First Braid and now this...I'm not sure how much indie there still is in the so called "Indie Games".
Still I'm looking to the new Darwinia game.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 7:45PM DrScientist said
@Jakka
Is a new Darwinia in development or just something you want, if it is being made that is awesome, loved that game.
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Is a new Darwinia in development or just something you want, if it is being made that is awesome, loved that game.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 5:49PM Lone Starr said
"Castle Crashers' lead artist, Dan Paladin"
His last name is Paladin?! Haha, that is so damn awesome.
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His last name is Paladin?! Haha, that is so damn awesome.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:52PM FredFredrickson said
I'm with you, bigfat... but "Paladin" is indeed an awesome name.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:04PM TROOF Serum said
Yea I bought the game. Haven't played it since the Online doesn't exist. They sold me a game saying the online co-o would be included. There is no such feature in the game. So me and my friends that bought it can't even play together...
poor play
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poor play
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:01PM (Unverified) said
No doubt WipEout HD will be 'siezing' more players.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 10:46PM darkinchworm said
No doubt about it, I'll be 'seizing' your moronic spelling teacher.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:18PM falcomadol said
You could get a bridge instead. They're easily available for under 40 bucks. Plugs into ethernet on your console and you configure it to pick up the wireless from your router by plugging it into your PC.
If you buy one with a Vista logo, it should pretty much configure itself when you plug it into your 360 as well.
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If you buy one with a Vista logo, it should pretty much configure itself when you plug it into your 360 as well.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 6:19PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
Every time I tried I got the co op to work.
This game IS fun however, I still feel Streets of Rage 2 and Guardian Heroes are superior beat'em ups.
This game does have a lot of charm, though.
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This game IS fun however, I still feel Streets of Rage 2 and Guardian Heroes are superior beat'em ups.
This game does have a lot of charm, though.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 7:31PM (Unverified) said
Not me, I beat it locally with, you know, real friends.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:01AM serialtoon said
Lame, even tho the online portion is "broken" the game is absolutely a blast. In my opinion it is the BEST game available in a really long time. Innovative and original. Not all these cookie cutter FPS games.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 7:17PM Premature ejaculation man said
Nice! =D
Haven't had many online issues, but its all about 4 frieds in the same room anyway
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Haven't had many online issues, but its all about 4 frieds in the same room anyway
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 7:33PM (Unverified) said
250,000 was last week. There are over 300,000 people on the scoreboards now.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 7:41PM Keithustus said
250,000 players means how many purchases? Like 175,000? I imagine that 50,000 played the demo but didn't get the full version, and another 25,000 people played it on their friend's console.
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Posted: Sep 18th 2008 2:38PM Keithustus said
Neither the original article nor this post make that distinction. They use the word "players" not "buyers".
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Posted: Sep 16th 2008 8:27PM (Unverified) said
I played the demo with my friend. Great game, hope its not too easy, especially when playing with friends. (Do they increase the quantity of mobs when with playing with 2-4 players?) I'm buying it soon :)
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 2:16AM Snap Count said
I realy love tie game, but tell me this. When I buy something from any store and it is broken, I can usually take it back for a full refund. Why can I not do this with vie game?. I am kinda getting tired of the shiip now fix later approach.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:50AM Gemini Ace said
So now Microsoft thinks it's ok to over charge for these damn arcade games. Thanks, idiots.
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