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At $7, you should probably go buy Castle Crashers photo

While I'm pretty sure most of you who have the ability to do so have already purchased Castle Crashers, the rest of you dangerous loners living on the edge ought to take note: good for today only, the game's price has been slashed from $15 down to a fair $7.

Castle Crashes was probably the last beat-'em-up I enjoyed, quite simply because little numbers signifying experience points are just enough motivation for me to push through a genre I have grown to dislike. There are only a special few I can go back and fully play through these days, and even then, nostalgia is a huge helping factor.

Here's the link to add the game to your Xbox 360's download queue, otherwise you can go manually browse the Xbox LIVE Marketplace to find it.

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RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 14:33
RenegadePanda
I've been back and forth with this all day. I'm not sure if I want to get it or not. By the time I decide it will most likely be tomorrow.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 14:36
Kraid
I bought it last year and got a lot of mileage with it! Especially with couch buddies :P
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 14:38
WarZombie
Great game, way worth it for the price. Also, these little Halo 3 Kubricks I have make me wonder how much fun a Castle Crashers-inspired Halo game would be...
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:05
Mr Andy Dixon
Great game, especially with 4-player couch co-op like Kraid mentioned. Can't recommend it enough at $7. (That's the price of two beers at the tavern down the street!)
mr spooky's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:07
mr spooky
Why not put this game on nintendo wii other consoles besides xbox.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:13
Tarvu
I might just...
Ace829's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:32
Ace829
Thank you for notifying me of this, good sir! I finally know what to do with my 2000 Microsoft Points!
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:41
hpv
Good game, not great. At $7 it's much closer to an appropriate price for it than at $15. The game just isn't that fun and it lacks polish. Hugely over-rated, but a decent buy at $7.
Nebenator's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:54
Nebenator
Bought it, and I'll be getting most of my points back thanks to Microsoft Rewards
Azzurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 15:54
Azzurus
Great game to play with 3 of your close friends. Of course, after you're done playing, you might despise those so-called 'friends' for stealing all of your gold, pet orbs and weapons.
TheWeaponeer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 16:46
TheWeaponeer
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 at 560MP - SOLD.
Castle Crashers at 560MP - ALSO SOLD.

I played my friend's copy every time I would go over to his place. I was not a fan of the $15 price tag (or the network issues before the patches), but for $7 NOW it was a no-brainer. Played it today, and it is a charming time sink.

I must MS has done pretty well with these "one day" sales - and we still have tomorrow's deal to finish 2009 off. Here is hoping they do this again in 2010.
TheWeaponeer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 16:48
TheWeaponeer
*must = must say. Coffee makes the mind speed up and skip words on the screen DURP DURP.
zanthox's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 16:54
zanthox
Still waiting for the PSN release ;-(
Gee-Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 17:13
Gee-Man
If you don't already have it, I highly recommend it. Definitely one of the best XBLA games released in a long time. Braid and Shadow Complex got nothing on Castle Crashers. Only issue is that you need to have friends to play it with. Alone, it's fun but sterile. With friends though, it's a great entertaining experience.
Frohike's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 18:05
Frohike
$7 for a moderately entertaining, somewhat tedious brawler sounds about right actually. The multiplayer still has connectivity bugs.
Producemonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 18:55
Producemonkey
WOW!!! Sweet and i just got some points to spend so perfect timing.
mizzougrad01's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 19:09
mizzougrad01
Ive been wanting to buy this game for a while, but I refuse to spend 1200ms points on a 300mb arcade game. I saw the 50% off sale when I logged in today, and snatched it up. Seems like the countdown to new years deals get better everyday. cant wait to see whats up tomorrow.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 20:06
MCChampaignMillionaire
I bought it and its fun...
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 22:46
timtheterrible
Goddamn it, I don't have enough time to play all of these things.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 23:55
Electrium
BUY THIS GAME. Whether you buy it now while it's cheap (DO IT) or later when it's the usual price, BUY IT. One of my favorite 360 games, I've spent hours and hours on it. And if you have a friend and a second 360 controller, the game gets 10x better than it already was. Just do it, I promise you won't regret it.
DOOMIE's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/01/2010 04:14
DOOMIE
Cannon organ dude was great battle
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