| Crush the Castle | |
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| Developer(s) | Joey Betz and Chris "ConArtist" Condon[1][2] |
| Publisher(s) | Armor Games |
| Platform(s) | PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 2009[1] |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| System requirements | |
Crush the Castle is an action flash game developed by Armor Games. The flash version was released on April 28, 2009, and versions for the iPhone and iPod Touch were released on January 19, 2010. The goal of the game is to injure all inhabitants of various castles by using a trebuchet to fling large rocks or bombs at them. Crush the Castle 2 is similar, but features new maps, and new power ups.
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The goal of the game is to injure all inhabitants of various castles by using a trebuchet to fling large rocks or bombs at them. Players are able to create and destroy their own designs of castles as well.
Crush the Castle 2 is similar, but features new maps, new power ups and a revamped level builder. New things to shoot out of the trebuchet are greek fire, ice grenades, jars full of electric eels, and even a mysterious purple flask that creates a small black hole.[3]
The developers cite the game, Castle Clout, released October 4, 2008 by Liam Bowmers, as their inspiration.[1][4] Armor Games requested and received permission from Bowmers to use his ideas for the development of Crush the Castle.[1]
IGN's Jeffrey Haynes called it "surprisingly deep and fun for such a simple premise."[5] Joystiq's Justin McElroy stated "It's a simple mechanic, but it's hard to deny that's it's satisfying."[6] GameZebo's Stephen Greenwell rated it 2/5 stars, stating it is "easy to pick-up and play", but has "very repetitive gameplay" and "lackluster visuals and sounds".[7] IGN's Levi Buchanan rated it 7/10, stating "If you like physics-based puzzle games, this really is one of the best."[8] Kotaku's Brian Crecente stated "I've grown quite fond of Crush the Castle."[9] Gamasutra's Christopher Hyde listed Crush the Castle in his list of "The 99 Best Free Games Of 2009".[10] Crush the Castle has been called a free alternative for a popular game of the same type, Angry Birds. They further say that "It is not as fun as Angry Birds", but "someone who is desperate to play [...] can try this out."[2] FlashMush reviews gave the Crush the Castle 2 Player's Pack a score of 8/10 citing that "[...] it's one of the best catapult games out there." [11]