I associate Castle Crashers [official site] with an exciting time in video games. Downloadable games were really taking off, indie games were getting a whole lot more attention (and we all thought "indie" meant anything), and our very own RPS was re-founded. In all that, teeny team The Behemoth first released Castle Crashers, a pretty, silly, and fun hand-drawn beat 'em up (though it wouldn't come to PC for years).

I'm always happy to write about to write about Castle Crashers, then, and especially when it's good news like: a big free update has brought improved graphics, a new mode, and more.

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