After a seemingly endless dry season (much like qft.net’s these past couple of months) with few notable titles released during its course, XBLA suddenly received an onslaught of fantastic titles, each a greater hit than the last. With the beautifully artistic Braid getting the ball rolling in the early days of the month, the eagerly awaited Bionic Commando: Rearmed leapt swung into action soon afterwards. Galaga Legions took its maiden flight another week after that, until finally Castle Crashers made its debut a further 7 days following that, to bring the August lineup to a climactic end.

This series of features will bring the entire month into a neat collection of reviews to give you all the lowdown on just what makes these titles really worth their weight in MS Points. In today’s instalment, I will be taking an epic crusade into the two dimensional world of the Castle Crashers, developed by the talented duo Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin of Newgrounds fame. Continue Reading »