'Castle Crashers Remastered' Xbox One Release Date: Gameplay, Features & Everything to Expect
- Nens Bolilan
- Sep 08, 2015 02:15 AM EDT
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The 7-year-old "Castle Crashers Remastered" will be coming to the Xbox One on Thursday with several tweaks and developments from the original release.
The Behemoth dished that the Sept 9 North America release date of the game will introduce "a new improved version" of Castle Crashers which includes a new multiplayer mini-game dubbed "Back Off Barbarian."
It is also believed to have five times larger texture sizes than and twice the frame rate of the original one.
Other improvements of the game also include: (as per The Behemoth)
-Performance updates, gameplay tweaks
-Online multiplayer performance updates
-Ability to find games easier and quicker online
In addition, VG247 noted that release dates for other territories will follow and will be announced later on.
In 2008, the original version of the game was released on the Xbox 360 and PC and became an instant success, as per TechTimes.
"The studio delivered millions of copies, the popularity of the four-player-action adventure game being unmatched by any of its other titles," added the same report noting that the game developers now want to bring back the glory of the game with its Xbox One release.
For its pricing, The Behemoth said that the game will have the usual price of $14.99.
But there is good news for Xbox 360 owners who already downloaded the game as it will be free until Sept. 20 for those with Xbox Live Gold membership.
Also, loyalty discounts will be provided to Xbox One owners starting Sept 21, bringing the cost of the game to $5.00 if they downloaded the game before.
"This special $5 price is available for any Xbox Live Gold members who are previous owners of Castle Crashers on Xbox 360," added The Behemoth.
With this latest news on the game, players are really excited for its Xbox One release but they should be able to expect more from the upcoming release.
The game is also reportedly playable on the said console with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility.
In describing this feature, the Xbox website said this enables gamers to "play a growing number of your Xbox 360 games on Xbox One at no additional cost."
"With over 100 titles slated for this fall, and hundreds more in the months to come, Xbox One is now the best place to play your Xbox 360 games. Experience the greatest games lineup in Xbox history-exclusively on Xbox One," the website description further read.
Also, The Behemoth highlighted that the "Castle Crashers Remastered" will be launching alongside with a "fancy co-op game" called "Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime by Asteroid Base."
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