CastleStorm
Logo of CastleStorm
Developer(s)Zen Studios
Publisher(s)Zen Studios
Composer(s)Waterflame
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Release
  • Xbox 360
  • May 29, 2013
  • Windows
  • July 29, 2013
  • PS3, Vita
  • November 5, 2013
  • Wii U
  • December 26, 2013
  • iOS
  • May 7, 2014
  • PS4, Xbox One
  • September 23, 2014
  • Switch
  • August 16, 2018
Genre(s)Tower defense
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

CastleStorm is a 2013 game developed by Zen Studios released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. A remastered version called CastleStorm: Definitive Edition, as well as a free-to-play mobile version, CastleStorm: Free to Siege, was released in 2014. A sequel, CastleStorm 2 was released on the 31st July 2020.

Gameplay

CastleStorm is a side-scrolling physics-based real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. The player plays a number of characters obtained from completing separate game "campaigns", starting with the default character, Sir Gareth who is introduced in the first campaign, Kingdom Quest. There are four separate campaigns featured in the game, all set in slightly different points of time, with the last being, "The Warrior Queen".

Plot

Sir Gareth, protector of the realm is fighting Vikings. The knights and vikings have had a longstanding peace, but it breaks when ancient crystal is stolen. It falls to Sir Gareth to rally the troops, retrieve the gem, and restore peace to the land.[1][2]

Reception

CastleStorm received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3] It was praised for physics, visuals, and real-time strategy, but was criticized for a repetitive storyline and pointless missions. IGN called the game an "Angry Birds for those of us who like our projectile-based arcade games served not with cantankerous cardinals, but rather with enough braided Viking beards to put The Hobbit trilogy to shame". IGN made points such as slippery ballista controls.[4]

Push Square stated the game was for those who liked multitasking.[5]

Pinball adaptation

As the developer of the Zen Pinball series, Zen Studios also developed its own virtual pinball adaptation of CastleStorm and released it as part of the Iron and Steel pack for Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX 2 and Pinball FX 3 in early 2015.[6] This table omits blood from the game due to censorship reasons and features 3-D animated figures of Sir Gareth and various Viking enemies, and is played entirely from Sir Gareth's perspective, with modes focusing on attack or defense against the Vikings, as well as celebrations in between battles.

References

  1. ↑ "Review: CastleStorm (Wii U) - Hardcore Gamer". hardcoregamer.com. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ↑ "CastleStorm offers fun, sheep-driven destruction and distracting strategy (review)". VentureBeat. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ↑ "CastleStorm". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ↑ "CastleStorm Review". IGN. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. ↑ Square, Push (2017-07-31). "Review: CastleStorm VR (PS4)". Push Square. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  6. ↑ Favis, Elise (24 February 2015). "Iron And Steel Zen Pinball Bundle Arrives This Week". GameInformer. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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