Castle Pals2018

Castle Pals

2018 Ratalaika Games67Worthwhile

Playtime

BriefTypically 1 hour

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
June 28, 2018
Developer
Brad Erkkila
Themes
Action

Overview

Castle Pals

Play as two different characters! Punch your way through enemies with Kylee and fly above your enemies while avoiding traps as Owen! Earn optional gold medals by completing levels from start to finish faster than the posted time for each level. Can you collect them all?

Screenshots

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Reception

Castle Pals is not the best of its kind, but it will ensure a good time hooked on the controls until it is completed, although it is very short: in a couple of hours you will have squeezed it.

Castle Pals is not a must play in the Nintendo Switch library, but it is a game worth trying if you are interested in simple platform titles.

Castle Pals uses clever character and level designs to create a somewhat fresh-feeling platforming experience. The short and sweet levels are meant to be completed quickly, and it's certainly fun while it lasts.

Castle Pals is a cheap cheerful little coffee game. It doesn’t reinvent the challenging platform formula. But it has a nice little heart. For some reason, playing this game put a bit of a smile on my face; I think it was just because of how happy the characters looked. Or maybe it gave me that childhood nostalgia of when I had a cool red hat. I may...

I can appreciate pretty simplistic budget platformers that have a more classic retro feel but to be competitive in the Switch eShop you really need to throw people a bone, some glimmer of inspiration that helps make the experience at least a little bit special...