Castle Crashers (Xbox 360)

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Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.

AchievementHow to Unlock
Animal Handler (20)Collect all of the animals
Arena Master (15)Win 40 ranked arena matches
Conscientious Objector (20)Complete the barbarian area without attacking once
Deer Trainer (20)Navigate the abandoned mill without hitting any obstacle
Glork (15)Win 20 ranked All You Can Quaff Matches
K.I.S.S (15)Collect all four princess' kisses in a multiplayer game
Maximum Firepower (10)Using a catapult, fling a knight with maximum power
Medic! (10)Resuscitate all of your fallen comrades
Melee is Best (15)Defeat any boss without using any magic
The Traitor (20)Defeat any boss by playing one of his own minions
Traditional (20)Complete the game using any character
Treasure Hunter (20)Find and dig up ten buried items

Animal Orbs

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding Animal Orb.

Beholder: Go to Fullmoon with the Cardinal equipped. Go on the hill section and it will get a key from the second hut. Use it as a weapon to hit the door in the animal ark to get the Beholder. This orb increases Magic.
Bipolar Bear: Go to the end of Snow World. Blow the horn near the entrance of the Ice Castle. This orb mauls enemies and friends that are very low on health.
Bitey Bat: Kill Pipistrello in his cave. This orb chomps enemy heads.
Burly Bear: Go to Tall Grass Field and get to where you climb up the cliff. Use a sandwich to lift a boulder and reveal a cave. Bomb the cracked wall inside the cave and enter the opening to get Burly Bear. This orb gives +2 Strength.
Cardinal: Go to Industrial Castle. After the elevator ride fight the large knight whom has Cardinal. This orb helps you find secret items.
Chicken: Go to Medusa's Lair. At first dig spot you find should be the Chicken. This orb increases Strength, Defense and Agility.
Frogglet: Go to the Marsh. Dig it up by the first graves. This orb picks up items with its tongue.
Giraffey: Go to the Desert. Dig it in the desert before you reach the alien ship. This orb gives +10% experience points.
Hawkster: Note: You will need the horn. Go to Tall Grass Field. At the first white bear camp you encounter will have sign that shows the horn. Blow the horn and out comes Hawkster. This orb picks up fruit from trees and attacks fallen enemies.
Install Orb: Go to the Alien Ship. While escaping look for a gap on the back wall. Walk through it to get the Install Orb. This orb attacks enemies with photon beams.
Meowburt: Go to Cyclops Cave. Exit to the left back to Parade to find Meowburt. This orb gives Agility +2.
Monkeyface: Purchase at the Church store for 750 gold. This orb increases your luck for finding items.
Mr. Buddy: Go to Home Castle when you have the shovel. Go to the party room, then go all the way to the back of the room until you see a dig spot. Dig there to get Mr. Buddy. This orb helps you dig faster.
Owlet: Go to Forest Entrance. Follow the path until you reach a place where you will see black musical notes. Go to the notes and you will find Owlet. This orb retrieves hidden fruit from trees.
Pazzo: Purchase at the Snow World store for 750 gold. This orb helps you find buried treasure.
Piggy: Purchase at the Peasant store for 585 gold. This orb allows food to give back more health.
Rammy: Go to Tall Grass Field and defeat the mini-Boss bear. This orb knocks down enemies.
Scratchpaw: Go to the Sand Castle interior and bomb the wall. This orb increases strength and agility.
Seahorse: Go to the Thieves' Forest by the river. This orb lets you move through water fast.
Sherbert: Go to the very far left part of the Animal Ark. Use Magic Jump to get it above the locked door. This orb allows you to jump higher.
Snailburt: Found in the Marsh. This orb gives -5 Agility and +5 Defense.
Snoot: Bomb a cracked wall found early in the Cyclops Fortress. This orb gives Strength +2.
Spiney: Purchase at the Volcano store for 680 gold. This orb gives Defense +2.
Troll: Go to the Thieves' Forest and bomb the wall. This orb regenerates your health slowly.
Yeti: Go to the end of Snow World. It is hidden behind a house at the bottom of the hill. This orb keeps you from getting frozen.
Zebra: During the Desert Chase, catch and kill the Saracen on a camel that has it. This orb helps you find food in grass.

Easy experience

Go to the Desert area (immediately after getting off the boat) and equip the Girrafey animal orb. It will help you level up faster. This area is swarming with an endless supply of scorpions. Keep killing those scorpions repeatedly to level up faster. Note: You will level up based on how much damage you deal to a target, and not how many enemies you kill. This will require some time and patience.

Go to the point in the Lava World area where you need a sandwich to continue, but do not have a sandwich with you. Because you do not have a sandwich, enemies here will drop sandwiches when they are defeated. Do not pick up a sandwich and they will keep respawning. Keep defeating them to gain as much experience as desired. Note: this trick works best with low level characters.

Experience Farming

Using the Cardinal's boomerang, face the catfish boss. Find a spot where you aim at it while it rises and charge your boomerang. Release it as the boss rises so it becomes stuck on his back. Attack it continously to get a good amount of exp. Repeat as needed.

**There is a risk of a glitch that will happen while doing this trick. Return to the dashboard and launch the game again to fix**

Familiar Stat Bonuses

Certain familiars give you stat bonuses. Here is a list of these:

Chicken - +1 Strength, +1 Agility, +1 Defense
Snoot - +2 Strength
Spiny - +2 Defense
Snailburt - +5 Defense, -5 Agility
Scratchpaw - +1 Strength, +2 Agility
MeowBurt - +3 Agility
Beholder - +2 Magic

Getting Sherbert without Magic Jump

Go to the far left of the Ark where the door is locked (if you have not unlocked it already). Get directly next to the door, so that you can no longer go left. Jump, then immediately press Y, X, Y, X, Y, X (making sure you actually hit the door) until you reach Sherbert. This is a great way to save skill points to use on other attributes.

Gold Farming

In Cyclops Cave, there are 7 Gold bags near the broken down trolley. After you cleared the cave, return again.There will be no monsters to fight so keep repeating to farm gold.

Infinite Experience

Note: this trick works best with low level characters. In the Lava World area, there is a point where you need a sandwich to progress. If you don't have a sandwich, enemies will come and drop sandwiches when you defeat them. If you don't use the sandwich to progress, the enemies will keep on coming, allowing you to get as much experience as you want.

Insane Mode

Beat the game once with any character. After the ending credits and final maiden duel, a new path should be open south of the Barbarian Boss map. Entering will begin Insane Mode, a much tougher version of the original game.

Item Locations

Below are the names and locations of the nine items you must collect in the game in order to proceed.

Binoculars - Grab this item at the end of the Industrial Castle level, after slaying the boss.

Boomerang - Equip the Cardinal Animal Orb, and go to the Thief Forest. When you locate the owl pooping from a tree, the cardinal will find this item (so long as he’s with you).

Bow and Arrow - In the Thief Forest level, they are dropped randomly and regularly.

Compass - Find to the left of the blacksmith.

Horn - After killing the Corn boss, one of the Peasants will give it to you.

Key Weapon - Equip the Cardinal Animal Orb, and go the Full Moon level. When you reach the mountain path, go up until you reach the second hut. Go near the hut and Cardinal will locate the item for you.

Spade - Head to the first desert level after you’ve complete the ship level. Leave the ship and find this item right in front of you on the left side of the sand castle.

Steering Wheel - At the end of the lava-colored level after defeating the dragons.

Treasure Map - You’ll receive this after defeating an opposing team during a mission at the sand castle in a game of volleyball.

Pets


PetHow to unlock
Bipolar BearFound at the end of Snow World. Blow the horn near the entrance of the Ice Castle.
Bitey BatFound after killing the boss Pipistrello.
CardinalFound idling in the Industrial Castle.
ChickenDig him up at the beginning of Medusa's Lair.
FroggletDug up by the first graves at the Marsh.
GiraffeyDig him up in the Desert before you reach the Alien Ship.
HawksterFound at Tall Grass Field. Blow the horn by the first group of tents.
MonkeyfacePurchased in the Church Store.
Mr BuddyDig him up in the first map on the left side.
OwletFound behind a bush by the exit of Forest Entrance.
PazzoPurchased in Snow Store.
PiggyPurchased in the Peasant Store.
RammyA miniboss bear has him at Tall Grass Field.
ScratchpawFound in the Sand Castle Interior. Bomb the wall to get him.
SeahorseFound in Thieves' Forest by the river.
SherbertAt the very far left of the Animal Ark above the locked door, use Magic Jump to obtain.
SnailburtFound idling in the Marsh.
SnootBomb a cracked wall early in the Cyclops Fortress to obtain.
SpineyPurchased in the Volcano Store.
TrollFound in Thieves' Forest. Bomb the wall to get him.
YetiFound at the end of Snow World. Hidden behind a house at the bottom of the hill.
ZebraDuring Desert Chase, a Saracen on a camel has him. Catch and kill him to obtain.

Skip "Full Moon" Level

To skip the level "Full Moon, start the level and then then quit it so it goes back to the map or exit the game. When you start the game up again, it will act as if you have beaten the stage.

Terminator Reference

When you fight the cyclops and he runs and jumps into a pool of lava afterwards, notice that he gives a thumbs up sign once he is submerged. The gesture is a nod to a similar scene in the popular sci-fi movie, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The Painter's Brush

When fighting the Painter in the Wizard's Castle, take a look at his brush. Its color can help you anticipate what he will paint:

Light Pink - Unicorn
Orange - Carrot Clock
Teal - Angry Person
Red - Big Monster
Purple - Octopus
Magenta - Clown
Turquoise - Zombie
Light Orange - Cat
White - Elephant
Light Purple - Nose-Snail

Trapped Developers

In the alien aircraft, go left at the beginning instead of right. You can see the developers floating in some sort of stasis field.

Unlockable Characters

Unlockable - How to unlock

Alien Hominid - Have the full game of Alien Hominid HD on your Xbox 360 HDD and get at least one achievement in it.
Barbarian - Beat King's Arena
Bear - Beat the game with Skeleton.
Beekeeper - Beat the game with The Barbarian
Brute - Beat the game with The Eskimo
Civilian - Beat the game with Peasant
Conehead - Complete the "Volcano Arena".
Fencer - Beat the game with Mechanic
Fire Demon - Beat Game With Orange Knight
Gray Knight - Defeat the Barbarian Boss.
Hatty Hattington - Purchase the full version of Battle Block Theater
Iceskimo - Complete Icy Arena offline.
Industrialist - Beat the game with Blue Knight
Ninja - Beat the game with The Red Dragon Knight
Peasant - Complete the "Peasant Arena".
Royal Guard - Complete the game as Green Knight.
Saracen - Beat the game with Royal Guard
Skeleton - Complete the game as Red Knight.
Snakey - Beat the game with the Thief
Stove Face - Beat the Game with Gray Knight
Thief - Beat Thieve's Arena
Unmasked Gray Knight - The Unmasked Gray Knight is unlocked by purchasing the King Pack DLC.