Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
DSiWare
23rd Nov 2009, 500 points
18th Dec 2009, 500 points
16th Dec 2009
Reviews
Review Castle of Magic (DSiWare)
Is this the magical platforming experience fans have been waiting for?
If it's one thing the DSiWare service needs more of it's platformers. The folks at Gameloft must have sensed this when they decided to port their iPhone platforming hit Castle of Magic over to the service. Since one of the main complaints about the original iPhone release was the...
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Castle of Magic News
Nintendo Download Blobs, Fighters, Sumo, Magic, Pets, Starships and One Last Notebook (EU)
Finally more than one game for Virtual Console again.
This week's releases aren't too surprising, with many games that have been out in North America for some time. One game, however, that might be noteworthy, can be found on DSiWare. For Virtual Console, there's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, the game that inspired a recent, rather good...
Nintendo Download 15-16 December 2009 (Japan)
The focus is on DSiWare this week
After bumper crops of WiiWare and Virtual Console titles on the Wii in Japan recently, this week will only see one for each service. The DSiWare service, however, will have a fairly typical seven releases to choose from. WiiWare: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (900pts - Capcom) - Everyone's favourite trial lawyer...
Another mega update for North America.
Multiple games were already announced for release this week, but they don't even make up half of the total releases. Each service gets more than one new game, and almost all of them are (or seem to be) good. The Virtual Console steals the show this time though - Super Mario Kart on the SNES is the long-awaited...
News Castle of Magic Trailer is Conjured Out of Thin Air
Gameloft's old school platformer crosses over from the iPhone
Nintendo's recent confirmation of upcoming releases for the remainder of 2009 has thrown up some pleasant surprises, with Gameloft's Castle of Magic being one of the more interesting DSiWare announcements. Based on the well-received iPhone version (which in turn evolved from a similarly...
About The Game
Be prepared to face anything and everything as you try to save your friend from the clutches of the horrifying magician Nefastax in Castle Of Magic!
To survive, you’ll have to stand up to wild monsters whilst exploring environments that directly influence your movement. In this platform-based universe, the ground will make you stick, slide, sink, swim, levitate, and even walk on the ceiling when gravity disappears!
As well as varied environments, giant bosses and beautiful environments, Castle Of Magic features innovative use of the Nintendo DSi Camera - allowing you to transform yourself into powerful new forms. Visit a Photo Cabin in the game and search for an object in real life that matches the colour of the character you want to transform into. Take a picture of a blue object with your Nintendo DSi Camera and abracadabra - you’re transformed into a swordfish! The Nintendo DSi Camera also comes into play as you customise in-game items using pictures of your choice.
Are you ready to dive into the unique world of Castle Of Magic?
- A platform game designed to appeal to both beginners and platform game veterans
- Explore five varied environments and battle all kinds of inventive enemies and bosses as you hop between the top screen and Touch Screen of the Nintendo DSi
- Use the Nintendo DSi Camera to customise in-game characters and transform your hero into powerful new incarnations
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The more (platformers) the merrier
Love platformers. Definetely looking forward to this.
This looks like it will be an almost-kirby type game for DSiWare, which is good considering how fun Kirby games are =3
looks fun
+1 for more platformers!
Wow looks fun for 500 points
This looks kind of neat.
I just download this game and its a great game to play. Just did the first level but save it for tomorrow have The Legendary Starfy game to deal with for now. Castle of Magic is a must game to have-)lol
Gonna get this too. Maybe.
This is the best game so far to me!
Very interesting...looks good...
I lol'd when I saw that you could put your face on the character! Oh, the possibilities!
Need Help.. how do you kill the Snowmax... he sits on that button.. I'm heady... only clue i have is to go back and change to something else.
Girlfriend just bought this on her Iphone. It seems fun, but it stinks that the DSi version is twice the price (I believe it was 2 bucks or so on the App Store) Nonetheless, seems decent, and I may have to pick this up.
Am i 5? No thanks.
castle of magic is good i downloaded it
Fun game for 500 points. It's got a slight sense of humor, to boot.
Castle of Magic, great game. Good value for 500 points, nice pick-up-and-play too.
When i seen the screenshots they had in the DSi Shop i said that this games looks soooo stupid but then i seen this review and video and got game and it was awesome! Great Review!
Downloaded it yesterday. I have to say I don't like it so much. In my personal opinion the controls are pretty bad. Scrolling and animations aren't that smooth. And that "power up animation" starts to be obnoxious after ten minutes of play. Nice attempt, but imho it's a "platform-geek only" (or kids only) title.
this is soooooooooooooo much better on ipod touch having to fumble with buttons on ds is sooooooooo annoying even the free version on the ipod is better and theres only 1 level this is pathetic compared to the ipod touch
It's weird that the later you go in the comments section, the less people like the game.
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