If this is your first time with Castle Crashers, then the story is simple. You are a knight in a kingdom that is invaded by a sorcerer who steals the king’s crystal power stone and the princesses. You, and up to three friends, set out to save the princesses and defeat the sorcerer. Like your favorite games of yesteryear, simplicity is king.

As you play, you level up your character and unlock weapon combos like running and then leaping with your sword in a dive attack, or the more practical jumping in the air and mashing the light attack to spin all around. Leveling up also rewards you points to spend on upgrading your character with light RPG mechanics. You can upgrade your attack, defense, agility and magic, but when I say light, I mean light. I would simply choose one and buff it all the way up before focusing on any of the others.