Castle of Magic (2008) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Castle of Magic

A side scrolling platformer from Gameloft, Castle of Magic is the quest to save the world from the evil Nefastax.

82 1 October 2008 ESRB E

What Castle of Magic is

Castle of Magic is a platform game developed by Gameloft and released in 2008. It is available on Nintendo DSi, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Plug & Play and Web browser. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A couple of nice friends bored with an old broken video game decide to focus on a new adventure. After finding a strange chest, a bright light came out of it, transporting them to a magical and unknown universe. What kind of surprises await you in the game Castle of Magic? After reaching the inside of the castle, a sinister and evil wizard named Nefatex appears telling you that if you want to get your beloved Jenny back, you must cross all the worlds alive until finally defeating him in a dangerous duel to the death. Enjoy unique environments, fly, walk on the ceiling, face really special creatures and cross a total of 5 magical universes to save your life and that of your friend from the…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Castle of Magic holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 77% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Castle of Magic launched on 1 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut and World of Goo. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, World of Goo.

Official trailer