CastleStorm II

Zen Studios · Sep 23, 2020

Teen

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Aim your catapults! Command your troops! Bloody the battlefield! Gaming’s most charming genre mashup returns, leveling up everything you loved in the original with Unreal Engine 4-powered ruthless destruction. A whole new metagame of strategic conquest adds turn-based tactical ...

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Critic 7.3 (4 critics) · No ratings yet

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WorthPlaying
Cody Medellin · Mar 30, 2021
6.0
There's a good chance that you'll have a love/hate relationship with CastleStorm II. The combat remains as fun as ever, but the strategic elements feel like an unnecessary add-on. The hampering of Luna's chapter also feels cruel, and the pacing of the game feels slow, especially with so many loading screens bookending each screen. There's still some fun to be had, but if you haven't already, you're better off playing the first game.
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NintendoLife
Mitch Vogel · Oct 06, 2020
6.0
Unfortunately, Castlestorm II feels like a step back from its predecessor, as it acquires more new problems than it fixes the old. Even so, we still feel it’s worth a light recommendation as a ‘buy it on a deep sale’ title. There’s always a chance that patches will fix up the rough edges, and if you can get past the issues in execution, there’s a legitimately great game to experience here.
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PCInvasion
Steven Wong · Oct 01, 2020
7.0
In many ways, the sequel feels like a step backward compared to the first game. There are only two spell types to equip, you can’t custom design your castle, and its hit-or-miss (mostly miss) loot economy is a poor replacement for the predecessor’s straightforward system. That’s not to say that the game is terrible, but it certainly needs a lot more tweaking and adjustments.
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COGconnected
Clayton Cyre · Sep 25, 2020
8.3
It’s not quite an Epic Games Store platform seller but combined with all of the freebies they offer, RTS and tower defense fans should definitely consider jumping on board CastleStorm 2 for an experience that I’d expect from a modernized Warcraft game.
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TheXboxHub
Neil Watton · Oct 05, 2020
7.0
Should you have played the previous game, liked what you found there and are ready to get stuck into a meaty campaign, then CastleStorm II is most definitely going to be for you. Just be prepared to twiddle your thumbs and put up with a bit of frustration in the UI.
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Video Chums
A.J. Maciejewski · Sep 30, 2020
5.8
CastleStorm II isn't a bad game but it's definitely a substantial step down from the classic original. Speaking of which, after playing this over the past few days, I think I'll go back to enjoying the fantastic first game as it's a far more polished experience.
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