PLATFORM Xbox360
Castle Crashers Cheats
NOTE: As their name suggests hints are not exactly Castle Crashers cheats, and are usually just simple (but very useful) tips on how you can unlock secret level, features, find hidden areas and such. Hopefully these will make playing Castle Crashers even more entertaining.
Unlock Harder Difficulty
To unlock a harder difficulty level called Insane Mode, beat the game once through with any character.
Unlock Animal Familiars
The extensive list below shows all of the familiar animals you can acquire, as well as how they are acquired and what purpose they each serve.
* Beholder
* Power: Provides a magical boost
* Location: Full Moon
* Have Cardinal as your animal in Full Moon, and at the second hut on the mountain path, it'll give you a golden key that unlocks a cell in the ark holding the Beholder.
* BiPolar
* Power: Attacks enemies and friends when they're about to die
* Location: Snow World
* Use the horn near a sign while walking up a ramp.
* Bitey Bat
* Power: Bites the enemy's head
* Location: Pipistrello's Cave
* Bitey bat is found after beating the Bat boss.
* Burly Bear
* Location: Tall Grass Field
* Look for the tall grass on the cliff, and instead of going up the cliff, go left to the side of the cliff. A rock blocks your path, but can be moved by eating a sandwich. Bomb the crack behind the two treasure chest to reveal Burly Bear.
* Chicken
* Power: Increases defense, agility, and strength
* Location: Flooded Temple
* In the first dry area, dig at the X sign marked before the two fish statues.
* Cardinal
* Power: Increase chances of finding secret items
* Location: Industrial Castle
* Beat the Brute at the top floor of the castle.
* Frogglet
* Power: Frogglet's catches items with its tongue
* Location: Marsh
* Find the X halfway in the first graveyard, where you'll see a crypt.
* Giraffey
* Power: Increases leveling rate
* Location: Desert
* Look for the X in the sand towards the end of the level.
* Hawkster
* Power: Attacks enemies on the ground and picks up fruit from them
* Location: Tall Grass Field
* Before getting the animal Rammy from the bear with the banner, Hawkster can be found by blowing the horn outside the huts.
* Install Ball
* Power: Shoots enemies with his photons
* Location: Alien Ship
* Play through until the countdown begins. Shoot the mechanism that destroys the first green laser gate (after the toilet) and head straight up. There's a door there (hard to see what with it being dark etc). Go left slightly. It's still possible to exit the ship before the countdown ends.
* Meowburt
* Power: Increases agility
* Location: Parade
* The cat Meowburt is in a tunnel after the level Parade. Enter the level following Parade, and when the level begins, head to the left for the tunnel.
* Monkeyface
* Power: Increases the chance of finding secret items
* Location: Church Store
* In the store for 750 gold.
* Mr. Buddy
* Power: Increase rate of digging
* Location: Home Castle
* Find a X on a straw pile near the back wall in the first room of the castle.
* Owlet
* Power: Exposes hidden fruit in trees
* Location: Forest Entrance
* Repeatedly attack behind the area infested with vegetation before the Deadland exit.
* Paazo
* Power: Points out the location of buried treasure
* Location: Snow Store
* In the store for 750 gold.
* Piggy
* Power: Increases the amount of health restored when eating food
* Location: Swamp Village Store
* In the store for 585 gold.
* Rammy
* Power: Rams the enemies down to the ground
* Location: Tall Grass Field
* Look for a bear with a banner.
* Scratchpaw
* Power: Increases agility and strength
* Location: Sandcastle Interior
* Scratchpaw, a tiger, is behind the second barred window in the back of the room. Set him free by bombing the window.
* Seahorse
* Power: Increases speed in water
* Location: Thieves Forest
* Between the poo streak left by the deer and the river.
* Sherbert
* Power: Increases jump height
* Location: Animal Ark
* Eat a sandwich while standing under a door in the animal ark, then jump and press X, X, and Y button. Attack the door as it rises until you're high enough to grab Sherbert.
* Snailburt
* Power: Increases defense but decreases agility
* Location: Marsh
* Near the end of the level.
* Snoot
* Power: Increases strength
* Location: Cyclop's Fortress
* In the first room of the fortress, find a crack in the wall and bomb it.
* Spinny
* Power: Increases defense
* Location: In the store for 680 gold
* Troll
* Power: Health is slowly restored over time
* Location: Thieves Forest
* The troll is behind a wall that can be destroyed with three bombs.
* Yeti
* Power: Immunity against being frozen
* Location: Snow World
* The Yeti is behind a hut on a declining ramp.
* Zebra
* Power: Exposes food in the grass
* Location: Desert Chase
* The Zebra is carried by the rider on a camel, who runs away from you in the desert. Chase the rider and knock him off with an arrow to score the Zebra.
Unlock More Characters
The list below chronicles all of the hidden, unlockable characters in the game, and how each one is unlocked.
* Alien Hominid - Have the full game of Alien Hominid HD on your Xbox 360's 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.
* Black Knight - Beat the Game with Grey Knight.
* Brute - Beat the game with The Eskimo.
* Civilian - Beat the game with Peasant.
* Commoner - Beat game with peasant knight.
* Eskimo - Complete Icy Arena offline.
* Fencer - Beat the game with Mechanic.
* Forest Knight - Beat the game with the Thief.
* Grey Knight - Defeat the Barbarian Boss.
* Mechanic (Gear Knight) - Beat the game with Blue Knight.
* Ninja - Beat the game with The Red Dragon Knight.
* Peasant - Complete the "Peasant Arena".
* Periwinkle Knight - Complete the "Volcano Arena".
* Red Dragon Knight - Beat Game With Orange Knight.
* Royal Guard - Complete the game as Green Knight.
* Skeleton - Complete the game as Red Knight.
* Thief - Beat Thieve's Arena.
Unlockable 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.
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 and go near it.
Spade: Go to the first desert level. It is in front of you to the left of the sand castle.
Steering Wheel: At the end of the lava-colored level after defeating the 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.
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