CastleStorm
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Logo of CastleStorm
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| Developer(s) | Zen Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Zen Studios |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android,, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Tower defense |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
CastleStorm is a 2013 game developed by Zen Studios and released on many different consoles including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. A remastered version called CastleStorm: Definitive Edition was also released in 2014. The same year, a spin-off tower-defense game entitled CastleStorm: Free to Siege was released for iOS and Android.
Long ago (the game states it to be around a century), two mighty armies—the southern Kingdom and the northern Vikingland -battled for an unknown reason. Overseeing the battle, the Peace Goddess wept at the needless destruction. Her tears fell in the form of two gems later referred to as the Teardrop Gems - one blue and one red. The blue gem was taken by the King of the Southern Kingdom, whilst the Viking leader took the red one. These gems proved to have potent mystic power, granting their owners long lives and the power to strongly defend their Kingdoms . The game states that "For a time, the world knew peace... but the lessons of old were quickly forgotten, as rumors of a new war began to circulate." Hence within the Southern Kingdom, civil war had broken out—the lack of war causing the local robber barons to turn against the elderly King Edgar. Desperate for a return to order, Edgar commissions Sir Gareth—the most famous knight in the kingdom and Protector of the Realm -to lead a battle force that will crush the armies that have gone turncoat. Without hesitation (and with promise of a gold bonus), Gareth routs the bandits and brings order to the realm and capital city of the Southern Kingdom, Kingskeep.
In the next stage of the game (happening to be the next day), Gareth arrives at the training hall to hone his skills. Friar Vic, though doubtful of the need for so much training, nevertheless allows Gareth to go through with his regimen. After his training, Gareth joins Vic and begins to head home. However, a sudden appearance of a pack of Dire Wolves—a species of wolf that is found only in the Norseland territories -makes it clear that something wicked is on its way. Using the local ballista (and his own physical skill when the weapon breaks down), Gareth turns the tide; alas, the wolves (and their Viking masters) seem to be little more than the harbinger of a truly dire threat.
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